BRAINSTEMS

10 letters, 14 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What BRAINSTEMS Means

BRAINSTEMS is a form of BRAINSTEM, which means:

noun: the part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata and pons and midbrain and parts of the hypothalamus

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

BRAINSTEMS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 14 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as B3 R1 A1 I1 N1 S1 T1 E1 M3 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In BRAINSTEMS

1170 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

9 letter words (4)

BANISTERS BARMINESS BRAINSTEM TRIBESMAN

8 letter words (35)

7 letter words (118)

6 letter words (232)

ABRINS ABSENT ABSITS AIMERS AIREST AIRMEN AMBERS AMBITS AMENTS AMINES AMISES AMRITS ANIMES ANISES ANTRES ARISEN ARISES ARMETS ARMIES ARSINE ARTIES ASSENT ASSERT ASTERN ASTERS BAIRNS BAITER BANTER BAREST BARITE BARMEN BARMIE BARNET BASEST BASINS BASNET BASSER BASSET BASTER BASTES BASTIS BATMEN BEASTS BEMIST BESITS BESTAR BESTIR BESTIS BETRIM BIASES BINATE BINERS BIRSES BISMAR BISTER BISTRE BITERS BITSER BRAINS BRAISE BRAMES BRANES BRANTS BRASES BRASTS BREAMS BREAST BREIST BRENTS BRINES BRISES EMBARS ENARMS ERBIAS ESTRIN ETAMIN IMARET IMBARS IMBASE INARMS INERTS INMATE INSEAM INSERT INSETS INSTAR INTERS MAINER MAIRES MAISES MAISTS MANIES MANSES MANTES MANTIS MARIES MARINE MARSES MARTEN MARTIN MASERS MASTER MATERS MATIER MATIES MATINS MATRES MBIRAS MENSAS MERITS MESIAN MESSAN MINARS MINBAR MINERS MINTER MISATE MISEAT MISERS MISSAE MISSET MISTER MITERS MITRES NAMERS NEBRIS NITERS NITRES RABIES RAINES RAISES RAMENS RAMETS RAMIES RAMINS RATINE REASTS REBAIT REISTS REMAIN REMANS REMINT REMISS REMITS RESINS RESIST RESITS RETAIN RETINA RINSES SABERS SABINE SABINS SABIRS SABRES SAINTS SAMIER SAMITE SANEST SANIES SANSEI SANTIR SARINS SARMIE SARNIE SARSEN SASINE SATINS SATIRE SEITAN SEMINA SERAIS SERINS SIENTS SIESTA SIMARS SIMBAS SINTER SIRENS SISTER SISTRA SITARS SMARTS SMEARS SMITER SMITES SNARES SNASTE SNIRTS STAINS STAIRS STAMEN STANES STARES STARNS STEAMS STEANS STEARS STEINS STERNA STERNS STIMES STIRES STRAES STRAIN STREAM STRIAE STRIMS TABERS TAMBER TAMEIN TAMERS TAMINE TAMINS TAMISE TASERS TASSIE TENIAS TERAIS TERBIA TIMBER TIMBRE TIMERS TINEAS TISANE TMESIS TRAINS TRANSE TREMAS TRIBES TRIENS TRINES

5 letter words (347)

ABETS ABIES ABRIM ABRIN ABRIS ABSIT AESIR AIMER AIRNS AIRTS AMBER AMBIT AMENS AMENT AMIES AMINE AMINS AMIRS AMISS AMRIT ANIME ANISE ANTES ANTIS ANTRE ARETS ARISE ARMET ARSIS ARTIS ASSET ASTER ASTIR BAIRN BAITS BANES BANTS BARES BARMS BARNS BASEN BASER BASES BASIN BASIS BASSE BASSI BASTE BASTI BASTS BATES BEAMS BEANS BEARS BEAST BEATS BEMAS BENIS BENTS BERMS BESAT BESIT BESTI BESTS BETAS BIERS BIMAS BINER BINES BINTS BIRSE BISES BITER BITES BRAES BRAIN BRAME BRANE BRANS BRANT BRASS BRAST BRATS BREAM BREIS BRENS BRENT BRIES BRIMS BRINE BRINS BRISE BRISS BRITS EARNS EARST EASTS EMBAR EMIRS EMITS ENARM ENTIA ERBIA ETNAS IAMBS IMBAR INARM INERM INERT INSET INTER INTRA IRATE ISBAS ISNAE ITEMS MABES MAINS MAIRE MAIRS MAISE MAIST MANES MANET MANIS MANSE MARES MARSE MARTS MASER MASES MASSE MASTS MATER MATES MATIN MBIRA MEANS MEANT MEATS MEINS MEINT MENSA MENTA MERIS MERIT MESAS METIS MIENS MINAE MINAR MINAS MINER MINES MINTS MIRES MISER MISES MISSA MISTS MITER MITES MITRE NABES NABIS NAMER NAMES NARES NARIS NATES NATIS NEARS NEATS NEIST NEMAS NERTS NESTS NIMBS NISSE NITER NITES NITRE RABIS RAINE RAINS RAISE RAITS RAMEN RAMET RAMIE RAMIN RAMIS RANIS RANTS RASES RASSE RATES REAMS REANS REAST REBIT REINS REIST REMAN REMIT RENTS RESAT RESIN RESIT RESTS RETIA RIANT RIBAS RIBES RIEMS RIMAE RIMES RINES RINSE RISEN RISES RITES SABER SABES SABIN SABIR SABRE SAIMS SAINE SAINS SAINT SAIRS SAIST SAMEN SAMES SANER SANES SANTS SARIN SARIS SASER SASIN SATEM SATES SATIN SATIS SEAMS SEANS SEARS SEATS SEIRS SEISM SEMIS SENAS SENSA SENSI SENTI SENTS SERAI SERIN SIENS SIENT SIMAR SIMAS SIMBA SINES SIREN SIRES SITAR SITES SMART SMEAR SMIRS SMITE SMITS SNABS SNARE SNARS SNEBS SNIBS SNIES SNIRT SNITS STABS STAIN STAIR STANE STARE STARN STARS STEAM STEAN STEAR STEIN STEMS STENS STERN STIES STIME STIMS STIRE STIRS STRAE STRIA STRIM TABER TABES TAINS TAMER TAMES TAMIN TAMIS TARES TARNS TARSI TASER TASSE TEAMS TEARS TEINS TENIA TERAI TERAS TERMS TERNS TIANS TIARS TIERS TIMER TIMES TINAS TINEA TINES TIRES TRABS TRAIN TRAMS TRANS TRASS TREMA TRESS TRIBE TRIES TRIMS TRINE TRINS TSARS

4 letter words (281)

ABET ABRI AIMS AINE AINS AIRN AIRS AIRT AITS AMEN AMES AMIE AMIN AMIR AMIS ANES ANIS ANTE ANTI ANTS ARBS ARES ARET ARIS ARMS ARTI ARTS ATES BAIT BAMS BANE BANI BANS BANT BARE BARM BARN BARS BASE BASS BAST BATE BATS BEAM BEAN BEAR BEAT BEIN BEMA BENI BENS BENT BERM BEST BETA BETS BIAS BIEN BIER BIMA BINE BINS BINT BISE BIST BITE BITS BRAE BRAN BRAS BRAT BREI BREN BRIE BRIM BRIN BRIS BRIT EANS EARN EARS EAST EATS EINA EMIR EMIT ERAS ERNS ERST ESTS ETAS ETNA IAMB IRES ISBA ISMS ISNA ITAS ITEM MABE MAES MAIN MAIR MANE MANI MANS MARE MARS MART MASE MASS MAST MATE MATS MEAN MEAT MEIN MENT MERI MESA MESS META METS MIBS MIEN MINA MINE MINT MIRE MIRS MISE MISS MIST MITE MNAS NABE NABS NAME NAMS NARE NATS NEAR NEAT NEBS NEMA NESS NEST NETS NIBS NIES NIMB NIMS NITE NITS RABI RAIN RAIS RAIT RAMI RAMS RANI RANT RASE RAST RATE RATS REAM REAN REBS REIN REIS REMS RENS RENT REST RETS RIAS RIBA RIBS RIEM RIMA RIME RIMS RINE RINS RISE RITE RITS SABE SABS SAIM SAIN SAIR SAIS SAME SAMS SANE SANS SANT SARI SARS SATE SATI SEAM SEAN SEAR SEAS SEAT SEIR SEIS SEMI SENA SENS SENT SERA SERS SETA SETS SIBS SIEN SIES SIMA SIMS SINE SINS SIRE SIRS SIST SITE SITS SMIR SMIT SNAB SNAR SNEB SNIB SNIT SRIS STAB STAR STEM STEN STIE STIM STIR TABI TABS TAES TAIN TAIS TAME TAMS TANE TANS TARE TARN TARS TASS TEAM TEAR TEAS TEIN TEMS TENS TERM TERN TIAN TIAR TIER TIES TIME TINA TINE TINS TIRE TRAM TRES TRIE TRIM TRIN TSAR

3 letter words (122)

ABS AIM AIN AIR AIS AIT AME AMI ANE ANI ANS ANT ARB ARE ARM ARS ART ATE ATS BAM BAN BAR BAS BAT BEN BES BET BIN BIS BIT BRA EAN EAR EAS EAT EMS ENS ERA ERM ERN ERS ESS EST ETA INS IRE ISM ITA ITS MAE MAN MAR MAS MAT MEN MES MET MIB MIR MIS MNA NAB NAE NAM NAS NAT NEB NET NIB NIE NIM NIS NIT RAI RAM RAN RAS RAT REB REI REM REN RES RET RIA RIB RIM RIN RIT SAB SAE SAI SAM SAN SAR SAT SEA SEI SEN SER SET SIB SIM SIN SIR SIS SIT SMA SRI TAB TAE TAI TAM TAN TAR TAS TEA TEN TES TIE TIN TIS

2 letter words (31)

AB AE AI AM AN AR AS AT BA BE BI EA EM EN ER ES ET IN IS IT MA ME MI NA NE RE SI ST TA TE TI

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