DROUGHT is a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall leading to water shortage. In word games, it's a valuable 7-letter word featuring the tricky GH combination, perfect for earning the 50-point bingo bonus.
Yes. DROUGHT is in the Scrabble-style word list used by our tools and scores 12 points in Scrabble, 13 in Words With Friends and 14 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 | O | U | G | H | T | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scrabble | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| Words With Friends | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| Wordfeud | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
A DROUGHT is nature's harsh reminder of water's precious value—a prolonged period when rain refuses to fall and the earth cracks with thirst. From California's megadroughts to Africa's devastating dry spells, droughts transform landscapes and lives. They create poverty through crop failure, force mass migrations, and challenge even the cleverest quizzers to find solutions for water scarcity.
In word games, DROUGHT delivers {gameData[selectedGame].points} base points. Using all 7 tiles earns you the coveted 50-point bingo bonus, making your total score {gameData[selectedGame].points + 50} points before any multipliers! The GH combination (worth 6 points combined) plus the D provide solid scoring, while the -OUGHT pattern offers strategic flexibility.
Pro tip: DROUGHT contains the valuable -OUGHT ending shared with BROUGHT, THOUGHT, and FOUGHT. This makes it excellent for parallel plays. Look for opportunities to build from DR- prefixes or play off existing words ending in -OUGH. The word's balanced structure makes it a tournament favorite!
DROUGHT comes from Old English "drugath," meaning "dryness," related to "dryge" (dry). The word evolved through Middle English "droughte" before settling into its modern form. The silent GH reflects its Germanic origins—similar to "thought" and "bought." First recorded before 1000 CE, it originally meant both "dryness" and "thirst" before specializing to mean prolonged lack of rainfall.
Anagrams: no other word uses exactly the letters of DROUGHT.
Hooks: no front hooks; back DROUGHTS, DROUGHTY.
Words inside DROUGHT: 72 shorter words can be made from these letters – highest scoring: DOUGHTDOUGHDROUTHTROUGHOUGHTROUGHTOUGHDOTHGOTHROUTHTHUDTHUG. See all words from DROUGHT.