What does DRONE mean?

Pronunciation
/droʊn/
Letters
5
Scrabble score
6
Words With Friends score
7
How common
Common

Meaning

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
  3. someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
  4. an aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote control
  5. a pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone

verb

  1. make a monotonous low dull sound“The harmonium was droning on”
  2. talk in a monotonous voice

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

droned8drones7

Anagrams of DRONE

redon6

Words inside DRONE

35 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

done5 nerd5 node5 redo5rode5den4 doe4 don4 dor4end4 nod4 nor3ode4one3 ore3 red4 rod4 roe3de3do3 ed3en2 er2ne2no2 od3oe2on2 or2re2

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Questions

Is DRONE a valid word in word games?

DRONE is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is DRONE worth?

DRONE is worth 6 points with Scrabble letter values and 7 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from DRONE?

35 other words, including ON, OR, ONE and DO.