DISCONTINUE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. DISCONTINUE 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.
Which word lists accept DISCONTINUE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DISCONTINUE is to know. It scores 14 from 11 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DISCONTINUE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DISCONTINUE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in DISCONTINUE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DISCONTINUE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DISCONTINUE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To stop doing, providing or making something.
Manufacturers discontinue a product when they stop making it, and patients discontinue a drug when they stop taking it. The word sounds more formal and final than stop. Subscriptions and services can also be discontinued.
How DISCONTINUE is used
Common in business, medicine and customer notices.
- The company will discontinue the old model next year.
- Do not discontinue the medication without advice.
- They decided to discontinue the newsletter.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DISCONTINUE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DISCONTINUE
4 longer words begin with DISCONTINUE.
Shorter words from the letters in DISCONTINUE
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Common questions about DISCONTINUE
- Is DISCONTINUE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DISCONTINUE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DISCONTINUE worth?
- DISCONTINUE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DISCONTINUE mean?
- To stop doing, providing or making something.
- What letters can be added to DISCONTINUE?
- DISCONTINUE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of DISCONTINUE:
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