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There are 17 eight-letter words containing LAIN

CHAPLAIN	• chaplain n. A member of a religious body who is (often, although not always, of the clergy) officially assigned… • chaplain n. A person without religious affiliation who carries out similar duties in a secular context. • Chaplain prop.n. A surname.
COMPLAIN	• complain v. (Intransitive) To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment. • complain v. (Intransitive) To make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge. • complain v. To creak or squeak, as a timber or wheel.
DELAINES	• delaines n. Plural of delaine. • Delaines prop.n. Plural of Delaine. • DELAINE n. (French) a kind of fabric for women's dresses.
EXPLAINS	• explains v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of explain. • EXPLAIN v. to make clear and understandable.
FORELAIN	• forelain v. Past participle of forelie. • FORELAY v. to wait in ambush.
HOLLAING	• hollaing v. Present participle of holla. • HOLLA v. to shout out a greeting, also HALLO, HALLOA, HALLOO, HELLO, HILLO, HILLOA, HOLLO, HOLLOA, HOLLOO, HULLO.
MURLAINS	• MURLAIN n. (Gaelic) a narrow-mouthed basket, also MURLAN, MURLIN.
OVERLAIN	• overlain v. Past participle of overlie. • OVERLAY v. to lay over.
PLAINANT	• plainant n. (Law, obsolete) One who makes complaint; the plaintiff. • PLAINANT n. one who makes complaint; a plaintiff.
PLAINEST	• plainest adj. Superlative form of plain: most plain. • PLAIN adj. unadorned.
PLAINFUL	• plainful adj. (Archaic) Full of lamentation. • plainful adj. Plain; obvious. • plainful n. As much as a plain contains.
PLAINING	• plaining v. Present participle of plain. • plaining n. A lamentation. • PLAINING n. (Shakespeare) complaint.
PLAINISH	• plainish adj. Somewhat plain in appearance. • PLAINISH adj. somewhat plain.
POULAINE	• poulaine n. A long, pointed toe of a shoe, a style fashionable in the 14th and 15th centuries. • poulaine n. A shoe in such a style. • poulaine n. Rare form of poleyn (“knee armor”).
PURSLAIN	• purslain n. (Archaic) Alternative form of purslane. • PURSLAIN n. a pot herb and salad herb, also PERSELINE, PURSLANE.
VILLAINS	• villains n. Plural of villain. • VILLAIN n. a malevolent evildoer, also VILLAN.
VILLAINY	• villainy n. (Uncountable) Evil or wicked character or behaviour. • villainy n. (Countable) A wicked or treacherous act. • villainy n. (Uncountable, obsolete) Ill-treatment, indignity, degrading or shameful treatment of someone.

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.
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English Wiktionary: 38 words
Scrabble in French: 28 words
Scrabble in Spanish: 2 words
Scrabble in Italian: no word
Scrabble in German: no word
Scrabble in Romanian: 10 words

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