RAIN is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. RAIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RAIN?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RAIN is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 7 hooks, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RAIN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RAIN scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in RAIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,345.
What stands out about RAIN
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does RAIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
Water that falls from clouds in drops.
Rain forms when moisture gathers and grows heavy enough to descend to the ground, ranging from a light drizzle to a heavy downpour. The same word also works as a verb, as in it began to rain, describing the act rather than naming what comes down.
How RAIN is used
Extremely common word in everyday speech about weather.
- The rain fell steadily throughout the afternoon.
- They sheltered under a tree until the rain stopped.
- Heavy rain flooded the streets overnight.
- She loved the smell of rain on warm pavement.
- A light rain began just as the match ended.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RAIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RAIN
The 4 tiles of RAIN in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with RAIN
Showing 24 of 65 words that begin with RAIN.
Words ending in RAIN
Showing 24 of 67 words that end in RAIN. Useful as a back hook: play RAIN onto a word already on the board.
Words with RAIN inside
Showing 24 of 346 words that contain RAIN somewhere in the middle. Words that start with RAIN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RAIN
Common questions about RAIN
- Is RAIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RAIN, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RAIN worth?
- RAIN is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RAIN mean?
- Water that falls from clouds in drops.
- What letters can be added to RAIN?
- RAIN takes 7 hooks: 4 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of RAIN:
Open RAIN in the Word Finder