BRAINISH is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. BRAINISH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BRAINISH?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BRAINISH is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRAINISH
No single letter turns BRAINISH into another word.
How BRAINISH scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BRAINISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BRAINISH has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BRAINISH mean in Scrabble?
adjective
archaicliterary
Hot-headed and rash, acting on impulse without thought.
A brainish person is carried off by temper rather than judgment, much like someone headstrong. The word survives mainly through Shakespeare and is almost never met in modern prose.
How BRAINISH is used
Archaic; seen in older plays and in glossaries to them.
- The prince was brainish and ready to draw his sword at any slight.
- A brainish decision made in anger cost him the friendship.
- Editors gloss brainish as furious or headstrong.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BRAINISH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BRAINISH
The 8 tiles of BRAINISH in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in BRAINISH
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Common questions about BRAINISH
- Is BRAINISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BRAINISH, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BRAINISH worth?
- BRAINISH is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BRAINISH mean?
- Hot-headed and rash, acting on impulse without thought.
- What letters can be added to BRAINISH?
- No single letter can be added to BRAINISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BRAINISH:
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