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
- Scrabble
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 11
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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