Definitions For Stake
noun
- A strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end so it can be driven into the ground
- Instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning
- A pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track)
- (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
- The money risked on a gamble
- A pointed stick or post that is pushed into the ground especially to mark a place or to support something
- A post that a person was tied to and burned on in the past as a form of punishment
- Something (such as money) that you could win or lose in a game, contest, etc.
verb
- Place a bet on
- Kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole
- Mark with a stake
- Tie or fasten to a stake
- Put at risk
- To risk the loss of (something, such as money)
- To support (something, such as a plant) with stakes
Is Stake a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
YES
Scrabble US
YES
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
YES
Scrabble Global
YES
Enable1 Dictionary
YES
Points in Different Games
Scrabble
9
Words with Friends
9
The word Stake is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends
Examples of Stake in a Sentence
- Joan of Arc was burned at the stake.
- A poker game with high stakes
- The stakes are too high.
- She staked the tomatoes to keep them from falling over.
- The actor staked the entire production of the film with his own money
Synonyms for Stake
Antonyms for Stake
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