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Yes. The word brain is a Scrabble US word. The word brain is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word brain is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

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5-letter words (3 found)

ABRIN,BAIRN,BRAIN,

4-letter words (10 found)

ABRI,AIRN,BANI,BARN,BRAN,BRIN,RABI,RAIN,RANI,RIBA,

3-letter words (15 found)

AIN,AIR,ANI,ARB,BAN,BAR,BIN,BRA,NAB,NIB,RAI,RAN,RIA,RIB,RIN,

2-letter words (8 found)

AB,AI,AN,AR,BA,BI,IN,NA,

You can make 36 words from brain according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of brain

brain rbain barin abrin rabin arbin brian rbian biran ibran riban irban bairn abirn biarn ibarn aibrn iabrn raibn aribn riabn irabn airbn iarbn brani rbani barni abrni rabni arbni brnai rbnai bnrai nbrai rnbai nrbai banri abnri bnari nbari anbri nabri ranbi arnbi rnabi nrabi anrbi narbi brina rbina birna ibrna ribna irbna brnia rbnia bnria nbria rnbia nrbia binra ibnra bnira nbira inbra nibra rinba irnba rniba nriba inrba nirba bainr abinr bianr ibanr aibnr iabnr banir abnir bnair nbair anbir nabir binar ibnar bniar nbiar inbar nibar ainbr ianbr anibr naibr inabr niabr rainb arinb rianb iranb airnb iarnb ranib arnib rnaib nraib anrib narib rinab irnab rniab nriab inrab nirab ainrb ianrb anirb nairb inarb niarb

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Definitions and meaning of brain

brain

Etymology

From Middle English brayn, brain, from Old English bræġn (“brain”), from Proto-West Germanic *bragn, from Proto-Germanic *bragną (“brain”), from Proto-Indo-European *mregʰnom (“skull, brain”), from Proto-Indo-European *mregʰ- (“marrow, sinciput”) + *-mn̥ (“nominal suffix”).

Cognate with Scots braine, brane (“brain”), North Frisian brayen, brein (“brain”), Saterland Frisian Brainge (“brain”), West Frisian brein (“brain”), Dutch brein (“brain”), Low German Brägen, Bregen (“brain”) (whence German Bregen (“animal brain”)), Ancient Greek βρεχμός (brekhmós, “front part of the skull, top of the head”).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: brān, IPA(key): /bɹeɪn/
  • Homophone: brane
  • Rhymes: -eɪn

Noun

brain (countable and uncountable, plural brains)

  1. The control center of the central nervous system of an animal located in the skull which is responsible for perception, cognition, attention, memory, emotion, and action.
    Synonyms: harns; see also Thesaurus:brain
    1. A part of the brain, especially associated with particular mental functions, abilities, etc.
  2. (informal) An intelligent person.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:genius
    1. (plural only) A person who provides the intelligence required for something.
  3. (in the plural) Intellect.
    • 2008 Quaker Action (magazine) Rights trampled in rush to deport immigrant workers, Fall 2008, Vol. 89, No. 3, p. 8:
      "We provided a lot of brains and a lot of heart to the response when it was needed," says Sandra Sanchez, director of AFSC's Immigrants' Voice Program in Des Moines.
    1. (in the singular) An intellectual or mental capacity.
  4. By analogy with a human brain, the part of a machine or computer that performs calculations.
  5. (slang, vulgar, uncountable) Oral sex.
  6. (informal) Mind.
  7. A loose compartment of a backpack that straps on over the top opening.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

  • (brain lobes) brain lobe; frontal lobe, occipital lobe, parietal lobe, temporal lobe (Category: en:Brain)

Verb

brain (third-person singular simple present brains, present participle braining, simple past and past participle brained)

  1. (transitive) To dash out the brains of; to kill by smashing the skull.
  2. (transitive, slang) To strike (someone) on the head.
  3. (transitive, figurative) To destroy; to put an end to.
  4. (transitive, obsolete) To conceive in the mind; to understand.

Quotations

  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:brain.

Translations

Further reading

  • Category:brain on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
  • brain on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • brain on Wikiquote.Wikiquote

Anagrams

  • Barin, Brian, Rabin, abrin, bairn, brian

Irish

Noun

brain m

  1. inflection of bran:
    1. vocative/genitive singular
    2. nominative/dative plural

Mutation

Middle English

Noun

brain

  1. Alternative form of brayn

Old Irish

Alternative forms

  • broin

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /branʲ/

Noun

brain m

  1. inflection of bran:
    1. vocative/genitive singular
    2. nominative plural

Mutation

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /brai̯n/
  • Rhymes: -ai̯n
  • Homophone: braen (“rotten”) (South Wales)

Etymology 1

Noun

brain m pl

  1. plural of brân (“crow”)

Etymology 2

Noun

brain m or f (plural breiniau or breinau or breinioedd or breinion)

  1. Alternative form of braint (“honour”)

Mutation

References

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “brain”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Source: wiktionary.org