REMAIN

REMAIN is listed in the UnscrambleTools word-game dictionary used across our unscrambler, anagram, pattern, and scoring tools. Pages like this one exist so you can answer "Is REMAIN a Scrabble word?" with data — not guesswork — before you play a tile or fill a crossword slot.

REMAIN (verb): stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week". Additional senses: be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc.; "There remains the question of who pulled the trigger"; "Carter remains the only President in recent history under whose Presidency the U.S. did not fight a war"; continue in a place, position, or situation; "After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser"; "Stay with me, please"; "despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year"; "She continued as deputy mayor for another year"; stay behind; "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up".

In standard Scrabble scoring, REMAIN totals 8 points before multipliers. That sum uses official letter values: common tiles (A, E, I, O, U, L, N, S, T, R) are worth 1, while D and G are 2, B, C, M, P are 3, F, H, V, W, Y are 4, K is 5, J and X are 8, and Q and Z are 10. REMAIN relies mostly on common tiles, which often makes it easier to play from a mixed rack but caps the raw ceiling compared with high-premium words.

REMAIN is 6 letters long, begins with R, ends with N, and sorts to the alphagram AEIMNR. There are 4 anagrams in this dictionary sharing that exact letter bag. Letter makeup: 3 vowels, 3 consonants.

Among 21 tracked 6-letter entries, REMAIN ranks by raw score (8 points). Anagram alternatives include AIRMEN, ARMINE, ERMANI, MARINE — useful when you need the same tiles with a different hook letter. Similar-length words in the same dictionary include QUIZZY, BEZAZZ, PIZAZZ, ZAQQUM; open their word pages to compare endings, vowel weight, and crossover potential.

Strategically, REMAIN carries 3 vowels and 3 consonants. Its vowel-heavy shape often plays cleanly from racks with excess vowels. Hooks on R or N are common study angles; browse words starting with R and words ending with N to rehearse parallel sets.

REMAIN is a 6-letter answer slot candidate. Filter by length 6, starts with R, ends with N, or contains letters from your crossing entries in the Crossword Solver and Pattern Finder. For American-style grids, 6-letter entries like REMAIN frequently cross shorter words; knowing that REMAIN contains A, E, I, M, N, R helps you test crossing letters quickly. When you only know a few cells, open the Crossword Solver with a pattern such as r????n to narrow candidates before checking definitions.

Notable letter pairs inside REMAIN include EM, MA, AI — each links to a "contains" list for deeper drilling. Unique letters used: R, E, M, A, I, N. Letter-frequency tables on this site are built from the same dictionary that powers the Word Unscrambler, so list pages and word pages stay consistent.

Use UnscrambleTools tools together: unscramble remain directly in the Word Unscrambler, rehearse rearrangements in the Anagram Solver, filter crossword slots in the Pattern Finder, and verify 8 points in the Scrabble Score Calculator. Daily puzzle hints and Wordle practice pages share the same dictionary backbone, which keeps scores and validity aligned across the site.

Etymology: UnscrambleTools does not publish a full historical etymology for every rare word-game entry. When we detect recognizable English prefixes or suffixes, we note them in the definition section; otherwise treat REMAIN as a playable vocabulary item for puzzles and study.

Example usage: Example: "REMAIN — stay behind; "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up"" (8 Scrabble points). If you are validating a tournament list, cross-check NASPA or WESPA references — our dictionary optimizes for practical word-game coverage, including obscure but legal entries that appear in casual Scrabble and crossword construction.