Is BRAINING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BRAINING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BRAINING mean?
Braining is a form of BRAIN.
- noun
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
- noun
mental ability
“he's got plenty of brains but no common sense”
- noun
that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
“his mind wandered”
- noun
someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
“Mozart was a child genius”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
8
Letters
B (3) + R (1) + A (1) + I (1) + N (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 11 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for BRAINING
BRAINING has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from BRAINING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- barning10
- brining10
- baning9
- baring9
- ingrain8
- raining8
- bring8
- airing7
- bairn7
- brain7
- bang7
- bing7
- brag7
- brig7
- garb7
- grab7
- garni6
- grain6
- iring6
- abri6
- bani6
- barn6
- bran6
- brin6
- rabi6
- bag6
- big6
- gab6
- gib6
- agin5
- gain5
- girn5
- gnar5
- gran5
- grin5
- ragi5
- rang5
- ring5
- arb5
- ban5
- bar5
- bin5
- bra5
- nab5
- nib5
- rib5
- airn4
- inia4
- rain4
- rani4
- gan4
- gar4
- gin4
- nag4
- rag4
- rig4
- ab4
- ba4
- bi4
- ain3
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