Definitions For Staking
noun
- 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
- To risk the loss of (something, such as money)
- To support (something, such as a plant) with stakes
Is Staking 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
12
Words with Friends
14
The word Staking is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends
Examples of Staking 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