The word stay is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • stay v. (Transitive) To prop; support; sustain; hold up; steady.
  • stay v. (Transitive) To support from sinking; to sustain with strength; to satisfy in part or for the time.
  • stay v. (Transitive) To stop; detain; keep back; delay; hinder.

25 valid words from 3 definitions

BACK DELAY DETAIN FOR FROM HINDER HOLD IN KEEP OR PART PROP SATISFY SINKING STEADY STOP STRENGTH SUPPORT SUSTAIN THE TIME TO TRANSITIVE UP WITH

4 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

AY ST TA TAY

3 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

AT ATS YA

One anagram (New word found by changing the order of the letters.)

TAYS

11 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

SHAY SLAY SPAY STAB STAG STAP STAR STAT STAW STEY SWAY

3 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

SAY STY TAY

3 epenthesis (New words found when adding only one letter.)

SATAY STAGY STRAY

26 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

STAYS STAYED STAYER STAYNE STAYRE STAYERS STAYING STAYNED STAYNES STAYRES STAYAWAY STAYLESS STAYNING STAYSAIL STAYAWAYS STAYMAKER STAYSAILS STAYCATION STAYMAKERS STAYSTITCH STAYCATIONS STAYCATIONER STAYSTITCHED STAYSTITCHES STAYCATIONERS STAYSTITCHING

23 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

UPSTAYS BOBSTAYS OUTSTAYS UNSTAYED UPSTAYED BACKSTAYS FORESTAYS HEADSTAYS HOMESTAYS JACKSTAYS MAINSTAYS OUTSTAYED OVERSTAYS UNSTAYING UPSTAYING OUTSTAYING OVERSTAYED OVERSTAYER OVERSTAYERS OVERSTAYING STORMSTAYED FORESTAYSAIL FORESTAYSAILS

10 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

UPSTAY BOBSTAY OUTSTAY BACKSTAY FORESTAY HEADSTAY HOMESTAY JACKSTAY MAINSTAY OVERSTAY

26 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+A SATAY
+B BAYTS
+E YATES YEAST
+G STAGY
+H HASTY
+K KYATS
+L SALTY SLATY
+M MASTY MAYST
+N ANTSY NASTY TANSY
+P PASTY PATSY PYATS
+R ARTSY SATYR STRAY TRAYS
+S SAYST STAYS
+T TASTY
+V VASTY
+W TWAYS

8 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-A STY
-S TAY
-T AYS SAY YAS
-Y ATS SAT TAS

Scrabble scoring

  • 7 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 76.1 chance (1.31%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 259 chance (0.39%).

Other languages


Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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