DISCUSSANT is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. DISCUSSANT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DISCUSSANT?
| 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 DISCUSSANT is to know. It scores 13 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DISCUSSANT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
discussantsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DISCUSSANT scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in DISCUSSANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DISCUSSANT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DISCUSSANT mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
A person who takes part in a formal discussion, especially an expert commenting on a paper at a conference.
In academic meetings the discussant is the named respondent who reads a talk and replies to it. The role is more specific than ordinary participant.
How DISCUSSANT is used
Discussant is a formal word from conferences, panels and symposia.
- The discussant praised the paper but questioned its data.
- Each session has one discussant and three speakers.
- She was invited as a discussant at the economics panel.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DISCUSSANT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DISCUSSANT
1 longer words begin with DISCUSSANT.
Shorter words from the letters in DISCUSSANT
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Common questions about DISCUSSANT
- Is DISCUSSANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DISCUSSANT, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DISCUSSANT worth?
- DISCUSSANT is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DISCUSSANT mean?
- A person who takes part in a formal discussion, especially an expert commenting on a paper at a conference.
- What letters can be added to DISCUSSANT?
- DISCUSSANT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of DISCUSSANT:
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