grain

NOUNVERB /greɪn/
5 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH G

grain is a valid 5-letter word worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
G2R1A1I1N1
2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =6 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 12TRIPLE WORD → 18
MEANING

What does grain mean?

NOUN · 11 SENSES
1

The physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance).

“sand of a fine grain”

“a stone of coarse grain”

SYNONYMS
2

A cereal grass.

“wheat is a grain that is grown in Kansas”

3

A relatively small granular particle of a substance.

“a grain of sand”

“a grain of sugar”

NARROWER
4

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”

BROADER
5

The side of leather from which the hair has been removed.

BROADER
6

The smallest possible unit of anything.

“there was a grain of truth in what he said”

“he does not have a grain of sense”

7

A weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat.

SYNONYMS
8

Dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn.

SYNONYMS
BROADER
9

Foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses.

10

1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams.

11

1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams.

VERB · 4 SENSES
1

Paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood.

BROADER
RELATED
2

Thoroughly work in.

“His hands were grained with dirt”

SYNONYMS
3

Form into grains.

SYNONYMS
BROADER
4

Become granular.

SYNONYMS
AT THE BOARD

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