Brown

/bɹaʊn/

Scrabble:10 ptsWWF:12 pts5 letters
Definition of Brown

noun

  1. A colour like that of chocolate or coffee.

    "The browns and greens in this painting give it a nice woodsy feel."

  2. One of the colour balls used in snooker, with a value of 4 points.
  3. Black tar heroin.
  4. A copper coin.
  5. A brown horse or other animal.

verb

  1. To become brown.

    "Fry the onions until they brown."

  2. To cook something until it becomes brown.

    "Brown the onions in a large frying pan."

  3. To tan.

    "Light-skinned people tend to brown when exposed to the sun."

  4. To make brown or dusky.
  5. To give a bright brown colour to, as to gun barrels, by forming a thin coating of oxide on their surface.
Anagrams of Brown

No exact anagrams found for "brown". This word has a unique letter combination.

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "brown" and rearranging:

Synonyms & Antonyms

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Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Brown"

Brown is a 5-letter word that scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Brown" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "brown" is a medium-scoring word.