Staves

6 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Plural of stave: the sets of five horizontal lines on which musical notation is written.

“The composer filled several pages of staves with the opening bars of the symphony.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/steɪv/

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Synonyms

staffs lines bars

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Ends in -AVES, shared with raves, caves, and waves, the initial ST narrows guesses quickly

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Scrabble

Worth 9 points, the V raises tile value and STAVES is a legitimate musical vocabulary play

Words Related to Staves

Anagrams of Staves

Words that use exactly the same letters as “staves”.

vestas

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “staves” to make these 6-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

stages states

Words you can make from Staves

Shorter words formed from the letters in “staves”.

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