Dictionary

Elain

e ₁l ₁a ₁i ₁n ₁

About 2 syllables

5 letters · Rare

Scrabble US & Canada : valid
Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
Words With Friends : valid
Wordle : valid

What does elain mean?

We don’t have a definition for elain yet. It appears in the game word lists marked below, so it is playable even without a dictionary meaning. That is common for rare, regional and technical words.

Is ELAIN a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL)	Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS)	Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE)	Yes
Wordle (guess list)	Yes

How many points is ELAIN worth?

Scrabble

5 pts

e ₁l ₁a ₁i ₁n ₁

Words With Friends

7 pts

e ₁l ₂a ₁i ₁n ₂

Wordfeud

5 pts

e ₁l ₁a ₁i ₁n ₁

NYT Crossplay

6 pts

e ₁l ₂a ₁i ₁n ₁

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in ELAIN

Anagrams 4

alien aline anile liane

Best shorter words top 30 of 37

aine 4 anil 4 eina 4 elan 4 ilea 4 lain 4 lane 4 lean 4 lien 4 line 4 nail 4 neal 4 ail 3 ain 3 ale 3 ane 3 ani 3 ean 3 lea 3 lei 3 lie 3 lin 3 nae 3 nie 3 nil 3 ae 2 ai 2 al 2 an 2 ea 2

See all 37 words made from ELAIN

Hooks for ELAIN

Add one letter to the front or back of ELAIN to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

elains

Words that end like ELAIN

Common words that share the ending -AIN, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

again domain obtain remain retain captain certain contain explain complain maintain attain regain bargain curtain refrain sustain fountain mountain restrain constrain detain ordain abstain

All words ending in -AIN

Elain: quick answers

Is ELAIN a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. ELAIN is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 5 points before board bonuses.

How many points is ELAIN worth?

ELAIN scores 5 points in Scrabble, 7 in Words With Friends, 5 in Wordfeud and 6 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What words can you make with the letters in ELAIN?

You can make 37 shorter words from ELAIN, such as AINE, ANIL, EINA, ELAN. See the full list.

What are the anagrams of ELAIN?

ELAIN rearranges into ALIEN, ALINE, ANILE, LIANE.