stage: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 6 letter points · starts with S · ends with E
Meaning of stage
noun
A phase.
Example: He is in the recovery stage of his illness.
- broadly
One of the portions of a device (such as a rocket or thermonuclear weapon) which are used or activated in a particular order, one after another.
Example: The first stage of the launcher burned out and separated after successfully boosting the payload onto a suborbital trajectory, but the engine of the upper stage failed to ignite to place the satellite into orbit.
A platform; a surface, generally elevated, upon which show performances or other public events are given.
Example: The band returned to the stage to play an encore.
A floor or storey of a house.
Listed forms: stages.
Source: Wiktionary — stage.
verb
- transitive
To produce on a stage, to perform a play.
Example: The local theater group will stage "Pride and Prejudice".
- transitive
To arrange in a manner intended to deceive.
Example: The salesman's demonstration of the new cleanser was staged to make it appear highly effective.
- transitive
To furnish and decorate (a property) to make it more appealing to potential buyers.
Example: to stage a house or flat
- transitive
To orchestrate; to carry out.
Example: The workers staged a strike.
Listed forms: stages, staging, staged.
Source: Wiktionary — stage.
noun
An unpaid internship in a restaurant where a cook or chef is exposed to new culinary techniques.
Listed forms: stages.
Source: Wiktionary — stage.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for stage.
noun
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
noun
a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
noun
a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns
noun
a section or portion of a journey or course
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is stage in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of stage
S(1) + T(1) + A(1) + G(2) + E(1) = 6 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of stage
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from stage
38 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in stage. Showing up to 24, longest first.