DISCOURAGED is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. DISCOURAGED is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DISCOURAGED?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DISCOURAGED is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DISCOURAGED
No single letter turns DISCOURAGED into another word.
How DISCOURAGED scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in DISCOURAGED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DISCOURAGED has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DISCOURAGED
- DISCOURAGED begins and ends with the same letter.
- DISCOURAGED contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DISCOURAGED mean in Scrabble?
DISCOURAGED is the past tense or past participle of DISCOURAGE.
Shorter words from the letters in DISCOURAGED
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Common questions about DISCOURAGED
- Is DISCOURAGED valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DISCOURAGED, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DISCOURAGED worth?
- DISCOURAGED is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DISCOURAGED?
- No single letter can be added to DISCOURAGED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of DISCOURAGED:
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