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Definition of drought

"drought" in the noun sense

1. drought, drouth

a shortage of rainfall

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

2. drought, drouth

a prolonged shortage

"when England defeated Pakistan it ended a ten-year drought"

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Quotations for drought

Drought never brought dearth. [ English Proverb, collected by George Herbert ]

Drought never bred dearth in England. [ Proverb ]

Drink and drought come not always together. [ Proverb ]

O earth! I will befriend thee more with rain than youthful April shall with all his showers; in summer's drought I'll drop upon thee still. [ William Shakespeare ]

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drought in Scrabble®

The word drought is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 12

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters drought:

DROUGHT
(98 = 48 + 50)
DROUGHT
(98 = 48 + 50)

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All Scrabble® Plays For The Word drought

DROUGHT
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In drought

DROUGHT
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DROUGHT
(92 = 42 + 50)
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DROUGHT
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drought in Words With Friends™

The word drought is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 13

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters drought:

DROUGHT
(104 = 69 + 35)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

drought

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word drought

DROUGHT
(104 = 69 + 35)
DROUGHT
(98 = 63 + 35)
DROUGHT
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DROUGHT
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DROUGHT
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In drought

DROUGHT
(104 = 69 + 35)
DROUGHT
(98 = 63 + 35)
DROUGHT
(92 = 57 + 35)
DROUGHT
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DROUGHT
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Words within the letters of drought

2 letter words in drought (6 words)

dogoohortouh

3 letter words in drought (20 words)

dogdotdugduogodgotguthoghothughutouroutrhorodrotrugruttugugh

4 letter words in drought (13 words)

dothdruggothgouthourhurtroutthouthruthudthugtourtrod

5 letter words in drought (6 words)

doughgourdgroutoughtroughtough

6 letter words in drought (1 word)

trough

7 letter words in drought (1 word)

drought

drought + 1 blank (1 word)

droughts

drought + 2 blanks (1 word)

doughtier
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Words containing the sequence drought

Words that start with drought (2 words)

droughtdroughts

Words with drought in them (1 word)

drought

Words that end with drought (1 word)

drought
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Word Growth involving drought

Shorter words in drought

ugh ought

ugh rough

Longer words containing drought

droughts