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drained

/dɹeɪnd/adjective

Drained is also used as adjective, with meanings including emptied or exhausted of (as by drawing off e.g. water or other liquid).

3 meanings7 lettersScrabble 9

Length

7

Scrabble

9

WWF

10

Starts

DR

Ends

NED

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “DRAINED” Mean?

/dɹeɪnd/

drained has 3 documented senses across adjective.

Adjective

3 senses
1

emptied or exhausted of (as by drawing off e.g. water or other liquid)

a drained marsh

a drained tank

a drained and apathetic old man … not caring any longer about anything

2

extremely exhausted

Synonyms

3

drained of electric charge; discharged

a dead battery

left the lights on and came back to find the battery drained

Synonyms

Synonyms for DRAINED

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

7

Vowels

3

Consonants

4

Word Intelligence

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Definition

emptied or exhausted of (as by drawing off e.g. water or other liquid)

Length

7 letters

Starts With

D

Ends With

D

Vowels

3

Consonants

4

Letters

D, R, A, I, N, E, D

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

d
r
a
i
n
e
d

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for drained.

DRAINED is a 7-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 9.
It starts with D and ends with D.
It contains 3 vowels and 4 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 43%.
It has 1 repeated letter.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCDEFA.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CCVVCVC.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using drained in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★☆☆

DRAINED has a Scrabble score of 9. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

DRAINED is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

DRAINED can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

DRAINED contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.

Letter Intelligence

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Unique Letters

6

Repeated Letters

1

Highest Value Letter

D

Letter Pattern

ABCDEFA

CV Pattern

CCVVCVC

Vowel Share

43%

Consonant Share

57%

Bigrams

DR, RA, AI, IN, NE, ED

Trigrams

DRA, RAI, AIN, INE, NED

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for drained.

DRAINED is a 7-letter standard crossword entry.
It starts with D and ends with D, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 3 vowels and 4 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CCVVCVC.
Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.

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Word Usage Insights

Practical observations about how this word performs in different word games and puzzle situations.

This word contains 7 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CCVVCVC, making it relatively challenging to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 9, it offers moderate scoring potential.
The word begins with D and ends with D, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Some letters repeat, which can be useful when identifying anagrams.

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