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STAY

4 letters

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Classic 1 pts
Big 1 pts
Super Big 1 pts

STAY is a valid 4-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 1 in Classic, 1 in Big, and 1 in Super Big Boggle.

Word family

STAYS-s 2 STAYING-ing 5 STAYED-ed 3 STAID 2 STAYER-er 3 STEY 1
verb
  1. intransitiveTo remain in a particular place, especially for a definite or short period of time; sojourn; abide.
    • We stayed in Hawaii for a week. I can only stay for an hour.
  2. copulativeintransitiveTo continue to have a particular quality.
    • Wear gloves so your hands stay warm.
    • Promise me you'll always stay/remain my little prince.
  3. transitiveTo prop; support; sustain; hold up; steady.
  4. transitiveTo support from sinking; to sustain with strength; to satisfy in part or for the time.
  5. transitiveTo stop; detain; keep back; delay; hinder.
  6. transitiveTo restrain; withhold; check; stop.
  7. transitiveTo cause to cease; to put an end to.
  8. transitiveTo put off; defer; postpone; delay; keep back.
    • The governor stayed the execution until the appeal could be heard.
  9. transitiveTo hold the attention of.
  10. obsoletetransitiveTo bear up under; to endure; to hold out against; to resist.
  11. obsoletetransitiveTo wait for; await.
  12. obsoletetransitiveTo remain for the purpose of; to stay to take part in or be present at (a meal, ceremony etc.).
  13. intransitiveobsoleteTo rest; depend; rely.
  14. intransitiveobsoleteTo stop; come to a stand or standstill.
  15. archaicintransitiveTo come to an end; cease.
    • That day the storm stayed.
  16. archaicintransitiveTo dwell; linger; tarry; wait.
  17. datedintransitiveTo make a stand; to stand firm.
  18. intransitiveTo hold out, as in a race or contest; last or persevere to the end; to show staying power.
    • That horse stays well.
  19. intransitiveobsoleteTo wait; rest in patience or expectation.
  20. intransitiveobsoleteTo wait as an attendant; give ceremonious or submissive attendance.
  21. IndiaScotlandSingaporecolloquialintransitiveTo live; reside.
    • Hey, where do you stay at?
  22. To brace or support with a stay or stays
    • stay a mast
  23. transitiveTo incline forward, aft, or to one side by means of stays.
  24. transitiveTo tack; put on the other tack.
    • to stay ship
  25. intransitiveTo change; tack; go about; be in stays, as a ship.
noun
  1. Continuance or a period of time spent in a place; abode for an indefinite time.
    • I hope you enjoyed your stay in Hawaii.
  2. A postponement, especially of an execution or other punishment.
    • The governor granted a stay of execution.
  3. archaicA stop; a halt; a break or cessation of action, motion, or progress.
    • stand at a stay
  4. A fixed state; fixedness; stability; permanence.
  5. A station or fixed anchorage for vessels.
  6. Restraint of passion; prudence; moderation; caution; steadiness; sobriety.
  7. obsoleteHindrance; let; check.
  8. A prop; a support.
  9. A piece of stiff material, such as plastic or whalebone, used to stiffen a piece of clothing.
    • Where are the stays for my collar?
  10. A corset.
  11. archaicA fastening for a garment; a hook; a clasp; anything to hang another thing on.
  12. A strong rope or wire supporting a mast, and leading from one masthead down to some other, or other part of the vessel.
  13. A guy, rope, or wire supporting or stabilizing a platform, such as a bridge, a pole, such as a tentpole, the mast of a derrick, or other structural element.
    • The engineer insisted on using stays for the scaffolding.
  14. The transverse piece in a chain-cable link.
particle
  1. Aspect marker indicating frequency or permanence.
    • He stay fighting.
adjective
  1. UKdialectalSteep; ascending.
  2. UKdialectal(of a roof) Steeply pitched.
  3. UKdialectalDifficult to negotiate; not easy to access; sheer.
  4. UKdialectalStiff; upright; unbending; reserved; haughty; proud.
adverb
  1. UKdialectalSteeply.