headstay
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 15
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 8
Definition of headstay
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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Synonym of forestay.
“The more the backstay is tightened, the less the headstay will sag off to leeward, forming a rigid and more efficient arc along the luff of the genoa while beating to weather.”
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Etymology
From head + stay.
Words you can make from headstay
168 playable · top: DEATHY (13 pts)
Best play deathy 13 points6-letter words
4 words5-letter words
33 words- DASHY 12 pts
- HAYED 12 pts
- HEADY 12 pts
- SHADY 12 pts
- AYAHS 11 pts
- HASTY 11 pts
- YEAHS 11 pts
- AAHED 9 pts
- ADYTA 9 pts
- AHEAD 9 pts
- ASHED 9 pts
- DEASH 9 pts
- DEATH 9 pts
- HADES 9 pts
- HADST 9 pts
- HATED 9 pts
- HEADS 9 pts
- SADHE 9 pts
- SAYED 9 pts
- SHADE 9 pts
- STYED 9 pts
- HAETS 8 pts
- HASTE 8 pts
- HATES 8 pts
- HEATS 8 pts
- SATAY 8 pts
- YEAST 8 pts
- DATES 6 pts
- SATED 6 pts
- STADE 6 pts
- STEAD 6 pts
- TASED 6 pts
- TSADE 6 pts
4-letter words
56 words- ASHY 10 pts
- AYAH 10 pts
- HAYS 10 pts
- HYTE 10 pts
- SHAY 10 pts
- THEY 10 pts
- YEAH 10 pts
- AHED 8 pts
- DAHS 8 pts
- DASH 8 pts
- DAYS 8 pts
- DEYS 8 pts
- DYES 8 pts
- EDHS 8 pts
- HADE 8 pts
- HAED 8 pts
- HEAD 8 pts
- SHAD 8 pts
- SHED 8 pts
- AAHS 7 pts
- AYES 7 pts
- EASY 7 pts
- EATH 7 pts
- ETHS 7 pts
- EYAS 7 pts
- HAES 7 pts
- HAET 7 pts
- HAST 7 pts
- HATE 7 pts
- HATS 7 pts
- HEAT 7 pts
- HEST 7 pts
- HETS 7 pts
- SHAT 7 pts
- SHEA 7 pts
- STAY 7 pts
- STEY 7 pts
- STYE 7 pts
- THAE 7 pts
- TYES 7 pts
- YEAS 7 pts
- DATA 5 pts
- DATE 5 pts
- SADE 5 pts
- TADS 5 pts
- TEDS 5 pts
- ASEA 4 pts
- ATES 4 pts
- EAST 4 pts
- EATS 4 pts
- ETAS 4 pts
- SATE 4 pts
- SEAT 4 pts
- SETA 4 pts
- TASE 4 pts
- TEAS 4 pts
3-letter words
54 words- HAY 9 pts
- HEY 9 pts
- SHY 9 pts
- THY 9 pts
- YAH 9 pts
- YEH 9 pts
- DAH 7 pts
- DAY 7 pts
- DEY 7 pts
- DYE 7 pts
- EDH 7 pts
- HAD 7 pts
- AAH 6 pts
- AHA 6 pts
- AHS 6 pts
- ASH 6 pts
- AYE 6 pts
- AYS 6 pts
- ETH 6 pts
- HAE 6 pts
- HAS 6 pts
- HAT 6 pts
- HES 6 pts
- HET 6 pts
- SAY 6 pts
- SHA 6 pts
- SHE 6 pts
- STY 6 pts
- THE 6 pts
- TYE 6 pts
- YAS 6 pts
- YEA 6 pts
- YES 6 pts
- YET 6 pts
- ADS 4 pts
- DAS 4 pts
- EDS 4 pts
- SAD 4 pts
- TAD 4 pts
- TED 4 pts
- AAS 3 pts
- ATE 3 pts
- ATS 3 pts
- EAT 3 pts
- EST 3 pts
- ETA 3 pts
- SAE 3 pts
- SAT 3 pts
- SEA 3 pts
- SET 3 pts
- TAE 3 pts
- TAS 3 pts
- TEA 3 pts
- TES 3 pts
2-letter words
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