remains: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 9 letter points · starts with R · ends with S
Meaning of remains
noun
- plural, plural-only
The body or any of its matter that are left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse.
Example: They buried the remains of their longtime friend in the town cemetery.
- plural, plural-only
Historical or archaeological relics.
- plural, plural-only
The extant writings of a deceased person.
Example: To his great intellectual powers his published remains bear abundant witness.
- plural, plural-only
All that is left of the stock of some things; remnants.
Example: He couldn't bring himself to eat the remains of the chicken dinner.
Source: Wiktionary — remains.
noun
- form-of, plural, rare
plural of remain
Base or related entry: remain.
Source: Wiktionary — remains.
verb
- form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
third-person singular simple present indicative of remain
Base or related entry: remain.
Example: We'll go ahead, while she remains here.
Source: Wiktionary — remains.
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 remains.
noun
a relic that has been excavated from the soil
- archeological remains
noun
the dead body of a human being
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is remains in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of remains
R(1) + E(1) + M(3) + A(1) + I(1) + N(1) + S(1) = 9 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 remains
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from remains
161 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in remains. Showing up to 24, longest first.