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Yes, stake is playable

...and is worth 9 points.

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"Stake" Definition

noun

A grubstake.
A piece of wood or metal pointed at one end for driving into the ground as a marker, fence pole, or tent peg.
A share or an interest in an enterprise, especially a financial share.
A vertical post secured in a socket at the edge of a platform, as on a truck bed, to help retain the load.
A vertical post to which an offender is bound for execution by burning.

idiom

At stake At risk; in question.

phrasal-verb

Stake out To assign (a police officer, for example) to an area to conduct surveillance.
Stake out To keep under surveillance.

verb-transitive

To fasten, secure, or support with a stake or stakes.
To gamble or risk; hazard.
To mark the location or limits of with or as if with stakes: stake out a claim.
To provide working capital for; finance.
To tether or tie to a stake.

verb

To mark the limits of by or as if by .
To tether to a stake.
To fasten up or support (as plants) with stakes.
To back financially.
Support (a plant) with a stake or stakes.

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