"Don't move, Fido!"

The answer

STAY

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the STAY answer page.

Used 12 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2004. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for STAY

Every other clue in this collection answered by STAY, most used first.

• Remain - used 274 times, most recently in 2026
• Stick around - used 171 times, most recently in 2026
• "Don't go!" - used 93 times, most recently in 2026
• Hang around - used 84 times, most recently in 2026
• Command to Fido - used 63 times, most recently in 2026
• Sojourn - used 48 times, most recently in 2017
• "Don't leave!" - used 46 times, most recently in 2026
• Collar insert - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
• Linger - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
• Order to Spot - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
• Hotel visit - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• Command to a dog - used 22 times, most recently in 2025
• Collar stiffener - used 21 times, most recently in 2025
• Don't move - used 21 times, most recently in 2025
• Command to Rover - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• Canine command - used 19 times, most recently in 2025
• Obedience school command - used 19 times, most recently in 2025
• Order to Fido - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Postponement - used 19 times, most recently in 2024
• Reprieve from the governor - used 19 times, most recently in 2013
• Brace - used 16 times, most recently in 2001
• Dog command - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Guy rope. - used 15 times, most recently in 1993
• Legal postponement - used 15 times, most recently in 2021
• Go nowhere - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
• Spend the night - used 14 times, most recently in 2022
• Tarry - used 14 times, most recently in 2014
• Command to a canine - used 13 times, most recently in 2024
• Time at a hotel - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Corset part - used 12 times, most recently in 2015
• Corset stiffener - used 12 times, most recently in 2015
• Don't budge - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
• Check - used 11 times, most recently in 1997
• Hang in there - used 11 times, most recently in 2018
• Stick it out - used 11 times, most recently in 2018
• "Don't leave me!" - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Legal delay - used 10 times, most recently in 2012
• Mast support - used 10 times, most recently in 2009
• Nautical rope. - used 10 times, most recently in 1989
• "Please don't go!" - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Restrain - used 10 times, most recently in 1978
• Abide - used 9 times, most recently in 2012
• Blackjack option - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
• "Don't go anywhere!" - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Court postponement - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Judge's order - used 8 times, most recently in 2015
• Don't take off - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
• Forgo a hit - used 7 times, most recently in 2006
• Gallows reprieve - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• Guy. - used 7 times, most recently in 1991
• Legal suspension - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• Pause. - used 7 times, most recently in 1968
• Command after "Sit!" - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Court order - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
• Court's postponement - used 6 times, most recently in 2013

Related clues

Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.

• Dance move - STEP, used 190 times
• "Why don't we!" - LETS, used 157 times
• Move like molasses - OOZE, used 83 times
• "Don't bet ___!" - ONIT, used 81 times
• "Don't worry about me" - IMOK, used 79 times
• "Don't look ___!" - ATME, used 69 times

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