Meaning
- (verb) To prop; support; sustain; hold up; steady.
- (verb) To support from sinking; to sustain with strength; to satisfy in part or for the time.
- (verb) To stop; detain; keep back; delay; hinder.
- (verb) To restrain; withhold; check; stop.
- (verb) To cause to cease; to put an end to.
- (verb) To put off; defer; postpone; delay; keep back. “The governor stayed the execution until the appeal could be heard.”
- (verb) To hold the attention of.
- (verb) To bear up under; to endure; to hold out against; to resist.
- (verb) To wait for; await.
- (verb) To remain for the purpose of; to stay to take part in or be present at (a meal, ceremony etc.).
- (verb) To rest; depend; rely.
- (verb) To stop; come to a stand or standstill.
Letter breakdown
- Stayed contains 6 letters: 2 vowel(s) and 4 consonant(s).
- It uses 6 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 1.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 10.
Letter rearrangements
Connected words
Other 6-letter words
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Words starting with STA
- stab
- stabbed
- stabbing
- stabbings
- stability
- stabilization
- stabilize
- stabilized
- stabilizer
- stabilizers
- stabilizes
- stabilizing
- stable
- stabled
- stabler
- stables
- stablest
- stabling
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Reader questions
What does Stayed mean?
To prop; support; sustain; hold up; steady.
What are the anagrams of Stayed?
Valid anagrams: steady.
How many letters are in Stayed?
Stayed has 6 letters.
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