DROLE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 6 points
It depends on the list you play by. DROLE is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 6 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept DROLE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DROLE is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DROLE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DROLE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DROLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 8,169.
What does DROLE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
archaic
(Archaic) Amusing or comically odd.
Drole borrows its spelling and meaning from the French word for funny, and English writers once used it exactly where a modern author would reach for droll. The word describes a dry, quietly funny kind of amusement rather than loud comedy.
How DROLE is used
Found in older English texts rather than modern writing, where droll is now standard.
- The old letter called the innkeeper a drole little man with endless stories.
- She found his drole remarks funnier than any planned joke.
- The narrator describes the scene as drole rather than truly comic.
- His drole expression made the whole room burst out laughing.
- The critic praised the play's drole, understated humour.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DROLE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DROLE
The 5 tiles of DROLE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DROLE
3 longer words begin with DROLE.
Shorter words from the letters in DROLE
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Common questions about DROLE
- Is DROLE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DROLE is not in it.
- How many points is DROLE worth?
- DROLE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DROLE mean?
- (Archaic) Amusing or comically odd.
- What letters can be added to DROLE?
- DROLE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DROLE:
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