5 Letters
3 Consonants
2 Vowels
1 Syllables
Types Of Speech
You can use drain as a noun or as a verb in a sentence.
About Drain
A 1 syllables noun and 5 letters with the letters a, d, i, n, and r, 3 consonants, 2 vowels and 1 syllables with the middle letter a. Drain starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters d, dr, dra, drai, and the ending characters are n, in, ain, rain, ..
Definition
Emptying accomplished by draining
Origin/Roots
Middle English
School Grade
Drain is set as a grade one word that starts with d, ends with n, 1 syllables, 2 vowels and 5 letters.
Scrabble
Is drain a scrabble word? A 6 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
Pig Latin
Drain in Pig Latin is said as "aindray or aindrway".
Unigram
d | r | a | i | n
Bigram
dr | ra | ai | in
Trigram
dra | rai | ain
Quadrigram
drai | rain
Word Gram
Noun Examples
emptying accomplished by draining
a gradual depletion of energy or resources;
"a drain on resources";
"a drain of young talent by emmigration"
a pipe through which liquid is carried away
tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material
Verb Examples
make weak;
"Life in the camp drained him"
empty of liquid;
drain the liquid from;
"We drained the oil tank"
deplete of resources;
"The exercise class drains me of energy"
flow off gradually;
"The rain water drains into this big vat"

Synonyms (Cognitive Synonyms) For "Drain"

There are 878 synonyms available. These are cognitive relationship words which is to say they have a similar meaning, mean the same thing, or have close definition and relationship to drain.

SynonymDefinition
Abatebecome less in amount or intensity
"The storm abated"
"The rain let up after a few hours"
Abbreviateshorten
"Abbreviate `New York'' and write `NY''"
Ablateremove an organ or bodily structure
Ablationsurgical removal of a body part or tissue
Abradestrike against an object
"She stubbed her one''s toe in the dark and now it''s broken"
Abridgereduce in scope while retaining essential elements
"The manuscript must be shortened"
Absorbcause to become one with
"The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax"
Absorptionthe mental state of being preoccupied by something
Abstracta concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
"he loved her only in the abstract--not in person"
Abstractiona general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

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Anagrams

There are 5 anagrams from drain.

Anagram Definition
Drainemptying accomplished by draining
Ranidinsectivorous usually semiaquatic web-footed amphibian with smooth moist skin and long hind legs
Nadirthe point below the observer that is directly opposite the zenith on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected
Indrachief god of the Rig-Veda
god of rain and thunder
Dinarthe basic unit of money in Algeria

View English words with the unique letters used in drain. Words With The Letters Adinr

Derives

Drain derives from 2 words.

Word Definition
Drainemptying accomplished by draining
Run Out

Hypernyms

Drain has 3 hypernyms.

Word Definition
Emptyingthe act of removing the contents of something
Evacuationthe act of evacuating
leaving a place in an orderly fashion
especially for protection
Voidancethe act of removing the contents of something

Names With The Word "Drain"

3 names are spelled with drain.

NameMaleFemale
AdrainNoNo
AdraineYesYes
AdrainneNoYes

The word games Words With Friends, 4pics1Word, Word Chums, and Jumble which is by far one of the most successful of the word games. Jumble was created in 1954 - below, you will find the most unscrambled letters for each descramble word game that others have solved or decoded to make the word drain.

Is drain a scrabble word or can you use drain in Words With Friends? The probability of getting this word in scrabble is 1 out of every 6455 games and in Words With Friends it's 1 out of every 8515 games. This 5 letter 6 point scrabble word can be rearranged 120 ways. What other words can be made with the letters a, d, i, n, and r? There's 21 with 7 letters or less with the letters a, d, i, n, and r. Here is a list of 21 to try to get you more points.

WordScrabbleWords With FriendsWord Chums4Pics1WordJumble
Drain (5 letters) 6 7 indra
Ranid (5 letters) 6 7 indra
Sardina (7 letters) 8 +2 9 +2 sardina
Unitard (7 letters) 8 +2 10 +3 unitard
Innards (7 letters) 8 +2 10 +3 adinnrs
Durian (6 letters) 7 +1 9 +2 durian
Nadir (5 letters) 6 7 indra
Darwin (6 letters) 10 +4 11 +4 darwin
Indra (5 letters) 6 7 indra
Andvari (7 letters) 11 +5 13 +6 andvari
Adrian (6 letters) 7 +1 8 +1 aadinr
Andira (6 letters) 7 +1 8 +1 aadinr
Radian (6 letters) 7 +1 8 +1 aadinr
Dinar (5 letters) 6 7 indra
Draw In (7 letters)
Radiant (7 letters) 8 +2 9 +2 radiant
Indrawn (7 letters) 11 +5 13 +6 indrawn
Inward (6 letters) 10 +4 11 +4 darwin
Inwards (7 letters) 11 +5 12 +5 wnasdri
Iridian (7 letters) 8 +2 9 +2 iridian
Adriana (7 letters) 8 +2 9 +2 adriana





     

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