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Staking

s 1t 1a 1k 5i 1n 1g 2

About 2 syllables

verb · 7 letters · Common · present participle of stake

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does staking mean?

verb

  1. put at risk

    “I will stake my good reputation for this”

    Synonymsventurehazardadventurejeopardize

  2. place a bet on

    “Which horse are you backing?”

    Synonymsbet onbackgagegamepunt

  3. mark with a stake

    “stake out the path”

    Synonymspost

  4. tie or fasten to a stake

    “stake your goat”

  5. kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole

    “the enemies were impaled and left to die”

    Synonymsimpale

Definitions shown for stake, the base form of staking.

Is STAKING a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is STAKING worth?

Scrabble

12 pts
s 1t 1a 1k 5i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

14 pts
s 1t 1a 1k 5i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

13 pts
s 1t 1a 1k 5i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

15 pts
s 1t 1a 1k 6i 1n 1g 4

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in STAKING

Anagrams 3

skatingtakingstasking

Words that end like STAKING

Common words that share the ending -AKING, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

makingtakingshakingbakingwakingbrakingflakingslakingsnakingcakingfakingrakingundertakingawakingkayakingremakingforsakingpancakingpartakingovertakingbreathtakingmistakingpainstaking
All words ending in -AKING

Staking: quick answers

Is STAKING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. STAKING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 12 points before board bonuses.
How many points is STAKING worth?
STAKING scores 12 points in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends, 13 in Wordfeud and 15 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does staking mean?
staking is the present participle of stake, which means “put at risk”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in STAKING?
You can make 194 shorter words from STAKING, such as ASKING, GASKIN, KIANGS, TAKING. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of STAKING?
STAKING rearranges into SKATING, TAKINGS, TASKING.