Stain

/steɪn/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:5 ptsWWF:6 pts5 letters

Definition of Stain

noun

A discoloured spot or area.
A blemish on one's character or reputation.
A substance used to soak into a surface and colour it.
A reagent or dye used to stain microscope specimens so as to make some structures visible.
Any of a number of non-standard tinctures used in modern heraldry.

verb

To discolour.
"armour stained with blood"
To taint or tarnish someone's character or reputation
To coat a surface with a stain
"the stained glass used for church windows"
To become stained; to take a stain.
To treat (a microscopic specimen) with a dye, especially one that dyes specific features

Anagrams of Stain

Exact Anagrams

4 words using all 5 letters:

antis saint satin tains

Words You Can Make

31 words can be made from the letters in "stain":

5-LETTER WORDS

antis saint satin tains

4-LETTER WORDS

ains aits anis anti ants nits sain sati snit tain tans tins

3-LETTER WORDS

ain ais ait ani ant ins its nit sat sin sit tan tas tin tis

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

+cactins antics nastic

+eseitan tenias tineas tisane

+ggainst giants sating

+hhaints shanti

+mmantis matins

+ppaints patins pintas ptisan

Related Word Patterns

ST...Words starting with "st"...INWords ending with "in"All 5-letter words Unscramble "stain"

Rhyming Words

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