DISCRETIONARILY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 21 points
It depends on the list you play by. DISCRETIONARILY is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 21 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
d2i1s1c3r1e1t1i1o1n1a1r1i1l1y4
Depends on the listDISCRETIONARILY · 15 letters · 21 pts Scrabble · 23 pts WWF
21points in Scrabble
23points in Words with Friends
15letters
Which word lists accept DISCRETIONARILY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
How DISCRETIONARILY scores
Scrabble d2i1s1c3r1e1t1i1o1n1a1r1i1l1y4 21
Words with Friends d2i1s1c4r1e1t1i1o1n2a1r1i1l2y3 23
Face value of the 15 tiles in DISCRETIONARILY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DISCRETIONARILY has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in DISCRETIONARILY
discretionary19 cordialities15 dictionaries15 discretional15 doctrinaires15 corydalines17 cylindrites17 declinatory17 secondarily17 tyrocidines17 colinearity16 seditionary15 clostridian14 declinators14 dioristical14 directional14 directorial14 doctrinaire14 indicolites14 nordicities14 rancidities14 escritorial13 inosilicate13 irritancies13 latrocinies13 delirations12 disrelation12 idolatriser12 ordinariest12 irrelations11 cordiality16 cordylines16 corydaline16 cylindrite16 dictionary16 indicatory16 indirectly16 indocility16 iridocytes16 isocyanide16
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Common questions about DISCRETIONARILY
- Is DISCRETIONARILY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DISCRETIONARILY, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DISCRETIONARILY worth?
- DISCRETIONARILY is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
Every word you can build from the 15 letters of DISCRETIONARILY:
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