GRAIN — 5 letter word
grain
The word grain has 5 letters: G, R, A, I, N. It contains 2 vowels and 3 consonants. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Grain has 2 anagrams: garni, agrin. As a noun, it means "the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance)".
5 letter word "grain": G R A I N — noun
Scrabble score: 6 Words With Friends score: 8
Letter analysis of grain
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| G | 1 | Consonant | 2 |
| R | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| A | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| I | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| N | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
2 vowels, 3 consonants, 5 unique letters
Definition of grain
noun
- the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance) Synonyms: texture
- the direction, texture, or pattern of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric "saw the board across the grain"
- the smallest possible unit of anything "There was a grain of truth in what I said."
- foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses Synonyms: cereal
- a relatively small granular particle of a substance "a grain of sand"
- a cereal grass "wheat is a grain that is grown in Kansas"
- dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn Synonyms: caryopsis
- 1/7000 pound "equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams"
- 1/60 dram "equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams"
- a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat Synonyms: metric grain
- the side of leather from which the hair has been removed
verb
- become granular Synonyms: granulate
- form into grains Synonyms: granulate
- paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood
- thoroughly work in "Their hands were grained with dirt." Synonyms: ingrain
Anagrams of grain(2)
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