remain: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 8 letter points · starts with R · ends with N
Meaning of remain
noun
- in-plural
That which is left; relic; remainder.
- in-plural
That which is left of a human being after the life is gone; relics; a dead body.
Posthumous works or productions, especially literary works.
- obsolete
State of remaining; stay.
Listed forms: remains.
Source: Wiktionary — remain.
verb
To stay after others or other parts have been removed or otherwise disappeared.
Example: After three rounds of interviews, only 5 candidates remained.
To be left after a number or quantity has been subtracted or cut off; to be left as not included or comprised.
Example: If you divide 20 apples between three people, each gets six and two remain.
To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last.
Example: Promise me you will always remain my good little girl.
To await; to be left to.
Listed forms: remains, remaining, remained, glossary, remainest.
Source: Wiktionary — remain.
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 remain.
verb
stay the same; remain in a certain state
verb
continue in a place, position, or situation
verb
be in a certain place and not leave
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is remain in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of remain
R(1) + E(1) + M(3) + A(1) + I(1) + N(1) = 8 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 remain
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from remain
65 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in remain. Showing up to 24, longest first.