Food and drink
Synonyms for staple
The synonym for staple recorded in this bank is mainstay, in the sense "a food eaten regularly as a basic part of the diet". Below it sits the sentence that fixes that meaning, the same sentence with the swap made, and the words that only look close.
The synonym for staple
- mainstaynoun, in the sense "a food eaten regularly as a basic part of the diet"
One pair, read and signed off by a human before it shipped. The bank records a synonym per sense, so a second one appears here the day staple is audited in a second meaning.
a food eaten regularly as a basic part of the diet
Rice is a staple in many Asian households.
The true synonym
mainstay
Same sentence, swapped: Rice is a mainstay in many Asian households.
Close but different
The game shows these three beside the answer. Each is a real word with a real meaning and none of them fits the slot staple is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.
- condiment
- garnish
- novelty
Where staple turns up in the game
staple is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 2, Treeline. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in one other puzzle, where the answer is a different word entirely.
The puzzle where staple is the trap
- delicacynoun, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is treat, in the sense "a rare or expensive food item considered highly desirable", so staple is there to be ruled out.
Play staple
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so staple reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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Closest first: other food and drink words at Treeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.
A reason under every answer, not just a right answer
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. staple carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.