playact vs stooge

playact is not a noun while stooge is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
playact	No	No	Yes	No
stooge	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, stooge is a hyponym of playact; that is, stooge is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than playact:

Other hyponyms of playact include mime, pantomime, ham, ham it up, overact, overplay, underact, underplay.

playact (noun)	stooge (noun)
	a person of unquestioning obedience
	a victim of ridicule or pranks

playact (verb)	stooge (verb)
perform on a stage or theater	act as a stooge, in a compliant or subordinate manner
	act as the stooge
	cruise in slow or routine flights