What does REMAIN mean?

Pronunciation
/rɪˈmeɪn/
Letters
6
Scrabble score
8
Words With Friends score
10
How common
Common

Meaning

verb

  1. stay the same; remain in a certain state“The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it”
  2. continue in a place, position, or situation“After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser”
  3. be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc.“There remains the question of who pulled the trigger”
  4. stay behind“The smell stayed in the room”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

remained11

Anagrams of REMAIN

marine8 airmen8

Words inside REMAIN

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

anime7 earn4 main6 mean6 mine6 name6 near4 rain4 aim5 air3 are3 arm5 ear3 era3 man5 mar5 men5 ran3ai2 am4an2em4 en2 er2in2 ma4 me4mi4 na2re2

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Anagrams of REMAIN

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Questions

Is REMAIN a valid word in word games?

REMAIN 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 REMAIN worth?

REMAIN is worth 8 points with Scrabble letter values and 10 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from REMAIN?

76 other words, including IN, ARE, AN and ME.