SAIN is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. SAIN 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 SAIN?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SAIN is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAIN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SAIN scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SAIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,017.
What stands out about SAIN
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 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 SAIN mean in Scrabble?
verb
archaicScots
To bless someone or something, especially by making the sign of the cross over them for protection against evil.
To sain a person, animal or house was to make the sign of the cross over them or speak a blessing meant to ward off misfortune, illness or evil spirits. The custom survived longest in Scotland and northern England, where charms to sain cattle or a newborn child were once common folk practice.
How SAIN is used
Archaic; found in folklore, ballads and older Scottish and English texts rather than in modern speech.
- The old woman would sain the cradle each night.
- Villagers asked the priest to sain their sick cattle.
- She traced a cross in the air to sain the doorway.
- The charm was meant to sain the house against fire.
- He asked the healer to sain the wound before it festered.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SAIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SAIN
The 4 tiles of SAIN in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with SAIN
Showing 24 of 35 words that begin with SAIN.
Words ending in SAIN
1 words end in SAIN. Useful as a back hook: play SAIN onto a word already on the board.
Words with SAIN inside
17 words contain SAIN in the middle. Words that start with SAIN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SAIN
Common questions about SAIN
- Is SAIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SAIN, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SAIN worth?
- SAIN is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SAIN mean?
- To bless someone or something, especially by making the sign of the cross over them for protection against evil.
- What letters can be added to SAIN?
- SAIN takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SAIN:
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