d 2 r 1 o 1 u 1 g 2 h 4 t 1
7 letters · 12 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a shortage of rainfall
noun a prolonged shortage
originFrom Middle English droughte, droghte, drouȝte, from Old English drūgaþ. Cognate with Dutch droogte, Low German Dröögde. By surface analysis, dry + -t (abstract nominal suffix).
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