BRAINY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. BRAINY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BRAINY?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BRAINY is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRAINY
No single letter turns BRAINY into another word.
How BRAINY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BRAINY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 102,199.
What does BRAINY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Clever and quick to learn, with a strong intellect.
Brainy is a friendly, slightly casual word for someone with a lot of intelligence, and it is often used about children or students. It can carry a hint of teasing when applied to a person who seems to care mostly about books and puzzles. It is formed from brain with the adjective ending and is less formal than intelligent.
How BRAINY is used
Informal; mildly affectionate or teasing depending on tone.
- She was a brainy girl who finished every maths puzzle first.
- The brainy kid in class explained the experiment to everyone.
- He looked brainy in his thick round glasses.
- It takes a brainy team to design such a machine.
- Nobody called the brainy boy lazy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BRAINY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BRAINY
The 6 tiles of BRAINY in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in BRAINY
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Common questions about BRAINY
- Is BRAINY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BRAINY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BRAINY worth?
- BRAINY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BRAINY mean?
- Clever and quick to learn, with a strong intellect.
- What letters can be added to BRAINY?
- No single letter can be added to BRAINY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BRAINY:
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