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Drones

d 2r 1o 1n 1e 1s 1

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noun · verb · 6 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of drone

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does drones mean?

noun

  1. stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen

  2. an unchanging intonation

    Synonymsmonotonedroning

  3. someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind

    Synonymsdawdlerlaggardlaggertrailerpoke

  4. an aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote control

    Synonymspilotless aircraft

  5. a pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone

    Synonymsdrone pipebourdon

verb

  1. make a monotonous low dull sound

    “The harmonium was droning on”

  2. talk in a monotonous voice

    Synonymsdrone on

Definitions shown for drone, the base form of drones.

Is DRONES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is DRONES worth?

Scrabble

7 pts
d 2r 1o 1n 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

8 pts
d 2r 1o 1n 2e 1s 1

Wordfeud

7 pts
d 2r 1o 1n 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

7 pts
d 2r 1o 1n 1e 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in DRONES

Anagrams 5

redonsrondessnoredsondersorned

Words that end like DRONES

Common words that share the ending -ONES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

stonesonesclonesphonesbonestoneszonesconeshonesthronesovertonespostponestelephonesatonesbygonescolonescondonescycloneshormonesjawbonesbackbonesbaritonesdethroneskeystones
All words ending in -ONES

Drones: quick answers

Is DRONES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. DRONES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 7 points before board bonuses.
How many points is DRONES worth?
DRONES scores 7 points in Scrabble, 8 in Words With Friends, 7 in Wordfeud and 7 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does drones mean?
drones is the plural and third-person singular form of drone, which means “stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen”. It has 7 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in DRONES?
You can make 120 shorter words from DRONES, such as DERNS, DEROS, DOERS, DONER. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of DRONES?
DRONES rearranges into REDONS, RONDES, SNORED, SONDER, SORNED.