SAINE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 5 points
It depends on the list you play by. SAINE is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 5 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SAINE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SAINE is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 8.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sainedChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How SAINE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SAINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,227.
What stands out about SAINE
- The same 5 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 SAINE mean in Scrabble?
verb
archaicliterary
To say, used as an old poetic form of the third-person plural of the verb say.
Saine appears in Spenser's verse where modern English would simply use say, attached to a group rather than one speaker. The form reflects an older pattern of verb endings that dropped out of English over time.
How SAINE is used
A literary form found specifically in older poetic English.
- The elders saine the old paths are best.
- Men saine that fortune favours the bold.
- The bards saine such tales by the fire.
- Wise folk saine little and listen much.
- The villagers saine the harvest will be poor this year.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SAINE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SAINE
The 5 tiles of SAINE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SAINE
1 longer words begin with SAINE.
Words with SAINE inside
1 words contain SAINE in the middle. Words that start with SAINE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SAINE
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Common questions about SAINE
- Is SAINE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SAINE is not in it.
- How many points is SAINE worth?
- SAINE is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SAINE mean?
- To say, used as an old poetic form of the third-person plural of the verb say.
- What letters can be added to SAINE?
- SAINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SAINE:
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