Is DISCOURAGINGLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DISCOURAGINGLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 22 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DISCOURAGINGLY mean?
- adverb
in a discouraging manner
“the failure rate on the bar exam is discouragingly high”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
22
Scrabble
27
Words With Friends
14
Letters
D (2) + I (1) + S (1) + C (3) + O (1) + U (1) + R (1) + A (1) + G (2) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + L (1) + Y (4) = 22 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 DISCOURAGINGLY
DISCOURAGINGLY 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 DISCOURAGINGLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- discouraging17
- glycosuria16
- graciously16
- scraggily16
- disgracing15
- corydalis15
- dionysiac15
- girdingly15
- niggardly15
- synodical15
- craggily15
- scraggly15
- arousingly14
- adoringly14
- cynosural14
- dairyings14
- dialysing14
- graylings14
- aglycons14
- caringly14
- condylar14
- rancidly14
- scroungy14
- syndical14
- scraggy14
- scroggy14
- caliginous13
- dialoguing13
- dinosauric13
- cradlings13
- crusading13
- glucagons13
- goliardic13
- rousingly13
- scourging13
- scrouging13
- soaringly13
- acyloins13
- cousinly13
- cousinry13
- culinary13
- dairying13
- daringly13
- glorying13
- grayling13
- gyroidal13
- incisory13
- lyricons13
- ragingly13
- uranylic13
- urgingly13
- acridly13
- aglycon13
- claying13
- cloying13
- cosying13
- cyanids13
- dicliny13
- dysuric13
- glycans13
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