Is DISCERNMENTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DISCERNMENTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DISCERNMENTS mean?
Discernments is a form of DISCERNMENT.
- noun
the cognitive condition of someone who understands
“he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect”
- noun
delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values)
“arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success”
- noun
perception of that which is obscure
- noun
the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
12
Letters
D (2) + I (1) + S (1) + C (3) + E (1) + R (1) + N (1) + M (3) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 17 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 DISCERNMENTS
DISCERNMENTS 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.
Anagrams of DISCERNMENTS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from DISCERNMENTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- rescindments17
- discernment16
- rescindment16
- increments14
- directness13
- netminders13
- stridences13
- centrisms13
- increment13
- endemics13
- endermic13
- demisters12
- netminder12
- sediments12
- stridence12
- centimes12
- centrism12
- tenesmic12
- endemic12
- trendiness11
- incenters11
- misenters11
- nescients11
- secretins11
- sincerest11
- dementis11
- demerits11
- deminers11
- demister11
- dermises11
- descents11
- descries11
- desertic11
- dimeters11
- discerns11
- discreet11
- discrete11
- incensed11
- incented11
- indecent11
- mindsets11
- mistends11
- reminted11
- rescinds11
- sediment11
- sidesmen11
- cements11
- centime11
- cermets11
- emetics11
- mercies11
- metrics11
- mincers11
- dermic11
- medics11
- minced11
- dissenter10
- indenters10
- intenders10
- nerdiness10
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