Is DISCARDING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DISCARDING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DISCARDING mean?
Discarding is a form of DISCARD.
- verb
throw or cast away
“Put away your worries”
- noun
anything that is cast aside or discarded
- noun
(cards) the act of throwing out a useless card or of failing to follow suit
- noun
getting rid something that is regarded as useless or undesirable
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 15
- Words With Friends
- 18
- Letters
- 10
D (2) + I (1) + S (1) + C (3) + A (1) + R (1) + D (2) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 15 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for DISCARDING
DISCARDING has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from DISCARDING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cardings12
- candids11
- carding11
- diacids11
- discard11
- discing11
- arcings10
- carings10
- racings10
- radding10
- ridding10
- sacring10
- scaring10
- caddis10
- candid10
- diacid10
- dicing10
- darings9
- disdain9
- gradins9
- raiding9
- ridings9
- siganid9
- adding9
- arcing9
- cairds9
- canids9
- caring9
- casing9
- cigars9
- darics9
- gaddis9
- gadids9
- icings9
- nicads9
- racing9
- rancid9
- ricing9
- airings8
- arising8
- raising8
- aiding8
- anisic8
- cairns8
- casini8
- daring8
- gradin8
- grands8
- grinds8
- ricins8
- riding8
- siding8
- acids8
- acing8
- acrid8
- asdic8
- cadis8
- caids8
- caird8
- canid8
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