STAKE

5 letters 9 Scrabble points /steɪk/

Definition of STAKE

noun

  1. A piece of wood or other material, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a marker or a support or stay.

    "We have surveyor's stakes at all four corners of this field, to mark exactly its borders."

  2. A piece of wood driven in the ground, placed in the middle of the court, that is used as the finishing point after scoring 12 hoops in croquet.

  3. A stick inserted upright in a lop, eye, or mortise, at the side or end of a cart, flat car, flatbed trailer, or the like, to prevent goods from falling off.

Related words: peg
verb

  1. To fasten, support, defend, or delineate with stakes.

    "to stake vines or plants"

  2. To pierce or wound with a stake.

  3. To put at risk upon success in competition, or upon a future contingency.

Related words: bet hazard wager

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters S T A K E
Length 5 letters
Scrabble Score 9 points

Anagrams of STAKE

Words that use the same letters:

KEATS SKATE SKEAT STEAK TAKES TEAKS

Words Containing "STAKE"

ALESTAKE BRIDESTAKE GRUBSTAKE GRUBSTAKED GRUBSTAKER GRUBSTAKES MISTAKE MISTAKEFUL MISTAKEN MISTAKENLY MISTAKENNESS MISTAKEPROOF MISTAKER MISTAKERS MISTAKES PAINSTAKER PEASTAKE RESTAKE STAKED STAKEHEAD

Words Starting with "STAKE"

STAKED STAKEHEAD STAKEHOLDER STAKEMASTER STAKEOUT STAKEOUTS STAKER STAKEROPE STAKES

Words Ending with "STAKE"

ALESTAKE BRIDESTAKE GRUBSTAKE MISTAKE PEASTAKE RESTAKE SWEEPSTAKE SWOOPSTAKE