STAYS is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. STAYS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STAYS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STAYS is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STAYS
No single letter turns STAYS into another word.
How STAYS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in STAYS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 116,184.
What stands out about STAYS
- STAYS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Anagrams of STAYS
The 5 tiles of STAYS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with STAYS
6 longer words begin with STAYS.
Words ending in STAYS
10 words end in STAYS. Useful as a back hook: play STAYS onto a word already on the board.
Words with STAYS inside
2 words contain STAYS in the middle. Words that start with STAYS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in STAYS
Common questions about STAYS
- Is STAYS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STAYS, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STAYS worth?
- STAYS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to STAYS?
- No single letter can be added to STAYS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of STAYS:
Open STAYS in the Word Finder