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Raining

r 1a 1i 1n 1i 1n 1g 2

About 2 syllables

adjective · 7 letters · Very common

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does raining mean?

adjective

  1. falling in drops or as if falling like rain

    “watched the raining apple blossoms”

Is RAINING a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is RAINING worth?

Scrabble

8 pts
r 1a 1i 1n 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

11 pts
r 1a 1i 1n 2i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

9 pts
r 1a 1i 1n 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

10 pts
r 1a 1i 1n 1i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in RAINING

Anagrams 2

airningingrain

Hooks for RAINING

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

Front hooks

brainingdraininggrainingtraining

Back hooks

None

Words that end like RAINING

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

gainingpainingchainingstainingobtainingremainingcontainingexplainingcomplainingmaintainingretainingsustainingentertainingattainingdetainingordainingregainingabstainingbargainingcaptainingcurtainingdisdainingpertainingascertaining
All words ending in -AINING

Raining: quick answers

Is RAINING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. RAINING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 8 points before board bonuses.
How many points is RAINING worth?
RAINING scores 8 points in Scrabble, 11 in Words With Friends, 9 in Wordfeud and 10 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does raining mean?
As an adjective, raining means “falling in drops or as if falling like rain”.
What words can you make with the letters in RAINING?
You can make 48 shorter words from RAINING, such as AIRING, RAGINI, AGRIN, GARNI. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of RAINING?
RAINING rearranges into AIRNING, INGRAIN.