How many points is STAVE worth in Scrabble?

STAVE is worth 8 Scrabble points before board bonuses.

Which dictionaries accept STAVE?

STAVE is valid in NWL2023 (US) and valid in CSW24 (International).

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8 pts

STAVE is a valid Scrabble word in NWL2023 (US). It scores 8 points. STAVE means "to drive or thrust away".

/steɪv/

Pronunciation: /steɪv/

One of a number of narrow strips of wood, or narrow iron plates, placed edge to edge to form the sides, covering, or lining of a vessel or structure; especially, one of the strips which form the sides of a cask, a pail, etc.
One of the bars or rounds of a rack, rungs of a ladder, etc; one of the cylindrical bars of a lantern wheel
A metrical portion; a stanza; a staff.

To fit or furnish with staves or rundles.
(usually with 'in') To break in the staves of; to break a hole in; to burst.
Example: to stave in a cask
(with 'off') To push, or keep off, as with a staff.

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verb

Valid NWL (US) Scrabble Word

to drive or thrust away

In a sentence: "They stave."

Check the Scrabble meaning of STAVE. It scores 8 points.

Up to 12 highest-scoring shorter words using only the letters in STAVE, without blank tiles.

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Is STAVE a Scrabble word?: STAVE is a valid Scrabble word in NWL2023 (US). It scores 8 points.
What does STAVE mean?: to drive or thrust away
How do you use STAVE in a sentence?: In a sentence: "They stave."
How many points is STAVE worth in Scrabble?: STAVE is worth 8 Scrabble points before board bonuses.
Which dictionaries accept STAVE?: STAVE is valid in NWL2023 (US) and valid in CSW24 (International).