STAY is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. STAY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STAY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STAY is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STAY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
staysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STAY scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in STAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What does STAY mean in Scrabble?
verb
To remain in a particular place without leaving.
To stay means to remain in one place instead of moving on or leaving. A person might stay at a friend's house overnight, or a feeling might linger with someone long after an event has passed.
How STAY is used
Common verb used constantly in everyday spoken English.
- Please stay here until I return.
- She always stays calm under pressure.
- They stayed at a small inn near the coast.
- He is staying with his cousin this week.
- We will stay for another hour.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STAY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STAY
The 4 tiles of STAY in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with STAY
Showing 24 of 26 words that begin with STAY.
Words ending in STAY
10 words end in STAY. Useful as a back hook: play STAY onto a word already on the board.
Words with STAY inside
23 words contain STAY in the middle. Words that start with STAY are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in STAY
Common questions about STAY
- Is STAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STAY, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STAY worth?
- STAY is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STAY mean?
- To remain in a particular place without leaving.
- What letters can be added to STAY?
- STAY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of STAY:
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