DISHEARTEN is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. DISHEARTEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DISHEARTEN?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DISHEARTEN is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DISHEARTEN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
disheartensChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DISHEARTEN scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in DISHEARTEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DISHEARTEN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DISHEARTEN mean in Scrabble?
verb
To cause someone to lose determination, hope or confidence.
Bad news or constant failure can dishearten even a strong person. It suggests the loss of heart that makes one stop trying, and is gentler than words like crush or devastate.
How DISHEARTEN is used
Dishearten usually takes a person as its object and is often used in the passive.
- The long delay began to dishearten the team.
- Do not let small setbacks dishearten you.
- Poor results can dishearten new students.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DISHEARTEN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DISHEARTEN
6 longer words begin with DISHEARTEN.
Shorter words from the letters in DISHEARTEN
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Common questions about DISHEARTEN
- Is DISHEARTEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DISHEARTEN, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DISHEARTEN worth?
- DISHEARTEN is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DISHEARTEN mean?
- To cause someone to lose determination, hope or confidence.
- What letters can be added to DISHEARTEN?
- DISHEARTEN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of DISHEARTEN:
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