Is STAYS a Wordle Word?

Yes. STAYS is a valid Wordle word.

It is not on the Wordle answer list, so it is unlikely to be a daily answer.

Plurals ending in S are almost never chosen as Wordle answers.

What does STAYS mean?

/steɪz/

noun

  1. Continuance or a period of time spent in a place; abode for an indefinite time; sojourn.“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. A stop; a halt; a break or cessation of action, motion, or progress.“stand at a stay”
4 more noun definitions
  1. A fixed state; fixedness; stability; permanence.
  2. A station or fixed anchorage for vessels.
  3. Restraint of passion; prudence; moderation; caution; steadiness; sobriety.
  4. Hindrance; let; check.

verb

  1. To prop; support; sustain; hold up; steady.
  2. To support from sinking; to sustain with strength; to satisfy in part or for the time.
  3. To stop; detain; keep back; delay; hinder.
18 more verb definitions
  1. To restrain; withhold; check; stop.
  2. To cause to cease; to put an end to.
  3. To put off; defer; postpone; delay; keep back.“The governor stayed the execution until the appeal could be heard.”
  4. To hold the attention of.
  5. To bear up under; to endure; to hold out against; to resist.
  6. To wait for; await.
  7. To remain for the purpose of; to stay to take part in or be present at (a meal, ceremony etc.).
  8. To rest; depend; rely.
  9. To stop; come to a stand or standstill.
  10. To come to an end; cease.“That day the storm stayed.”
  11. To dwell; linger; tarry; wait.
  12. To make a stand; to stand firm.
  13. To hold out, as in a race or contest; last or persevere to the end.“That horse stays well.”
  14. To 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.”
  15. To wait; rest in patience or expectation.
  16. (used with on or upon) To wait as an attendant; give ceremonious or submissive attendance.
  17. To continue to have a particular quality.“Wear gloves so your hands stay warm.”
  18. To live; reside“Hey, where do you stay at?”

noun

  1. A prop; a support.
  2. A piece of stiff material, such as plastic or whalebone, used to stiffen a piece of clothing.“Where are the stays for my collar?”
  3. (in the plural) A corset.
1 more noun definition
  1. A fastening for a garment; a hook; a clasp; anything to hang another thing on.

noun

  1. A strong rope or wire supporting a mast, and leading from one masthead down to some other, or other part of the vessel.
  2. 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.”
  3. The transverse piece in a chain-cable link.

verb

  1. To brace or support with a stay or stays“stay a mast”
  2. To incline forward, aft, or to one side by means of stays.
  3. To tack; put on the other tack.“to stay ship”
1 more verb definition
  1. To change; tack; go about; be in stays, as a ship.

noun

  1. A corset.

Definition from Wiktionary, available under the CC BY-SA license.

STAYS in Wordle

Starter word rating
WeakIn the top 60% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels
A
Unique letters
4 of 5Repeats S
Common letters
T, A

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