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drought

/dɹaʊt/noun

Drought can refer to a shortage of rainfall or a prolonged shortage.

2 meanings7 lettersScrabble 12

Length

7

Scrabble

12

WWF

13

Starts

DR

Ends

GHT

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “DROUGHT” Mean?

/dɹaʊt/

drought has 2 documented senses across noun.

Noun

2 senses
1

a shortage of rainfall

farmers most affected by the drought hope that there may yet be sufficient rain early in the growing season

Synonyms

2

a prolonged shortage

when England defeated Pakistan it ended a ten-year drought

Synonyms

Synonyms for DROUGHT

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

7

Vowels

2

Consonants

5

Word Intelligence

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Definition

a shortage of rainfall

Length

7 letters

Starts With

D

Ends With

T

Vowels

2

Consonants

5

Letters

D, R, O, U, G, H, T

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

d
r
o
u
g
h
t

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for drought.

DROUGHT is a 7-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 12.
It starts with D and ends with T.
It contains 2 vowels and 5 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 29%.
It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCDEFG.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CCVVCCC.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using drought in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

DROUGHT has a Scrabble score of 12. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

DROUGHT is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

DROUGHT can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

DROUGHT uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.

Letter Intelligence

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Unique Letters

7

Repeated Letters

0

Highest Value Letter

H

Letter Pattern

ABCDEFG

CV Pattern

CCVVCCC

Vowel Share

29%

Consonant Share

71%

Bigrams

DR, RO, OU, UG, GH, HT

Trigrams

DRO, ROU, OUG, UGH, GHT

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for drought.

DROUGHT is a 7-letter standard crossword entry.
It starts with D and ends with T, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 2 vowels and 5 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CCVVCCC.
Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.

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Word Usage Insights

Practical observations about how this word performs in different word games and puzzle situations.

This word contains 7 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CCVVCCC, making it relatively challenging to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 12, it offers strong scoring potential.
The word begins with D and ends with T, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Every letter appears only once.

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