DROGUE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. DROGUE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DROGUE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DROGUE is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DROGUE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DROGUE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DROGUE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,115.
What stands out about DROGUE
- The same 6 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DROGUE mean in Scrabble?
noun
nauticaltechnical
A cone- or funnel-shaped device towed behind a boat, aircraft, or other moving object to slow it down, add stability, or serve as a target.
Sailors use a drogue as a kind of sea anchor, trailing it behind a small boat in rough weather to slow the vessel and keep its stern pointed into the waves. Aircraft use a similar drogue as a small parachute to pull out a larger one, or as a funnel-shaped target and refuelling fitting trailed behind a tanker plane. In every case the shape is the same, a wide open mouth that fills with air or water to create drag.
How DROGUE is used
Nautical and aviation technical term; used for a towed device that creates drag for stability, braking, or refuelling.
- The skipper streamed a drogue astern to keep the boat from broaching in the swell.
- A small drogue chute pulled the main parachute out of its pack.
- The fighter pilot guided the probe toward the tanker's trailing drogue.
- They used a drogue as an aerial target during the gunnery exercise.
- The life raft came fitted with a drogue to slow its drift in high wind.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DROGUE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DROGUE
The 6 tiles of DROGUE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with DROGUE
3 longer words begin with DROGUE.
Shorter words from the letters in DROGUE
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Common questions about DROGUE
- Is DROGUE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DROGUE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DROGUE worth?
- DROGUE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DROGUE mean?
- A cone- or funnel-shaped device towed behind a boat, aircraft, or other moving object to slow it down, add stability, or serve as a target.
- What letters can be added to DROGUE?
- DROGUE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DROGUE:
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