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Staples

s 1t 1a 1p 3l 1e 1s 1

About 2 syllables

noun · verb · 7 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of staple

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

What does staples mean?

noun

  1. (usually in the plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant

    Synonymsbasic

  2. a natural fiber (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be twisted to form yarn

    “staple fibers vary widely in length”

    Synonymsstaple fiberstaple fibre

  3. material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing

    Synonymsraw material

  4. a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables

  5. paper fastener consisting of a short length of U-shaped wire that can fasten papers together

verb

  1. secure or fasten with a staple or staples

    “staple the papers together”

Definitions shown for staple, the base form of staples.

Is STAPLES 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 STAPLES worth?

Scrabble

9 pts
s 1t 1a 1p 3l 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

11 pts
s 1t 1a 1p 4l 2e 1s 1

Wordfeud

10 pts
s 1t 1a 1p 4l 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

10 pts
s 1t 1a 1p 3l 2e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in STAPLES

Anagrams 1

pastels

Words that end like STAPLES

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

maples
All words ending in -APLES

Staples: quick answers

Is STAPLES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. STAPLES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 9 points before board bonuses.
How many points is STAPLES worth?
STAPLES scores 9 points in Scrabble, 11 in Words With Friends, 10 in Wordfeud and 10 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does staples mean?
staples is the plural and third-person singular form of staple, which means “(usually in the plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in STAPLES?
You can make 239 shorter words from STAPLES, such as LAPSES, PALEST, PALETS, PASSEL. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of STAPLES?
STAPLES rearranges into PASTELS.