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Is sprain a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word sprain is a Scrabble US word. The word sprain is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

S1P3R1A1I1N1

Is sprain a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word sprain is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

S1P3R1A1I1N1

Is sprain a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word sprain is a Words With Friends word. The word sprain is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

S1P4R1A1I1N2

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6-letter words (2 found)

SPINAR,SPRAIN,

5-letter words (14 found)

AIRNS,NARIS,NIPAS,PAINS,PAIRS,PARIS,PIANS,PINAS,PIRNS,RAINS,RANIS,SARIN,SPAIN,SPINA,

4-letter words (38 found)

AINS,AIRN,AIRS,ANIS,ARIS,ISNA,NAPS,NIPA,NIPS,PAIN,PAIR,PAIS,PANS,PARS,PIAN,PIAS,PINA,PINS,PIRN,PIRS,RAIN,RAIS,RANI,RAPS,RASP,RIAS,RINS,RIPS,RISP,SAIN,SAIR,SARI,SNAP,SNAR,SNIP,SPAN,SPAR,SPIN,

3-letter words (36 found)

AIN,AIR,AIS,ANI,ANS,ARS,ASP,INS,NAP,NAS,NIP,NIS,PAN,PAR,PAS,PIA,PIN,PIR,PIS,PSI,RAI,RAN,RAP,RAS,RIA,RIN,RIP,SAI,SAN,SAP,SAR,SIN,SIP,SIR,SPA,SRI,

2-letter words (10 found)

AI,AN,AR,AS,IN,IS,NA,PA,PI,SI,

You can make 100 words from sprain according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of sprain

sprain

Etymology

1601, verb attested 1622. Possibly borrowed from Middle French espraindre (“to press out, to wring”), from Latin exprimere, in which case cognate to express.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /spɹeɪn/
  • Rhymes: -eɪn

Verb

sprain (third-person singular simple present sprains, present participle spraining, simple past and past participle sprained)

  1. To weaken, as a joint, ligament, or muscle, by sudden and excessive exertion, as by wrenching; to overstrain, or stretch injuriously, but without luxation

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Noun

sprain (plural sprains)

  1. The act or result of spraining; lameness caused by spraining

Synonyms

  • wramp

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Anagrams

  • Arpins, piRNAs, pirnas, spinar, spiran

Source: wiktionary.org