What does DROWN mean?
- Pronunciation
- /draʊn/
- Letters
- 5
- Scrabble score
- 9
- Words With Friends score
- 10
- How common
- Fairly common
Meaning
verb
- cover completely or make imperceptible“I was drowned in work”
- get rid of as if by submerging“She drowned her trouble in alcohol”
- die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating“The child drowned in the lake”
- kill by submerging in water“He drowned the kittens”
- be covered with or submerged in a liquid“the meat was swimming in a fatty gravy”
Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.
Other forms
drowns10drowned12drowning13
Anagrams of DROWN
No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.
Words inside DROWN
20 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.
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Questions
Is DROWN a valid word in word games?
DROWN 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 DROWN worth?
DROWN is worth 9 points with Scrabble letter values and 10 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.
What words can you make from DROWN?
20 other words, including ON, OR, DO and NO.