DISCONTINUOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. DISCONTINUOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DISCONTINUOUS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DISCONTINUOUS is to know. It scores 16 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DISCONTINUOUS
No single letter turns DISCONTINUOUS into another word.
How DISCONTINUOUS scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in DISCONTINUOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DISCONTINUOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DISCONTINUOUS
- DISCONTINUOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with DISCONTINUOUS
1 longer words begin with DISCONTINUOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in DISCONTINUOUS
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Common questions about DISCONTINUOUS
- Is DISCONTINUOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DISCONTINUOUS, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DISCONTINUOUS worth?
- DISCONTINUOUS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DISCONTINUOUS?
- No single letter can be added to DISCONTINUOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of DISCONTINUOUS:
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