Is DISHONOURING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DISHONOURING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DISHONOURING mean?
Dishonouring is a form of DISHONOUR.
- verb
bring shame or dishonor upon
“he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime”
- noun
a state of shame or disgrace
“he was resigned to a life of dishonor”
- noun
lacking honor or integrity
- verb
force (someone) to have sex against their will
“The woman was raped on her way home at night”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
12
Letters
D (2) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + O (1) + N (1) + O (1) + U (1) + R (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 17 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 DISHONOURING
DISHONOURING 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 DISHONOURING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- dishonoring16
- nourishing14
- shrouding14
- unhooding14
- dishonour13
- honouring13
- inrushing13
- onrushing13
- unhorsing13
- horndogs13
- hounding13
- dishonor12
- hirudins12
- honoring12
- hornings12
- roundish12
- shrining12
- dishing12
- goodish12
- hidings12
- hooding12
- hording12
- horndog12
- shindig12
- indorsing11
- donnish11
- dronish11
- hirudin11
- hoising11
- horning11
- horsing11
- housing11
- noshing11
- roguish11
- rushing11
- shining11
- shooing11
- shoring11
- unhoods11
- doughs11
- hiding11
- inground10
- nonrigid10
- rounding10
- snooding10
- sounding10
- undoings10
- honours10
- noirish10
- nourish10
- unshorn10
- hiring10
- honing10
- hosing10
- hounds10
- hundos10
- ogrish10
- oohing10
- roughs10
- shogun10
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