main: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 6 letter points · starts with M · ends with N
Meaning of main
adj
- not-comparable
Of chief or leading importance; prime, principal.
Example: The main office is actually one of the smaller rooms.
- not-comparable
Chief, most important, or principal in extent, size, or strength; consisting of the largest part.
Example: main timbers
- dialectal, not-comparable
Big; angry.
- not-comparable
Belonging to or connected with the principal mast in a vessel.
Source: Wiktionary — main.
adv
- UK, dialectal
Exceedingly, extremely, greatly, mightily, very, very much.
Source: Wiktionary — main.
verb
- transitive
To mainly play a specific character or side, or with specific equipment, during a game.
Example: He mains the same character as me in that game.
- obsolete
To convert (a road) into a main or primary road.
Listed forms: mains, maining, mained.
Source: Wiktionary — main.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for main.
adjective
most important element
adjective
(of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence
noun
any very large body of (salt) water
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is main in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of main
M(3) + A(1) + I(1) + N(1) = 6 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of main
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from main
14 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in main. Showing up to 24, longest first.