DRONE is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. DRONE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DRONE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DRONE is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DRONE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DRONE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DRONE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,446.
What stands out about DRONE
- The same 5 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 DRONE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A drone is a male bee that does no work and exists mainly to mate with a queen, an unmanned aircraft controlled remotely or by computer, or a continuous low humming sound; to drone is to make such a sound or to speak in a flat, monotonous voice.
In a beehive, a drone differs from worker bees by doing no foraging or hive work at all, existing only to fertilise a queen before dying or being driven out. In modern technology, drone now names small unmanned aircraft used for photography, delivery, farming and military surveillance, a sense that has grown rapidly since the early twenty-first century. The same word also describes a steady, low sound, as when bagpipes drone or a lecturer drones on in a flat, unbroken tone.
How DRONE is used
Very common in modern English, especially the technology sense, alongside its older meanings from beekeeping and sound.
- The delivery company tested a fleet of drones.
- A single drone mates with the queen and then dies.
- The bagpipe's drone filled the hall with a steady note.
- His voice began to drone during the long lecture.
- Farmers now use drones to check crops from above.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DRONE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DRONE
The 5 tiles of DRONE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with DRONE
4 longer words begin with DRONE.
Words ending in DRONE
7 words end in DRONE. Useful as a back hook: play DRONE onto a word already on the board.
Words with DRONE inside
11 words contain DRONE in the middle. Words that start with DRONE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DRONE
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Common questions about DRONE
- Is DRONE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DRONE, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DRONE worth?
- DRONE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DRONE mean?
- A drone is a male bee that does no work and exists mainly to mate with a queen, an unmanned aircraft controlled remotely or by computer, or a continuous low humming sound; to drone is to make such a sound or to speak in a flat, monotonous voice.
- What letters can be added to DRONE?
- DRONE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DRONE:
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