Is DISCONTENTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DISCONTENTING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DISCONTENTING mean?
Discontenting is a form of DISCONTENT.
- noun
a longing for something better than the present situation
- verb
make dissatisfied
- adjective
showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing
“saw many discontent faces in the room”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
13
Letters
D (2) + I (1) + S (1) + C (3) + O (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 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 DISCONTENTING
DISCONTENTING 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 DISCONTENTING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- contingents14
- condensing14
- contending14
- consenting13
- contenting13
- contesting13
- contingent13
- discontent13
- sectioning13
- coediting13
- consigned13
- seconding13
- continents12
- egotistic12
- incensing12
- incenting12
- incidents12
- incondite12
- codesign12
- cognised12
- cosigned12
- discoing12
- encoding12
- scending12
- dentitions11
- distention11
- indentions11
- sonnetting11
- tendonitis11
- tensioning11
- continent11
- cotinines11
- destining11
- digestion11
- diosgenin11
- indenting11
- indigents11
- innocents11
- intending11
- nicotines11
- noninsect11
- contends11
- decision11
- dictiest11
- dictions11
- distinct11
- egoistic11
- enticing11
- escoting11
- incident11
- isogenic11
- noticing11
- scenting11
- tincting11
- codings11
- coigned11
- condign11
- deicing11
- discing11
- gonidic11
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