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STAPLE

6 letters

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Classic 3 pts
Big 3 pts
Super Big 3 pts

STAPLE is a valid 6-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 3 in Classic, 3 in Big, and 3 in Super Big Boggle.

Word family

STAPLES-s 5 STAPLING 11 STAPLED-d 5
noun
  1. countablehistoricaluncountableA town containing merchants who have exclusive right, under royal authority, to purchase or produce certain goods for export; also, the body of such merchants seen as a group.
  2. broadlycountableuncountablePlace of supply; source.
  3. countableuncountableThe principal commodity produced in a town or region.
  4. countableuncountableA basic or essential supply.
    • Rice is a staple in the diet of many cultures.
  5. countableuncountableA recurring topic, character, or item.
    • Lurid stories are a staple of tabloid journalism.
  6. countableuncountableShort fiber, as of cotton, sheep’s wool, or the like, which can be spun into yarn or thread.
    • Tow is flax with short staple.
  7. countableuncountableUnmanufactured material; raw material.
  8. A wire fastener, made of thin wire, used to secure stacks of paper by penetrating all the sheets and curling around.
    • They stapled the documents with an office stapler, putting a staple in the top left corner of each one.
  9. A wire fastener, in any of various sizes, used to secure something else by penetrating and curling.
    • They stapled the housewrap with a staple gun firing large staples.
  10. A U-shaped wire fastener, made of thick wire, used to attach fence wire or other material to posts or structures.
    • The rancher used staples to attach the barbed wire to the fence posts.
  11. One of a set of U-shaped metal rods hammered into a structure, such as a piling or wharf, which serve as a ladder.
    • Fortunately, there were staples in the quay wall, and she was able to climb out of the water.
  12. A shaft, smaller and shorter than the principal one, joining different levels.
  13. A small pit.
  14. A district granted to an abbey.
  15. obsoleteA post; prop; support
verb
  1. transitiveTo sort according to its staple.
    • to staple cotton
  2. transitiveTo secure with a staple.
adjective
  1. Relating to, or being market of staple for, commodities.
    • a staple town
  2. Established in commerce; occupying the markets; settled.
    • a staple trade
  3. Fit to be sold; marketable.
  4. Regularly produced or manufactured in large quantities; belonging to wholesale traffic; principal; chief.