Definition of stale

"stale" in the verb sense

1. stale

urinate, of cattle and horses

"stale" in the adjective sense

1. stale

lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age

"stale bread"

"the beer was stale"

2. cold, stale, dusty, moth-eaten

lacking originality or spontaneity no longer new

"moth-eaten theories about race"

"stale news"

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Quotations for stale

Stale colewort in a fresh dish. [ Proverb ]

She sits tormenting every guest,
Nor gives her tongue one moment's rest,
In phrases battered, stale, and trite,
Which modern ladies call polite. [ Swift ]

Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale
Her infinite variety. [ William Shakespeare ]

How weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable seem to me all the uses of this world! [ William Shakespeare ]

stale in Scrabble®

The word stale is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 5

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters stale:

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All Scrabble® Plays For The Word stale

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In stale

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stale in Words With Friends™

The word stale is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 6

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters stale:

TESLA
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SETAL
(30)
STALE
(30)
TEALS
(30)
LEAST
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SLATE
(30)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In stale

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Words within the letters of stale

2 letter words in stale (5 words)

3 letter words in stale (11 words)

5 letter words in stale (Anagrams) (8 words)

Words containing the sequence stale

Words with stale in them (2 words)

Words that end with stale (1 word)

Word Growth involving stale

Shorter words in stale

ale tale

ta tale

Longer words containing stale

staled pedestaled

stalemate stalemated

stalemate stalemates

stalemating

staleness

staler

stales stalest