DRAIN is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. DRAIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DRAIN?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DRAIN is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DRAIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
drainsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DRAIN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DRAIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,455.
What stands out about DRAIN
- The same 5 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DRAIN mean in Scrabble?
verb
To drain something is to draw off liquid from it gradually, or to make it empty of energy, resources or feeling; as a noun, a drain is a channel or pipe that carries liquid away.
The verb drain describes liquid moving away from something, whether water leaving a bathtub, blood leaving a wound, or, figuratively, energy leaving a person after hard work. As a noun, drain names the pipe, ditch or channel built to carry waste water or rainfall away from a building or field. The word also extends to loss more broadly, as when a country worries about a brain drain, or a long project drains a budget dry.
How DRAIN is used
Very common in everyday English, both as a literal plumbing term and as a figure of speech for loss of energy or resources.
- Rainwater ran down the drain after the storm.
- The long meeting seemed to drain everyone's energy.
- A plumber cleared the blocked drain under the sink.
- The war became a serious drain on the country's resources.
- She let the pasta drain in a colander.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DRAIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DRAIN
The 5 tiles of DRAIN in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with DRAIN
14 longer words begin with DRAIN.
Words ending in DRAIN
2 words end in DRAIN. Useful as a back hook: play DRAIN onto a word already on the board.
Words with DRAIN inside
8 words contain DRAIN in the middle. Words that start with DRAIN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DRAIN
Common questions about DRAIN
- Is DRAIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DRAIN, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DRAIN worth?
- DRAIN is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DRAIN mean?
- To drain something is to draw off liquid from it gradually, or to make it empty of energy, resources or feeling; as a noun, a drain is a channel or pipe that carries liquid away.
- What letters can be added to DRAIN?
- DRAIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DRAIN:
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