What does REMAINDER mean?

Pronunciation
/rɪˈmeɪndər/
Letters
9
Scrabble score
12
Words With Friends score
14
How common
Common

Meaning

noun

  1. something left after other parts have been taken away“there was no remainder”
  2. the part of the dividend that is left over when the dividend is not evenly divisible by the divisor
  3. the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend
  4. a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold

verb

  1. sell cheaply as remainders“The publisher remaindered the books”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

remainders13remaindered15remaindering16

Anagrams of REMAINDER

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside REMAINDER

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

See every word in the unscrambler →

Questions

Is REMAINDER a valid word in word games?

REMAINDER 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 REMAINDER worth?

REMAINDER is worth 12 points with Scrabble letter values and 14 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from REMAINDER?

272 other words, including AND, IN, ARE and AN.