DRONISH is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DRONISH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DRONISH?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DRONISH is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DRONISH
No single letter turns DRONISH into another word.
How DRONISH scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DRONISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 192,992.
What does DRONISH mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Lazy and idle, like a drone that lives on the work of others.
Dronish borrows the picture of the male bee that does no work in the hive. It criticises a way of life rather than a single act, so it suggests a settled habit of idleness. The word is uncommon and mostly literary.
How DRONISH is used
Rare literary adjective for idle, parasitic or sluggish behaviour.
- He led a dronish life on his uncle's money.
- The dronish afternoon passed without a single task done.
- Her dronish reply showed she had no wish to help.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DRONISH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DRONISH
The 7 tiles of DRONISH in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DRONISH
3 longer words begin with DRONISH.
Shorter words from the letters in DRONISH
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Common questions about DRONISH
- Is DRONISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DRONISH, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DRONISH worth?
- DRONISH is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DRONISH mean?
- Lazy and idle, like a drone that lives on the work of others.
- What letters can be added to DRONISH?
- No single letter can be added to DRONISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DRONISH:
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