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Gains

/ɡeɪnz/

Scrabble:6 ptsWWF:8 pts5 letters
Definition of Gains

noun

  1. The act of gaining; acquisition.
  2. What is gained.
  3. The factor by which a signal is multiplied.

verb

  1. To acquire possession of.

    "Looks like you've gained a new friend."

  2. To have or receive advantage or profit; to acquire gain; to grow rich; to advance in interest, health, or happiness; to make progress.

    "The sick man gains daily."

  3. To come off winner or victor in; to be successful in; to obtain by competition.

    "to gain a battle; to gain a case at law"

  4. To increase.
  5. To be more likely to catch or overtake an individual.

    "I'm gaining (on you)."

noun

  1. A square or bevelled notch cut out of a girder, binding joist, or other timber which supports a floor beam, so as to receive the end of the floor beam.
Anagrams of Gains

1 word can be made by rearranging all the letters of "gains":

signa

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "gains" and rearranging:

+bbasing
+ccasing
+eeasing
+ffagins
+gagings
+hashing
+kaskinggaskinkiangs
+lalginsalignslasingliangsligans
+mgamins
+nsaning
Related Word Patterns
GA...Words starting with "ga"...NSWords ending with "ns"All 5-letter wordsUnscramble "gains"
Synonyms & Antonyms

ANTONYMS

loss
Letter Values
g2
a1
i1
n1
s1

Total: 6 Scrabble points

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Rhymes With Gains
abandonsabbreviationsabdicationsabdomensabducensabductionsabecedariansaberrationsabjectionsabjurationsablationsablins
Related 5-Letter Words
gabbygablegaddigadidgadisgadjegadjogaffegaffsgagedgagergagesgailygaitsgalah

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Gains"

Gains is a 5-letter word that scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "gains" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.

Using "Gains" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "gains" is a low-scoring word.