brainwave

NOUN /breɪnweɪv/
9 LETTERS · STARTS WITH B

brainwave is a valid 9-letter word worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
B3R1A1I1N1W4A1V4E1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 4 + 1 =17 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 34TRIPLE WORD → 51
MEANING

What does brainwave mean?

NOUN · 2 SENSES
1

The clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation.

SYNONYMS
BRAINSTORMINSIGHT
BROADER
UNDERSTANDINGAPPREHENSIONDISCERNMENTSAVVY
NARROWER
FLASHREVELATIONBREAKTHROUGHFINDDISCOVERYLIGHT
2

(neurophysiology) rapid fluctuations of voltage between parts of the cerebral cortex that are detectable with an electroencephalograph.

SYNONYMS
BRAIN WAVECORTICAL POTENTIAL
BROADER
BIOELECTRICITY
NARROWER
BETA RHYTHMBETA WAVEALPHA RHYTHMDELTA RHYTHMDELTA WAVETHETA WAVEALPHA WAVETHETA RHYTHM
AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of brainwave

SAME TILES, DIFFERENT WORDS
BRAIN WAVE17

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