setting stake

13 LETTERS · STARTS WITH S

setting stake is a valid 13-letter word worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

S1E1T1T1I1N1G2S1T1A1K5E1

1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 5 + 1 =17 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 34TRIPLE WORD → 51

MEANING

What does setting stake mean?