Is DRAINS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DRAINS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 7 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DRAINS mean?
Drains is a form of DRAIN.
- verb
flow off gradually
“The rain water drains into this big vat”
- noun
emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it
- verb
deplete of resources
“The exercise class drains me of energy”
- verb
empty of liquid; drain the liquid from
“We drained the oil tank”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 7
- Words With Friends
- 8
- Letters
- 6
D (2) + R (1) + A (1) + I (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 7 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 DRAINS
DRAINS 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 DRAINS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from DRAINS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- dinars7
- nadirs7
- ranids7
- darns6
- dinar6
- drain6
- nadir6
- nards6
- raids6
- rands6
- ranid6
- rinds6
- airns5
- naris5
- rains5
- ranis5
- sarin5
- aids5
- ands5
- arid5
- dais5
- dans5
- darn5
- dins5
- nard5
- rads5
- raid5
- rand5
- rids5
- rind5
- sadi5
- said5
- sand5
- sard5
- ains4
- airn4
- airs4
- anis4
- rain4
- rais4
- rani4
- rias4
- rins4
- sain4
- sari4
- ads4
- aid4
- and4
- dan4
- das4
- din4
- dis4
- ids4
- rad4
- rid4
- sad4
- ain3
- air3
- ais3
- ani3
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