Words that rhyme with “rain”

Four Bars puzzle #3 · Monday, September 21 · Hard

That day's four words

paneA sheet of glass in a window.
drainWhere water flows out of a sink or street.
hurricaneA giant spinning storm over the ocean.
weathervaneA rooftop pointer that shows which way the wind blows.

That day's rap

Drip drop rolling down the window pane,

Puddles racing fast to the street drain,

Wind gets wild like a hurricane,

Spinning on the rooftop, the old weathervane.

Words that rhyme with “rain”, by syllable

1 syllable

strain, plain, bane, swain, wane, feign, train, deign, reign, brain, main, skein, grain, plane, lane, stain, bain, sane, vein, crane, cane, chain, maine, slain, payne, sdeign, eigne, gayne

2 syllables

disdain, sustain, inane, mundane, attain, profane, retain, domain, obtain, explain, arcane, constrain, refrain, germane, abstain, restrain, contain, pertain, campaign, insane, maintain, remain, humane, ordain, terrain, detain, urbane, complain, again, migraine, arraign, birdbrain, champagne, airplane, regain, germain

3+ syllables

ascertain, legerdemain, inhumane, entertain, windowpane

What some of these rhymes mean

ascertain (verb)(transitive) To find out definitely; to discover or establish.
disdain (noun)(uncountable) A feeling of contempt or scorn.
sustain (verb)(transitive) To maintain, or keep in existence.
inane (adjective)Lacking sense or meaning, often to the point of boredom or annoyance.
mundane (adjective)Ordinary; not new.
strain (noun)(biology) A particular variety of a microbe, virus, or other organism, usually a taxonomically infraspecific one.
attain (verb)(transitive) To gain (an object or desired result).
profane (adjective)Treating sacred things with contempt, disrespect, irreverence, or scorn; blasphemous, impious.

Questions

What words rhyme with rain?

Words that rhyme with rain include ascertain, disdain, sustain, inane, mundane, strain, attain, profane. The full list above is grouped by syllable count.

How many syllables do the rhymes for rain have?

28 have 1 syllable, 36 have 2 syllables, 5 have three or more syllables.

What were the answers to Four Bars puzzle #3?

The four answers, all rhyming with rain, were pane, drain, hurricane, weathervane.

What is Four Bars?

Four Bars is a daily rhyming word game. Every day you solve four clues whose answers all rhyme with one word, then unlock a four-line rap built from your answers.

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