drain
Drain can refer to emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it, a pipe through which liquid is carried away, or a gradual depletion of energy or resources. As a verb, drain can mean to empty of liquid; drain the liquid from, flow off gradually, or deplete of resources.
Length
5
Scrabble
6
WWF
7
Starts
DR
Ends
AIN
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “DRAIN” Mean?
/dʒɹeɪn/
drain has 8 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
4 sensesemptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it
Synonyms
tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material
a pipe through which liquid is carried away
Synonyms
a gradual depletion of energy or resources
“a drain on resources”
“a drain of young talent by emigration”
Verb
4 sensesflow off gradually
“The rain water drains into this big vat”
“The water drains”
deplete of resources
“The exercise class drains me of energy”
empty of liquid; drain the liquid from
“We drained the oil tank”
“They drain the water”
make weak
“Life in the camp drained him”
“The performance is likely to drain Sue”
Synonyms
Synonyms for DRAIN
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
5
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
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Definition
emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it
Length
5 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
N
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Letters
D, R, A, I, N
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★☆☆☆DRAIN has a Scrabble score of 6. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆DRAIN is a five-letter word, so it can be considered in Wordle-style solving. It includes common vowel information that can help narrow guesses.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆DRAIN can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆DRAIN uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
D
Letter Pattern
ABCDE
CV Pattern
CCVVC
Vowel Share
40%
Consonant Share
60%
Bigrams
DR, RA, AI, IN
Trigrams
DRA, RAI, AIN
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