DRIZZLE is a valid Scrabble word — 26 points
Yes. DRIZZLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 26 points in Scrabble and 27 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DRIZZLE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 72 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DRIZZLE is to know. It scores 26 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DRIZZLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DRIZZLE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DRIZZLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| z | 2 | 1 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. DRIZZLE needs 1 blank tile.
What stands out about DRIZZLE
- Two Zs in one word: DRIZZLE doubles the highest-value tile in the bag.
- DRIZZLE scores 26 points, more than twice the average for a 7-letter word (11.8).
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DRIZZLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
Light rain falling in very fine drops.
A drizzle is gentler than a shower and may hang in the air for hours without much noise. In cooking, a drizzle is also a thin stream of oil or sauce trickled over food, and the word works as a verb for both.
How DRIZZLE is used
Used for fine rain and, in cooking, for a thin trickle of liquid.
- A cold drizzle fell on the harbour all morning.
- Finish the salad with a drizzle of olive oil.
- We walked home in the drizzle without umbrellas.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DRIZZLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DRIZZLE
2 longer words begin with DRIZZLE.
Shorter words from the letters in DRIZZLE
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Common questions about DRIZZLE
- Is DRIZZLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DRIZZLE, where it scores 27 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DRIZZLE worth?
- DRIZZLE is worth 26 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DRIZZLE mean?
- Light rain falling in very fine drops.
- What letters can be added to DRIZZLE?
- DRIZZLE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DRIZZLE:
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