TRAIN is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. TRAIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TRAIN?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TRAIN is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TRAIN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TRAIN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in TRAIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,303.
What stands out about TRAIN
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 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 TRAIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A connected series of railway cars pulled by a locomotive; more broadly, any connected sequence of people, vehicles, animals, or events moving one after another.
A train most often means the railway vehicles that carry passengers or freight along a track, but English keeps the older, wider sense too: a train of thought, a train of camels, or the long train of a wedding dress all describe things strung out one behind another. The word comes from French trainer, meaning to drag, which explains why a train is always something drawn out in a line. The related verb to train, meaning to teach or prepare someone, developed separately from the same root. Context almost always makes clear which kind of train is meant.
How TRAIN is used
Most often refers to railway transport, but also used for a sequence of connected things, such as a train of thought or a train of events.
- The train pulled into the station ten minutes late.
- A long train of camels crossed the desert at dawn.
- Her train of thought was broken by the phone ringing.
- The bride's train stretched several feet behind her down the aisle.
- A train of ants marched steadily toward the sugar bowl.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TRAIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TRAIN
The 5 tiles of TRAIN in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with TRAIN
Showing 24 of 31 words that begin with TRAIN.
Words ending in TRAIN
23 words end in TRAIN. Useful as a back hook: play TRAIN onto a word already on the board.
Words with TRAIN inside
Showing 24 of 118 words that contain TRAIN somewhere in the middle. Words that start with TRAIN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TRAIN
Showing 40 of 45. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about TRAIN
- Is TRAIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TRAIN, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TRAIN worth?
- TRAIN is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TRAIN mean?
- A connected series of railway cars pulled by a locomotive; more broadly, any connected sequence of people, vehicles, animals, or events moving one after another.
- What letters can be added to TRAIN?
- TRAIN takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of TRAIN:
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