Attaint
7 lettersverbrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
To bring disgrace or dishonour upon someone, or historically to deprive a condemned person of civil rights following a death sentence.
“The corrupt official was attainted by parliament and stripped of his lands and titles.”
Pronunciation
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at·taint
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Wordle
Double T appears twice in this word, the AINT ending follows a recognisable common pattern
Scrabble
Worth 7 points, low tile value but TT is easy to place and the word is valid in legal vocabulary
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