Is DISHEARTENING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DISHEARTENING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DISHEARTENING mean?
- adjective
destructive of morale and self-reliance
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
13
Letters
D (2) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + E (1) + A (1) + R (1) + T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 18 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 DISHEARTENING
DISHEARTENING 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 DISHEARTENING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- nearsighted16
- ditherings15
- garnisheed15
- hardenings15
- ingathered15
- dishearten14
- etherising14
- heartening14
- herniating14
- inearthing14
- tarnishing14
- dehairing14
- dithering14
- garnished14
- hardening14
- hindering14
- nightside14
- resighted14
- threading14
- ingredients13
- tenderising13
- adherents13
- antherids13
- enshrined13
- garnishee13
- hangriest13
- hastening13
- heritages13
- herniated13
- inearthed13
- ingathers13
- inherited13
- inshrined13
- naethings13
- neatherds13
- reheating13
- reshining13
- tarnished13
- adhering13
- deashing13
- dinghies13
- gathered13
- hagrides13
- headings13
- hedgiest13
- herdings13
- rehanged13
- rehinged13
- shending13
- denigrates12
- destaining12
- detraining12
- grenadines12
- ingredient12
- integrands12
- serenading12
- herniates12
- theanines12
- adherent12
- airthing12
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