DRONGO is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. DRONGO 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 DRONGO?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DRONGO is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DRONGO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
drongosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DRONGO scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DRONGO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 98,549.
What does DRONGO mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A glossy black songbird of the family Dicruridae, found across Africa, southern Asia, and Australia, known for its long forked tail.
The drongo is a perching bird related to crows, often seen sitting alone on wires and branches from which it darts out to catch flying insects. Several dozen species exist across the Old World tropics, and many are skilled mimics of other birds' calls. In Australian and New Zealand slang the same word also describes a foolish or accident-prone person, a sense that grew out of the bird's clumsy reputation among early settlers. Because of that double life, a reader who meets drongo in an old bush story should check whether the context is ornithology or an insult.
How DRONGO is used
Chiefly a name for the bird in ornithology, though the Australian slang sense for a foolish person is also widely recognised.
- A drongo swooped from the fence post to snatch a moth in midair.
- The guide pointed out a fork-tailed drongo perched above the waterhole.
- Only a real drongo would leave the gate open with the cattle right there.
- Bird books group the drongo with the crows and shrikes rather than with the swallows.
- He felt like a drongo after locking his keys inside the car.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DRONGO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DRONGO
2 longer words begin with DRONGO.
Shorter words from the letters in DRONGO
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Common questions about DRONGO
- Is DRONGO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DRONGO, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DRONGO worth?
- DRONGO is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DRONGO mean?
- A glossy black songbird of the family Dicruridae, found across Africa, southern Asia, and Australia, known for its long forked tail.
- What letters can be added to DRONGO?
- DRONGO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DRONGO:
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