8-Letter Words Containing: TAY
(In Exact Order)Best Scoring 8 Letter Words With: TAY
| Expand? | Word | Save? | Length | Usage | Points | Type | ||
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| jackstay | 8 | 24 | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • A stay (rope, bar or batten), running along a ship's yard, to which is attached the head of a square sail. • A cable between two ships or from a ship to a fixed point which can be used to support a load during transfer of personnel or materiel along the cable. • A line (rope, webbing or cable), attached to a boat at the ends, to which a safety harness can be clipped to restrain falling in rough conditions and to prevent falling overboard. • (underwater diving) A line fixed at both ends, which may be used to guide a load or a diver along the route of the line. Uses include guidance to and from the underwater work site, and as a means of controlling an underwater search. | ||||||||
| backstay | 8 | 19 | nounn | |||||
noun • a stay that supports the back of something | ||||||||
| homestay | 8 | 16 | nounn | |||||
noun • A system whereby students, visiting a foreign country to study, board with a local family at an affordable price. • A house used primarily as the residence of the owner but with the business of accommodating paying guests. | ||||||||
| bobstays | 8 | 15 | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • A strong rope or chain rigging running from the end of the bowsprit to the ship's stem or cutwater. | ||||||||
| headstay | 8 | 15 | nounn | |||||
noun • the farthest forward forestay that runs from the bow or bowsprit to the top of the mast. | ||||||||
| overstay | 8 | 14 | verbv | |||||
verb • stay too long | ||||||||
| forestay | 8 | 14 | nounn | |||||
noun • an adjustable stay from the foremast to the deck or bowsprit; controls the bending of the mast | ||||||||
| mainstay | 8 | 13 | nounn | |||||
noun • a prominent supporter • a central cohesive source of support and stability • the forestay that braces the mainmast | ||||||||
| unstayed | 8 | 12 | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • Not stayed or held back. • Not wearing stays. • Without stays. | ||||||||
| staysail | 8 | 11 | nounn | |||||
noun • a fore-and-aft sail set on a stay (as between two masts) | ||||||||
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