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Is BRAINS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, BRAINS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 8 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does BRAINS mean?

Brains is a form of BRAIN.

  1. noun

    that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord

  2. noun

    mental ability

    “he's got plenty of brains but no common sense”

  3. noun

    that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason

    “his mind wandered”

  4. noun

    someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality

    “Mozart was a child genius”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

8

Scrabble

10

Words With Friends

6

Letters

B (3) + R (1) + A (1) + I (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 8 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 BRAINS

BRAINS 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.

Anagrams of BRAINS

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from BRAINS

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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