Is DISCOURAGEMENTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DISCOURAGEMENTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DISCOURAGEMENTS mean?
Discouragements is a form of DISCOURAGEMENT.
- noun
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
- noun
the expression of opposition and disapproval
- noun
the act of discouraging
“the discouragement of petty theft”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
26
Words With Friends
15
Letters
D (2) + I (1) + S (1) + C (3) + O (1) + U (1) + R (1) + A (1) + G (2) + E (1) + M (3) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 21 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 DISCOURAGEMENTS
DISCOURAGEMENTS 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 DISCOURAGEMENTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- discouragement20
- counterimages18
- documentaries18
- gastrocnemius18
- counterimage17
- democratises17
- egocentrisms17
- misconstrued17
- outscreaming17
- destreamings16
- gourmandises16
- cinemagoers16
- democratise16
- documenters16
- egocentrism16
- miseducates16
- nematocides16
- outscreamed16
- undogmatic16
- desecrations15
- eudaemonists15
- reeducations15
- categorised15
- codesigners15
- consumerist15
- costumeries15
- customaries15
- decussating15
- dermatogens15
- desecrating15
- destreaming15
- discourages15
- emunctories15
- gormandises15
- gourmandise15
- mesocranies15
- misconstrue15
- outdreaming15
- reeducating15
- androecium15
- centigrams15
- cinemagoer15
- coassuming15
- costumings15
- customised15
- decimators15
- documenter15
- dormancies15
- entodermic15
- geomancers15
- geomancies15
- geometrics15
- indecorums15
- intumesced15
- macedoines15
- mendacious15
- miscounted15
- miscreated15
- miseducate15
- mordancies15
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