Is DISCRETIONS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DISCRETIONS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DISCRETIONS mean?
Discretions is a form of DISCRETION.
- noun
freedom to act or judge on one's own
- noun
knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress
“the servants showed great tact and discretion”
- noun
refined taste; tact
- noun
the power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
11
Letters
D (2) + I (1) + S (1) + C (3) + R (1) + E (1) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 14 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 DISCRETIONS
DISCRETIONS 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 DISCRETIONS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- directions13
- discretion13
- dissection13
- centroids12
- considers12
- consisted12
- cretinoid12
- crosstied12
- decisions12
- direction12
- dissector12
- doctrines12
- incrossed12
- indicters12
- indictors12
- reindicts12
- siderotic12
- disorients11
- corneitis11
- isosteric11
- recisions11
- centroid11
- cestoids11
- consider11
- cordites11
- crinoids11
- decision11
- dictions11
- discerns11
- doctrine11
- indicter11
- indictor11
- indirect11
- reindict11
- rescinds11
- derisions10
- dirtiness10
- disinters10
- disorient10
- ironsides10
- resinoids10
- retinoids10
- seditions10
- cisterns10
- cistrons10
- citrines10
- cointers10
- corniest10
- crinites10
- crosstie10
- crostini10
- eristics10
- incisors10
- inciters10
- necrosis10
- noticers10
- recision10
- sections10
- sericins10
- soricine10
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