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Is attain a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word attain is a Scrabble US word. The word attain is worth 6 points in Scrabble:

A1T1T1A1I1N1

Is attain a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word attain is a Scrabble UK word and has 6 points:

A1T1T1A1I1N1

Is attain a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word attain is a Words With Friends word. The word attain is worth 7 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

A1T1T1A1I1N2

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6-letter words (1 found)

ATTAIN,

5-letter words (3 found)

TAINT,TANTI,TITAN,

4-letter words (8 found)

ANTA,ANTI,TAIN,TAIT,TANA,TIAN,TINA,TINT,

3-letter words (15 found)

AIA,AIN,AIT,ANA,ANI,ANT,ATT,ITA,NAT,NIT,TAI,TAN,TAT,TIN,TIT,

2-letter words (9 found)

AA,AI,AN,AT,IN,IT,NA,TA,TI,

You can make 36 words from attain according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of attain

attain

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman ataindre, from Old French, from Latin attingō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əˈteɪn/
  • Rhymes: -eɪn

Verb

attain (third-person singular simple present attains, present participle attaining, simple past and past participle attained)

  1. (transitive) To gain (an object or desired result).
    Synonyms: accomplish, achieve, get
  2. (transitive) To reach or come to, by progression or motion; to arrive at (a place, time, state, etc.).
  3. (intransitive) To come or arrive, by motion, growth, bodily exertion, or efforts toward a place, object, state, etc.
    Synonyms: get, reach
    • 1782, William Cowper, letter to Joseph Hill dated 11 November, 1782, in Private Correspondence of William Cowper, London: Henry Colburn, 1824, Volume 1, p. 222,[3]
      You may not, perhaps, live to see your trees attain to the dignity of timber—I, nevertheless, approve of your planting, and the disinterested spirit that prompts you to it.
  4. (transitive, obsolete) To get at the knowledge of.
    Synonym: ascertain
  5. (transitive, obsolete) To reach in excellence or degree.
    Synonym: equal
  6. (transitive, obsolete) To reach a person after being behind them.
    Synonyms: catch up with, overtake

Derived terms

  • attainable

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Anagrams

  • Anitta

Source: wiktionary.org