Is BRAINWASHED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BRAINWASHED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BRAINWASHED mean?
- adjective
subjected to intensive forced indoctrination resulting in the rejection of old beliefs and acceptance of new ones
“brainwashed prisoners of war”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
11
Letters
B (3) + R (1) + A (1) + I (1) + N (1) + W (4) + A (1) + S (1) + H (4) + E (1) + D (2) = 20 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 BRAINWASHED
BRAINWASHED 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 BRAINWASHED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- rainwashed17
- brainwash17
- barehands15
- hairbands15
- dishware15
- rawhides15
- swanherd15
- warheads15
- banished14
- barehand14
- bawdries14
- brandish14
- hairband14
- rainwash14
- sherwani14
- handsaw14
- rawhide14
- warhead14
- bashaw14
- banisher13
- webinars13
- abashed13
- bandsaw13
- bawdier13
- bawdies13
- behinds13
- berdash13
- wahines13
- washier13
- wearish13
- whiners13
- shawed13
- shrewd13
- washed13
- whined13
- wished13
- airheads12
- handsier12
- banshie12
- bearish12
- webinar12
- bashed12
- behind12
- haniwa12
- hawser12
- newish12
- rawish12
- rewash12
- wahine12
- washer12
- whenas12
- whiner12
- whines12
- wisher12
- hawed12
- whids12
- brandies11
- adwares11
- airhead11
- airshed11
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