BRAINPAN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BRAINPAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BRAINPAN?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BRAINPAN is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRAINPAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
brainpansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BRAINPAN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BRAINPAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BRAINPAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BRAINPAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
The part of the skull that holds the brain.
Brainpan is a blunt, slightly old-fashioned word for the skull, common in crime fiction and rough humour. Writers use it when describing a blow to the head or the idea of thoughts rattling around inside.
How BRAINPAN is used
Brainpan is informal and appears in vivid, colourful writing.
- The blow cracked against his brainpan.
- Strange thoughts rattled around her brainpan all night.
- The helmet protects the brainpan from impact.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BRAINPAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BRAINPAN
1 longer words begin with BRAINPAN.
Shorter words from the letters in BRAINPAN
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Common questions about BRAINPAN
- Is BRAINPAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BRAINPAN, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BRAINPAN worth?
- BRAINPAN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BRAINPAN mean?
- The part of the skull that holds the brain.
- What letters can be added to BRAINPAN?
- BRAINPAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BRAINPAN:
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