Stains

6 lettersverbcommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Third-person singular of stain: colours or marks something with a dye, tint, or discolouring substance.

“The dye stains the fabric a deep, even blue when left to soak long enough.”

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Synonyms

colours dyes tints marksdiscolours

Antonyms

cleansbleacheswhitens

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains the useful cluster AIN in positions three to five, S at start and end covers two common positions

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Scrabble

Worth 6 points, a common word that opens many extension plays built on the -AIN root

Words Related to Stains

Anagrams of Stains

Words that use exactly the same letters as “stains”.

saints satins

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “stains” to make these 6-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

stairs steins swains

Words you can make from Stains

Shorter words formed from the letters in “stains”.

antis sains saint sanit sansi sasin satin satis snast snits stain tains ains aint aits anis ansi anti ants assi assn asst atis inst

Add a letter to make a longer word

7-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “stains”.

entasis instals instars

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