Scrabble Word Finder

BRAINWASH is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points

Yes. BRAINWASH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.

b3r1a1i1n1w4a1s1h4
PlayableBRAINWASH · 9 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available

Which word lists accept BRAINWASH?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 30 / 100

30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.89
Hooks 25%
0
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
5.44%

Our own measure of how useful BRAINWASH is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for BRAINWASH

No single letter turns BRAINWASH into another word.

How BRAINWASH scores

Scrabble b3r1a1i1n1w4a1s1h4 17
Words with Friends b4r1a1i1n2w4a1s1h3 18

Face value of the 9 tiles in BRAINWASH, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
b12
r16
a29
i19
n16
w12
s14
h12

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BRAINWASH has to be built on the board across turns.

Words starting with BRAINWASH

brainwashed20 brainwasher19 brainwashes19 brainwashers20 brainwashing21 brainwashings22

6 longer words begin with BRAINWASH.

Shorter words from the letters in BRAINWASH

rainwash14 bhawans15 haniwas13 wabains12 arabins9 bashaw14 bhawan14 haniwa12 rawish12 wairsh12 washin12 banish11 barish11 brawns11 bwanas11 nawabs11 sahiba11 wabain11 wasabi11 arshin9 awarns9 rawins9 shairn9 sharia9 abrins8 arabin8 arabis8 bairns8 banias8 braais8 brains8 nairas6 awash11 sawah11 shawn11 whins11 whirs11 wisha11 abash10 basha10

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Common questions about BRAINWASH

Is BRAINWASH valid in Words with Friends?
Yes. Words with Friends accepts BRAINWASH, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is BRAINWASH worth?
BRAINWASH is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to BRAINWASH?
No single letter can be added to BRAINWASH to make another word.

Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BRAINWASH:

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