How many points is REMAINS worth in Scrabble?

REMAINS is worth 9 Scrabble points before board bonuses.

Which dictionaries accept REMAINS?

REMAINS is valid in NWL2023 (US) and valid in CSW24 (International).

In NWL2023 (US), adding one letter at the front or back makes CREMAINS. Board placement and cross-words must also be legal.

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REMAINS is a valid Scrabble word in NWL2023 (US). It scores 9 points. REMAINS is a verb form of remain. REMAIN means "to continue in the same state".

/ɹɪˈmeɪnz/

Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈmeɪnz/

(chiefly in the plural) That which is left; relic; remainder.
(in the plural) That which is left of a human being after the life is gone; relics; a dead body.
Posthumous works or productions, especially literary works.

To stay behind while others withdraw; to be left after others have been removed or destroyed; to be left after a number or quantity has been subtracted or cut off; to be left as not included or comprised.
To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last.
Example: There was no food in the house, so I had to remain hungry.
To await; to be left to.

What is left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse.
Example: The victim's remains were one small piece of bone.
Historical or archaeological relics.
The extant writings of a deceased person.
Example: To his great intellectual powers his published remains bear abundant witness.

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Valid NWL (US) Scrabble Word

REMAINS is a verb form of remain. REMAIN means "to continue in the same state".

In a sentence: "They remains."

Check the Scrabble meaning of REMAINS. It scores 9 points.

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Is REMAINS a Scrabble word?: REMAINS is a valid Scrabble word in NWL2023 (US). It scores 9 points.
What does REMAINS mean?: REMAINS is a verb form of remain. REMAIN means "to continue in the same state".
How do you use REMAINS in a sentence?: In a sentence: "They remains."
How many points is REMAINS worth in Scrabble?: REMAINS is worth 9 Scrabble points before board bonuses.
Which dictionaries accept REMAINS?: REMAINS is valid in NWL2023 (US) and valid in CSW24 (International).
Can you add a letter to REMAINS?: In NWL2023 (US), adding one letter at the front or back makes CREMAINS. Board placement and cross-words must also be legal.