remains

/ɹɪˈmeɪnz/
noun

The body or any of its matter that are left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Noun 4 meanings

  1. The body or any of its matter that are left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse.

    “They buried the remains of their longtime friend in the town cemetery.”

  2. Historical or archaeological relics.

  3. The extant writings of a deceased person.

    “To his great intellectual powers his published remains bear abundant witness.”

  4. All that is left of the stock of some things; remnants.

    “He couldn't bring himself to eat the remains of the chicken dinner.”

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REMAINS at a glance

REMAINS has 7 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (R 1 + E 1 + M 3 + A 1 + I 1 + N 1 + S 1) and 11 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,626 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

Rhymes with remains

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  • WINS7
  • CONTAINS10
  • BEGINS9
  • MOUNTAINS11
  • EXPLAINS17
  • TRAINS6
  • COINS7
  • GAINS6
  • COLLINS9
  • TWINS8
  • CHAINS11
  • PROTEINS10

One letter away

Change one letter, keep the rest
  • RETAINS7
  • REGAINS8
  • DEMAINS10
  • REMAILS9

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