crackbrained
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 23
- Words With Friends
- 27
- Letters
- 12
Definition of crackbrained
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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Idiotic.
“In order to ſet ſo hopeful a Genius right in this matter, vve have ſent you an anſvver to the ill-grounded Sophiſms of thoſe crack brain'd fellovvs, and likevviſe an eaſy mechanical explication of Perception or Thinking.”
“By degrees, Jean Paul began to be considered not a strange, crackbrained mixture of enthusiast and buffoon, but a man of infinite humour, sensibility, force, and penetration.”
“Could it be, after all, that the whole story was true, and the writing on the sherd was not a forgery, or the invention of some crack-brained, long-forgotten individual?”
“He shook his head; the milk pail was still at his feet. «You always been a crackbrained sonofabitch anyhow.»”
“Ralph is a downtrodden, debt-ridden mailman who lives on a diet of Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune, and The People's Court; dreams of sudden quiz-show success; and (like his namesake, Kramden) keeps hatching crackbrained get-rich schemes (his latest is a battery-operated jump rope).”
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Etymology
From crack + brained. The word is centuries old, and the original imagery is of a brain that is cracked (broken), but the advent of crack cocaine produced a new surface analysis whereby the word now also suggests a crack(rock)-addled brain. But even with that difference in referents, cognation is involved regardless.
Words you can make from crackbrained
200+ playable · top: CRACKBRAIN (20 pts)
Best play crackbrain 20 points9-letter words
5 words8-letter words
9 words7-letter words
48 words- BACKEND 16 pts
- BRICKED 16 pts
- CRACKED 16 pts
- CRICKED 16 pts
- DIEBACK 16 pts
- BARRACK 15 pts
- BRACKEN 15 pts
- CARRACK 15 pts
- CRACKER 15 pts
- CRACKIE 15 pts
- BIDARKA 14 pts
- CRANKED 14 pts
- DERRICK 14 pts
- ACERBIC 13 pts
- BARKIER 13 pts
- BRAKIER 13 pts
- BRECCIA 13 pts
- CRANKER 13 pts
- IKEBANA 13 pts
- CABINED 12 pts
- CARABID 12 pts
- CARBIDE 12 pts
- CARDIAC 12 pts
- CICADAE 12 pts
- DRINKER 12 pts
- KNARRED 12 pts
- CARABIN 11 pts
- CARBARN 11 pts
- CARBINE 11 pts
- NARKIER 11 pts
- ABRADER 10 pts
- ACRIDER 10 pts
- BANDIER 10 pts
- BRAIDER 10 pts
- BRAINED 10 pts
- BRANDER 10 pts
- CAIRNED 10 pts
- CARDIAE 10 pts
- CARRIED 10 pts
- DANCIER 10 pts
- DRACENA 10 pts
- REBRAND 10 pts
- ACARINE 9 pts
- BARNIER 9 pts
- CARINAE 9 pts
- ARANEID 8 pts
- DRAINER 8 pts
- RANDIER 8 pts
6-letter words
92 words- BACKED 15 pts
- BACKER 14 pts
- BICKER 14 pts
- CARACK 14 pts
- ARCKED 13 pts
- BANKED 13 pts
- BARKED 13 pts
- BRAKED 13 pts
- CARKED 13 pts
- DACKER 13 pts
- DEBARK 13 pts
- DICKER 13 pts
- NICKED 13 pts
- RACKED 13 pts
- RICKED 13 pts
- AKEBIA 12 pts
- ARRACK 12 pts
- BACCAE 12 pts
- BANKER 12 pts
- BARKER 12 pts
- CAKIER 12 pts
- CANKER 12 pts
- NICKER 12 pts
- RACKER 12 pts
- RERACK 12 pts
- BARDIC 11 pts
- BRACED 11 pts
- CICADA 11 pts
- DAIKER 11 pts
- DANKER 11 pts
- DARKEN 11 pts
- DARKER 11 pts
- KINDER 11 pts
- KIRNED 11 pts
- NARKED 11 pts
- RANKED 11 pts
- ARABIC 10 pts
- BRACER 10 pts
- CANCER 10 pts
- CARIBE 10 pts
- KERRIA 10 pts
- KINARA 10 pts
- RANKER 10 pts
- RICRAC 10 pts
- ABIDER 9 pts
- ABRADE 9 pts
- ACARID 9 pts
- ACEDIA 9 pts
- ARCADE 9 pts
- BAIDAR 9 pts
- BANDER 9 pts
- BARNED 9 pts
- BARRED 9 pts
- BINDER 9 pts
- BIRDER 9 pts
- BIRRED 9 pts
- BRIARD 9 pts
- BRINED 9 pts
- CANARD 9 pts
- CARDER 9 pts
- CARDIA 9 pts
- CARIED 9 pts
- CEDARN 9 pts
- CINDER 9 pts
- CNIDAE 9 pts
- CRANED 9 pts
- DANCER 9 pts
- DARBAR 9 pts
- DECANI 9 pts
- INBRED 9 pts
- INDABA 9 pts
- NACRED 9 pts
- RANCID 9 pts
- REBIND 9 pts
- RIBAND 9 pts
- ACINAR 8 pts
- ARCANE 8 pts
- ARNICA 8 pts
- ARRIBA 8 pts
- BARREN 8 pts
- BRINER 8 pts
- CARINA 8 pts
- CARNIE 8 pts
- CRANIA 8 pts
- RACIER 8 pts
- ARIDER 7 pts
- DARNER 7 pts
- DENARI 7 pts
- ERRAND 7 pts
- RADIAN 7 pts
- RAIDER 7 pts
- RAINED 7 pts
5-letter words
45 words- ABACK 13 pts
- BAKED 12 pts
- BIKED 12 pts
- BACCA 11 pts
- BAKER 11 pts
- BIKER 11 pts
- BRAKE 11 pts
- BRANK 11 pts
- BREAK 11 pts
- ABACI 9 pts
- ACERB 9 pts
- BARCA 9 pts
- BARIC 9 pts
- BRACE 9 pts
- ABIDE 8 pts
- ACNED 8 pts
- ACRED 8 pts
- ACRID 8 pts
- ARCED 8 pts
- ARDEB 8 pts
- BAAED 8 pts
- BANDA 8 pts
- BANED 8 pts
- BARDE 8 pts
- BARED 8 pts
- BEARD 8 pts
- BIDER 8 pts
- BRAID 8 pts
- BRAND 8 pts
- BREAD 8 pts
- ACARI 7 pts
- AECIA 7 pts
- ARECA 7 pts
- AREIC 7 pts
- BAIRN 7 pts
- BARER 7 pts
- BARRE 7 pts
- BINER 7 pts
- BRAIN 7 pts
- BRIAR 7 pts
- AIDER 6 pts
- AIRED 6 pts
- AIRER 5 pts
- ANEAR 5 pts
- ARENA 5 pts
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