DRIZ-uhl
DRIZZLE Light rain falling in very fine drops; to rain lightly or to pour a thin stream of liquid over food.
Yes. DRIZZLE is in the Scrabble-style word list used by our tools and scores 26 points in Scrabble, 27 in Words With Friends and 26 in Wordfeud (base tile values, no board multipliers). Always check the dictionary your game uses (NWL, Collins or the WWF list) before playing.
| Letter | D | R | I | Z | Z | L | E | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scrabble | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 26 |
| Words With Friends | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 27 |
| Wordfeud | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 26 |
Drizzle refers to light rain consisting of very fine water droplets, smaller than typical raindrops. Meteorologically, drizzle droplets are less than 0.5mm in diameter, creating a misty precipitation that seems to float rather than fall.
As a verb, drizzle means to rain lightly or, in culinary contexts, to pour a thin stream of liquid (sauce, oil, chocolate) over food. This dual meaning connects weather and cooking through the shared concept of gentle, light application of liquid.
For Scrabble enthusiasts, DRIZZLE provides a valuable 7-letter word containing two Z's. The familiar weather term and common cooking instruction make it less likely to be challenged while offering significant scoring potential.
The word 'drizzle' dates from the 1540s, possibly from Middle English 'drysning' meaning 'a falling of dew.' It may be related to Old English 'dreosan' meaning 'to fall.' The cooking usage developed later, borrowing the weather term's sense of gentle, light distribution.
Anagrams: no other word uses exactly the letters of DRIZZLE.
Hooks: no front hooks; back DRIZZLED, DRIZZLES.
Words inside DRIZZLE: 35 shorter words can be made from these letters – highest scoring: ZEDLEZIDLERRILEDDEILDELIDIELDIREDIRLIDLEIREDLIED. See all words from DRIZZLE.