Scrabble and Words with Friends

• STAY is a valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. Scrabble uses the TWL word list.
  

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• STAY is a valid Words with Friends word worth 6 points. Words with Friends uses the ENABLE word list.
  

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• STAY is a 4 letter word containing the letters a, s, t, y.

Definitions

• stay

  noun continuing or remaining in a place or state
  they had a nice stay in Paris
  a lengthy hospital stay
  a four-month stay in bankruptcy court

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• stay

  noun the state of inactivity following an interruption
  the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow

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• stay

  noun a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted
  the Supreme Court has the power to stay an injunction pending an appeal to the whole Court

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• stay

  noun a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)

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• stay

  noun (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar

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• stay

  verb stay the same; remain in a certain state
  stay alone

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• stay

  verb stay put (in a certain place)
  We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati
  Stay put in the corner here!

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• stay

  verb dwell
  You can stay with me while you are in town
  stay a bit longer--the day is still young

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• stay

  verb continue in a place, position, or situation
  After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser
  Stay with me, please

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• stay

  verb remain behind
  I had to stay at home and watch the children

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• stay

  verb stop or halt
  Please stay the bloodshed!

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• stay

  verb stay behind
  The smell stayed in the room

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• stay

  verb hang on during a trial of endurance

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• stay

  verb stop a judicial process
  The judge stayed the execution order

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• stay

  verb fasten with stays

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• stay

  verb overcome or allay

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• Lookup STAY using the Merriam-Webster dictionary

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Words that sound like 'stay'

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