DISCERNING is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. DISCERNING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
d2i1s1c3e1r1n1i1n1g2
PlayableDISCERNING · 10 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
10letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept DISCERNING?
| 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
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.4
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.1%
Our own measure of how useful DISCERNING is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DISCERNING
No single letter turns DISCERNING into another word.
How DISCERNING scores
Scrabble d2i1s1c3e1r1n1i1n1g2 14
Words with Friends d2i1s1c4e1r1n2i1n2g3 18
Face value of the 10 tiles in DISCERNING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DISCERNING has to be built on the board across turns.
Anagrams of DISCERNING
The 10 tiles of DISCERNING in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DISCERNING
1 longer words begin with DISCERNING.
Shorter words from the letters in DISCERNING
cindering13 niderings11 inceding12 scending12 scerning11 cinerins10 desining10 desiring10 indigens10 nidering10 residing10 ringside10 sdeining10 resining9 cringed11 deicing11 dicings11 discing11 censing10 cerning10 cinders10 cringes10 crining10 dineric10 discern10 incised10 indices10 nerdics10 rescind10 scening10 cinerin9 derning9 dingers9 dingier9 dingies9 dinings9 diriges9 endings9 engirds9 grinned9
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Common questions about DISCERNING
- Is DISCERNING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DISCERNING, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DISCERNING worth?
- DISCERNING is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DISCERNING?
- No single letter can be added to DISCERNING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of DISCERNING:
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