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
7
Scrabble
8
Words With Friends
6
Letters
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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