main
ADJECTIVENOUN
/meɪn/
4 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH M
main is a valid 4-letter word worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
M3A1I1N1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =6 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 12TRIPLE WORD → 18
MEANING
What does main mean?
ADJECTIVE · 3 SENSES
1
(of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence.
“the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb”
SYNONYMS
2
Most important element.
“the main doors were of solid glass”
SYNONYMS
SIMILAR
3
Of force; of the greatest possible intensity.
“by main strength”
SIMILAR
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
Any very large body of (salt) water.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
2
A principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage.
BROADER
NARROWER
AT THE BOARD