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remain

/ɹɪˈmeɪn/verb

Remain commonly means to continue in a place, position, or situation, stay the same; remain in a certain state, or be in a certain place and not leave.

4 meanings6 lettersScrabble 8

Length

6

Scrabble

8

WWF

10

Starts

RE

Ends

AIN

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “REMAIN” Mean?

/ɹɪˈmeɪn/

remain has 4 documented senses across verb.

Verb

4 senses
1

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

Synonyms

2

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

Synonyms

3

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

4

be in a certain place and not leave

We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati

Stay put in the corner here!

Stick around and you will learn something!

Synonyms for REMAIN

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

6

Vowels

3

Consonants

3

Word Intelligence

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Definition

stay the same; remain in a certain state

Length

6 letters

Starts With

R

Ends With

N

Vowels

3

Consonants

3

Letters

R, E, M, A, I, N

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

r
e
m
a
i
n

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for remain.

REMAIN is a 6-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 8.
It starts with R and ends with N.
It contains 3 vowels and 3 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 50%.
It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCDEF.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCVVC.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using remain in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★☆☆

REMAIN has a Scrabble score of 8. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

REMAIN is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

REMAIN can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

REMAIN uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.

Letter Intelligence

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Unique Letters

6

Repeated Letters

0

Highest Value Letter

M

Letter Pattern

ABCDEF

CV Pattern

CVCVVC

Vowel Share

50%

Consonant Share

50%

Bigrams

RE, EM, MA, AI, IN

Trigrams

REM, EMA, MAI, AIN

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for remain.

REMAIN is a 6-letter standard crossword entry.
It starts with R and ends with N, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 3 vowels and 3 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCVVC.
Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.

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Word Usage Insights

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This word contains 6 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CVCVVC, making it relatively easy to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 8, it offers moderate scoring potential.
The word begins with R and ends with N, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Every letter appears only once.

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