stick

NOUNVERB /stɪk/
5 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH S

stick is a valid 5-letter word worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1T1I1C3K5
1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 5 =11 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 22TRIPLE WORD → 33
MEANING

What does stick mean?

NOUN · 9 SENSES
1

Marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking.

2

A long implement (usually made of wood) that is shaped so that hockey or polo players can hit a puck or ball.

3

A long thin implement resembling a length of wood.

“cinnamon sticks”

“a stick of dynamite”

BROADER
4

An implement consisting of a length of wood.

“he collected dry sticks for a campfire”

“the kid had a candied apple on a stick”

BROADER
5

A rectangular quarter pound block of butter or margarine.

6

A small thin branch of a tree.

7

Threat of a penalty.

“the policy so far is all stick and no carrot”

8

A lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane.

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9

Informal terms for the leg.

“fever left him weak on his sticks”

SYNONYMS
BROADER
VERB · 16 SENSES
1

Saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous.

SYNONYMS
2

Come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation.

3

Be or become fixed.

“The door sticks--we will have to plane it”

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4

Cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface.

“stick some feathers in the turkey before you serve it”

5

Endure.

6

Stick to firmly.

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NARROWER
RELATED
7

Fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something.

“stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress”

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8

Fasten with an adhesive material like glue.

“stick the poster onto the wall”

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9

Fasten with or as with pins or nails.

“stick the photo onto the corkboard”

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10

Pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed.

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11

Pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument.

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12

Be a devoted follower or supporter.

“She sticks to her principles”

SYNONYMS
13

Stay put (in a certain place).

14

Put, fix, force, or implant.

“stick your thumb in the crack”

NARROWER
16

Be loyal to.

BROADER
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