dinghy

Plural: dinghies

Noun

A small boat, often used as a tender for a larger vessel.
a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled
A small open boat, propelled by oars or paddles, carried as a tender, lifeboat, or pleasure craft on a ship.
A sailing dinghy.
An inflatable rubber life raft.

Verb

To travel by dinghy.

Examples

He felt like he was navigating a DINGHY through a storm on the Words With Friends board.

Origin / Etymology

From Bengali ডিঙি (ḍiṅi), perhaps from Sanskrit द्रोण (droṇa, “wooden trough”).

Synonyms

dory, rowboat, tender

Scrabble Score: 14

dinghy: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
dinghy: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
dinghy: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

dinghy: valid Words With Friends Word