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Is DISCOUNTENANCES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, DISCOUNTENANCES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does DISCOUNTENANCES mean?

Discountenances is a form of DISCOUNTENANCE.

  1. verb

    look with disfavor on

    “The republic soon discountenanced its few friends”

  2. verb

    show disapproval by discouraging

    “any measure tending to fuse invalids into a class with special privileges should be discountenanced”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
26
Letters
15

D (2) + I (1) + S (1) + C (3) + O (1) + U (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (1) + S (1) = 20 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 DISCOUNTENANCES

DISCOUNTENANCES 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 DISCOUNTENANCES

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