Is DISCOURAGEMENT a word?
DISCOURAGEMENT is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words With Friends, has 14 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 60 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, DISCOURAGEMENT is a valid word.
What does discouragement mean?
noun: the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
DISCOURAGEMENT: word details
- Pronunciation: dihs-KUR-ihj-muhnt (approx., 4 syllables)
- Length: 14 letters, a long word. It is one of 9,202 14-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 20 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 25 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside discouragement
Words you can make from the letters of discouragement.
Solve a whole rack, not just DISCOURAGEMENT
DISCOURAGEMENT is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does DISCOURAGEMENT mean?
DISCOURAGEMENT is a noun. It means: the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles.
Is DISCOURAGEMENT a valid word?
Yes, DISCOURAGEMENT is a valid word. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.