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Stayed

s 1t 1a 1y 4e 1d 2

About 1 syllable

verb · 6 letters · Very common · past tense of stay

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

What does stayed mean?

verb

  1. stay the same; remain in a certain state

    “The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it”

    Synonymsremainrest

  2. stay put (in a certain place)

    “We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati”

    Synonymsstickstick aroundstay put

  3. dwell

    “You can stay with me while you are in town”

    Synonymsbideabide

  4. continue in a place, position, or situation

    “After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser”

    Synonymsstay oncontinueremain

  5. remain behind

    “I had to stay at home and watch the children”

  6. stop or halt

    “Please stay the bloodshed!”

    Synonymsdetaindelay

Definitions shown for stay, the base form of stayed.

Is STAYED 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 STAYED worth?

Scrabble

10 pts
s 1t 1a 1y 4e 1d 2

Words With Friends

9 pts
s 1t 1a 1y 3e 1d 2

Wordfeud

10 pts
s 1t 1a 1y 4e 1d 2

NYT Crossplay

10 pts
s 1t 1a 1y 4e 1d 2

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

Words from the letters in STAYED

Anagrams 1

steady

Words that end like STAYED

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

playedpayedprayedbrayedfrayedspayedswayedbayedhayedsprayedstrayeddisplayeddelayedportrayedallayedarrayeddecayedessayedforayedrelayedbetrayeddismayedholidayeddisarrayed
All words ending in -AYED

Stayed: quick answers

Is STAYED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. STAYED is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 10 points before board bonuses.
How many points is STAYED worth?
STAYED scores 10 points in Scrabble, 9 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 stayed mean?
stayed is the past tense of stay, which means “stay the same”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in STAYED?
You can make 101 shorter words from STAYED, such as SAYED, STYED, YEADS, DAYS. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of STAYED?
STAYED rearranges into STEADY.