drain

VERBNOUN /dreɪn/
5 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH D

drain is a valid 5-letter word worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
D2R1A1I1N1
2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =6 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 12TRIPLE WORD → 18
MEANING

What does drain mean?

VERB · 4 SENSES
1

Flow off gradually.

“The rain water drains into this big vat”

SYNONYMS
RUN OUT
BROADER
COURSEFEEDFLOWRUN
RELATED
DRAINAGE
2

Make weak.

“Life in the camp drained him”

SYNONYMS
DEBILITATEENFEEBLE
BROADER
WEAKEN
NARROWER
MACERATEEMACIATEWASTE
3

Deplete of resources.

“The exercise class drains me of energy”

BROADER
WIPE OUTCONSUMEDEPLETEEATEAT UPEXHAUSTRUN THROUGHUSE UP
4

Empty of liquid; drain the liquid from.

“We drained the oil tank”

BROADER
EMPTY
RELATED
DRAINAGE
NOUN · 4 SENSES
1

A pipe through which liquid is carried away.

SYNONYMS
DRAINPIPEWASTE PIPE
BROADER
PIPINGPIPAGEPIPE
NARROWER
SEWERAGECLOACACULVERTTRAPSCUPPERSEWERSOIL PIPE
2

Emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it.

SYNONYMS
DRAINAGE
BROADER
VOIDANCEEMPTYINGEVACUATION
3

A gradual depletion of energy or resources.

“a drain on resources”

“a drain of young talent by emigration”

BROADER
DEPLETION
NARROWER
DRAWINGDRAWING OFFBRAIN DRAIN
4

Tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material.

BROADER
TUBINGTUBE
AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of drain

SAME TILES, DIFFERENT WORDS
DINAR6DARIN6RANID6NADIR6INDRA6DRINA6ARDIN6

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