Drops
/dɹɒps/
noun
- A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own round shape via surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid.
"Put three drops of oil into the mixture."
- A very small quantity of liquid, or (by extension) of anything.
"asked for just a drop more tea; she was thirsty and there wasn't a drop of water to be found"
- (now especially with "the") Alcoholic spirits in general.
"It doesn't matter where you're from; anyone who enjoys the drop is a friend of mine."
- That which resembles or hangs like a liquid globule: a hanging diamond ornament or earring, a glass pendant on a chandelier, etc.
- A thing which drops or hangs down:
verb
- To fall in droplets (of a liquid).
- To drip (a liquid).
"The equipment shows how much the glacier has moved and the amount it dropped in height over the summer."
- Generally, to fall (straight down).
"A single shot was fired and the bird dropped from the sky."
- To let fall; to allow to fall (either by releasing hold of, or losing one's grip on).
"Don't drop that plate! The police ordered the men to drop their weapons."
- To let drops fall; to discharge itself in drops.
SYNONYMS
Total: 8 Scrabble points
Word Validity & Sources
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Drops"
Drops is a 5-letter word that scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "drops" can be rearranged to form 2 other valid words.
Using "Drops" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "drops" is a low-scoring word.