What does MAIN mean?

Pronunciation
/meɪn/
Letters
4
Scrabble score
6
Words With Friends score
8
How common
Very common

Meaning

adjective

  1. most important element“the chief aim of living”
  2. (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence“the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb”
  3. of force; of the greatest possible intensity“by main strength”

noun

  1. any very large body of (salt) water
  2. a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

mains7

Anagrams of MAIN

mina6amin6

Words inside MAIN

14 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

aim5 ain3ami5ani3man5 nam5nim5ai2 am4an2in2 ma4 mi4 na2

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Word lists

Questions

Is MAIN a valid word in word games?

MAIN is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is MAIN worth?

MAIN is worth 6 points with Scrabble letter values and 8 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from MAIN?

14 other words, including IN, AN, MAN and AM.