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Yes, stave is playable

...and is worth 9 points.

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TWL06 (NASPA List 2006)

"Stave" Definition

noun

A narrow strip of wood forming part of the sides of a barrel, tub, or similar structure.
A rung of a ladder or chair.
A set of verses; a stanza.
A staff or cudgel.
Music See staff1.

verb-transitive

To break in or puncture the staves of.
To break or smash a hole in.
To crush or smash inward.
To furnish with staves.

verb

To break in the of (a cask).
To smash a hole in .
To crush or break inward .
To drive or thrust away.
To become stove in .

verb-intransitive

To be or become crushed in.

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