abstain is a valid English word

Scrabble validity: valid ( international - Sowpods, US - Twl06 )
iScramble validity: valid
QuickWords validity: valid

Meanings

Verb

(transitive reflexive obsolete) Keep or withhold oneself. (Attested from around 1350 to 1470 until the mid 16^th century.)
(intransitive) Refrain from (something or doing something); keep from doing, especially an indulgence. (First attested around 1350 to 1470.)
• In order to improve his health, Rob decided to abstain from smoking.
(intransitive obsolete) Fast (not eat for a period). (First attested around 1350 to 1470.)

abstain is a Scrabble valid word

abstain

• International English (Sowpods) - The word is valid in Scrabble ✔
• US English (TWL06) - The word is valid in Scrabble ✔
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abstain is an iScramble, QuickWords valid word

abstain

• The word is valid in iScramble ✔
• The word is valid in QuickWords ✔
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Same letters words (Anagrams)

• BANITSA
• BASTANI
• BASTIAN

Same letters plus one

• ABLASTIN
• ABSENTIA
• ABSTAINS
• ABTHAINS
• ANTIBIAS
• ANTISCAB
• ANTISTAB
• ATOSIBAN
• BAIANIST
• BANITSAS
• BARSANTI
• BARTISAN
• BASANITE
• BASTADIN
• BASTANIS
• BATESIAN
• BAYANIST
• HABITANS
• INSTABAN
• KABISTAN
• NAILBATS
• SABATINE
• SABATINI
• SABATINO
• TABANIDS
• TALIBANS

Same letters minus one

• ABATIS
• ATSINA
• BAIANS
• BANATS
• BANIAS
• BANTAS
• BASANT
• BASTIA
• BASTIN
• BATNAS
• IBATAN
• INABAS
• NASTIA
• NISABA
• SABIAN
• SABINA
• TABIAS
• TANAIS