The word tain is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • tain n. (Obsolete) Thin tin plate.
  • tain n. (Obsolete) Tin foil for mirrors.
  • Tain prop.n. A town (royal burgh) in Ross-shire, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH7882).

18 valid words from 3 definitions

AREA BURGH COUNCIL FOIL FOR GRID HIGHLAND IN MIRRORS OBSOLETE OS PLATE REF ROYAL SHIRE THIN TIN TOWN

3 invalid words from 3 definitions

NH ROSS SCOTLAND

5 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

AI AIN IN TA TAI

One word-in-word RTL (Word found written from right to left, inside the word.)

AT

3 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

ANTI TIAN TINA

22 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

CAIN FAIN GAIN HAIN KAIN LAIN MAIN NAIN PAIN RAIN SAIN TAIL TAIS TAIT TARN TEIN THIN TRIN TWIN TYIN VAIN WAIN

4 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

AIN TAI TAN TIN

4 epenthesis (New words found when adding only one letter.)

TAKIN TAMIN TRAIN TWAIN

9 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

TAINS TAINT TAINTS TAINTED TAINTING TAINTURE TAINTLESS TAINTURES TAINTLESSLY

287 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

STAINS ATTAINS ATTAINT BETAINE DETAINS KETAINE OBTAINS RETAINS STAINED STAINER ABSTAINS ATTAINED ATTAINER ATTAINTS BESTAINS BETAINES CAPTAINS CONTAINS CURTAINS DESTAINS DETAINED DETAINEE DETAINER DISTAINS HUITAINS OBTAINED OBTAINER PERTAINS RETAINED RETAINER SEXTAINS STAINERS STAINING SUSTAINS VISTAING ABSTAINED ABSTAINER ATTAINDER ATTAINERS ATTAINING ATTAINTED BESTAINED CAPTAINCY CAPTAINED CAPTAINRY CERTAINER CERTAINLY CERTAINTY CONTAINED CONTAINER + 237 words

43 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

STAIN ATTAIN DETAIN OBTAIN RETAIN ABSTAIN BESTAIN CAPTAIN CERTAIN CONTAIN CURTAIN DESTAIN DISTAIN HUITAIN PERTAIN SEXTAIN SUSTAIN FOUNTAIN INKSTAIN MAINTAIN MOUNTAIN PLANTAIN QUINTAIN REATTAIN REOBTAIN APPERTAIN ASCERTAIN CHIEFTAIN COCAPTAIN ENCURTAIN ENTERTAIN INCERTAIN OVERSTAIN PREOBTAIN TEARSTAIN UNCERTAIN UNCURTAIN BLOODSTAIN CHEVROTAIN CATAMOUNTAIN COUNTERSTAIN INTERMOUNTAIN TRANSMOUNTAIN

39 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+C ACTIN ANTIC
+D DAINT IDANT
+E ENTIA TENIA TINEA
+F FAINT FITNA
+G GIANT NGATI TANGI
+H AHINT HAINT HIANT
+K TAKIN
+M MATIN TAMIN
+P INAPT PAINT PATIN PINTA
+R INTRA RIANT TRAIN
+S ANTIS NATIS SAINT SATIN STAIN TAINS TIANS TINAS
+T TAINT TANTI TITAN
+U TUINA
+W TWAIN WITAN

10 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-A NIT TIN
-I ANT NAT TAN
-N AIT ITA TAI
-T AIN ANI

Scrabble scoring

  • 4 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 17.3 chance (5.79%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 38.4 chance (2.60%).

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Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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