Vein

4 lettersnouncommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

A blood vessel that carries blood from the body's capillaries back towards the heart.

“The nurse located a suitable vein in his forearm before administering the drip.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/veɪn/

Related Words

Synonyms

venanervure

Antonyms

artery

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains the EI vowel pair and ends in N, a very common letter pattern worth checking early.

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Scrabble

Worth 7 points, useful V word that hooks to veins, veined, and veining.

Words Related to Vein

Anagrams of Vein

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

nevi vine

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “vein” to make these 4-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

bein gein hein

Add a letter to make a longer word

5-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “vein”.

avine envoi given kevin knive levin liven naevi naive nieve ovine riven veins veiny venie venin vimen vince vinea vined viner vines vinet vinew

Longer words starting with Vein

Words that begin with “vein”.

veins veiny veinal veined

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