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Restrains

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About 2 syllables

verb · 9 letters · Very common · third-person singular form of restrain

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

What does restrains mean?

verb

  1. to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement

    “This holds the local until the express passengers change trains”

    Synonymsconfineholdconstrain

  2. restrict (someone or something) so as to make free movement difficult

    Synonymsencumbercumber

  3. prevent (someone or something) from doing something

    “security guards restrained the reporter from throwing another shoe”

  4. prevent the action or expression of

    “hold back your anger”

    Synonymskeepkeep backhold back

Definitions shown for restrain, the base form of restrains.

Is RESTRAINS 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 RESTRAINS worth?

Scrabble

9 pts
r 1e 1s 1t 1r 1a 1i 1n 1s 1

Words With Friends

10 pts
r 1e 1s 1t 1r 1a 1i 1n 2s 1

Wordfeud

9 pts
r 1e 1s 1t 1r 1a 1i 1n 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

9 pts
r 1e 1s 1t 1r 1a 1i 1n 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in RESTRAINS

Anagrams 3

strainerstarrinesstransires

Words that end like RESTRAINS

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

complainsmaintainscontainsexplainsobtainsremainsmountainsconstrainscurtainssustainsretainschaplainsfountainsplantainsabstainsbargainscaptainschieftainsdisdainsingrainspertainsrefrainsterrainsvillains
All words ending in -AINS

Restrains: quick answers

Is RESTRAINS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. RESTRAINS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 9 points before board bonuses.
How many points is RESTRAINS worth?
RESTRAINS scores 9 points in Scrabble, 10 in Words With Friends, 9 in Wordfeud and 9 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does restrains mean?
restrains is the third-person singular form of restrain, which means “to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in RESTRAINS?
You can make 562 shorter words from RESTRAINS, such as ARTINESS, RESIANTS, RESTRAIN, RETRAINS. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of RESTRAINS?
RESTRAINS rearranges into STRAINERS, TARRINESS, TRANSIRES.