Is discouraging a Scrabble word?
Yes, discouraging is a Scrabble word!
...and is worth 17 points in Scrabble, and 22 points in Words with Friends
Discouraging is a valid Scrabble word.
Discouraging is a word starting with d ending with g. Check our list of words starting with d ending with g.
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Dictionary definitions of the word discouraging
The meaning of discouraging
discouraging
5 definitions of the word discouraging.
Adjective
- Depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action
- Expressing disapproval
Verb
- Try to prevent; show opposition to
- Deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged
- Admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in discouraging?
10 Letter Words
8 Letter Words
7 Letter Words
- acinous9
- adoring9
- aground9
- airings8
- arguing9
- arising8
- audings9
- cadging12
- candors10
- candour10
- carding11
- cardons10
- carious9
- causing10
- cirsoid10
- congius10
- conidia10
- cording11
- cougars10
- crinoid10
- crusado10
- curding11
- curiosa9
- cursing10
- dacrons10
- darings9
- discing11
- diurons8
- dousing9
- dragons9
- dugongs10
- durians8
- durions8
- ganoids9
- garcons10
- giaours8
- girding10
- goading10
- gonadic11
- gonidia9
- gonidic11
- gracing11
- grading10
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- guiding10
- guidons9
- guisard9
- guising9
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- iguanid9
- incisor9
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- indusia8
- inroads8
- iracund10
- ordains8
- organic10
- origans8
- origins8
- ourangs8
- racings10
- raiding9
- raising8
- ricinus9
- ridging10
- ridings9
- roguing9
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- rousing8
- sacring10
- sadiron8
- sarcoid10
- saucing10
- scaring10
- sciurid10
- scoring10
- siganid9
- signior8
- signora8
- signori8
- soaring8
- sordini8
- souring8
- surging9
- ungirds9
6 Letter Words
- acinus8
- acorns8
- adonis7
- adorns7
- aggros8
- agings8
- agonic9
- aiding8
- airing7
- andros7
- anisic8
- anodic9
- anuric8
- arcing9
- argons7
- ariosi6
- aroids7
- around7
- arsino6
- auding8
- audios7
- caging10
- cairds9
- cairns8
- candor9
- canids9
- cardio9
- cardon9
- cargos9
- caring9
- casing9
- casini8
- casino8
- cigars9
- coding10
- coigns9
- congas9
- congii9
- corgis9
- coring9
- cornua8
- cornus8
- cosign9
- cougar9
- cousin8
- curing9
- curios8
- dacron9
- danios7
- darics9
- daring8
- dicing10
- dinars7
- dingus8
- diuron7
- doings8
- dongas8
- dosing8
- douras7
- dragon8
- drains7
- dugong9
- durian7
- during8
- durion7
- durocs9
- ganoid8
- garcon9
- gascon9
- giaour7
- girons7
- goings8
- gonads8
- goring8
- gourds8
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- gradus8
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- ground8
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- guards8
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- guiros7
- gundog9
- icings9
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- incurs8
- indigo8
- indris7
- inroad7
- iodins7
- ionics8
- ironic8
- nadirs7
- nairus6
- narcos8
- nicads9
- nordic9
- norias6
- oaring7
- onagri7
- orangs7
- orcins8
- ordain7
- organs7
- orgiac9
- origan7
- origin7
- ourang7
- racing9
- racons8
- radios7
- radius7
- radons7
- raging8
- raisin6
- rancid9
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- rasing7
- ricing9
- ricins8
- riding8
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- soucar8
- soudan7
- sundog8
- ungird8
- unrigs7
- unsaid7
- uranic8
- urging8
5 Letter Words
- acids8
- acing8
- acini7
- acorn7
- acrid8
- adios6
- adorn6
- adunc8
- aggro7
- aging7
- agios6
- agons6
- airns5
- andro6
- arcus7
- argon6
- argus6
- aroid6
- arson5
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- audio6
- auric7
- auris5
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- caids8
- cains7
- caird8
- cairn7
- canid8
- canso7
- cards8
- cargo8
- carns7
- cigar8
- cions7
- cnida8
- codas8
- coign8
- coins7
- coirs7
- conga8
- conus7
- cords8
- corgi8
- coria7
- corns7
- cornu7
- crags8
- cruds8
- cuing8
- curds8
- curia7
- curio7
- curns7
- dagos7
- dangs7
- danio6
- daric8
- darns6
- dinar6
- dingo7
- dings7
- dinos6
- disci8
- disco8
- doing7
- donas6
- donga7
- dongs7
- dorsa6
- doura6
- drags7
- drain6
- drugs7
- dungs7
- duras6
- durns6
- duroc8
- duros6
- gadis7
- gains6
- gangs7
- garni6
- gauds7
- gaurs6
- gigas7
- girds7
- girns6
- giron6
- giros6
- gnars6
- goads7
- going7
- gonad7
- gongs7
- gonia6
- gourd7
- grads7
- grain6
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- grids7
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- nicad8
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- orang6
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- organ6
- orgic8
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- racon7
- radii6
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- ricin7
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- scorn7
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- sodic8
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- sonic7
- sound6
- sudor6
- sugar6
- suing6
- udons6
- unais5
- uncia7
- uncos7
- unrig6
- ursid6
- using6
4 Letter Words
- acid7
- ados5
- agin5
- agio5
- agog6
- agon5
- aids5
- ains4
- airn4
- airs4
- ands5
- anis4
- arco6
- arcs6
- arid5
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- cadi7
- cads7
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- cain6
- cans6
- card7
- carn6
- cars6
- ciao6
- cigs7
- cion6
- coda7
- cods7
- cogs7
- coin6
- coir6
- coni6
- cons6
- cord7
- corn6
- cors6
- crag7
- cris6
- crud7
- crus6
- cuds7
- curd7
- curn6
- curs6
- dago6
- dags6
- dais5
- dang6
- dans5
- darn5
- digs6
- ding6
- dino5
- dins5
- disc7
- docs7
- dogs6
- dona5
- dong6
- dons5
- dors5
- dour5
- drag6
- drug6
- duci7
- dugs6
- dung6
- duns5
- duos5
- dura5
- durn5
- duro5
- gadi6
- gads6
- gags6
- gain5
- gang6
- gars5
- gaud6
- gaun5
- gaur5
- gids6
- giga6
- gigs6
- gins5
- gird6
- girn5
- giro5
- gnar5
- gnus5
- goad6
- goas5
- gods6
- gong6
- grad6
- gran5
- grid6
- grig6
- grin5
- grog6
- guan5
- guar5
- guid6
- guns5
- icon6
- iggs6
- inia4
- inro4
- ions4
- irid5
- iris4
- iron4
- nags5
- naoi4
- naos4
- narc6
- nard5
- nidi5
- nisi4
- nodi5
- nods5
- nogg6
- nogs5
- noir4
- nori4
- nous4
- nurd5
- oars4
- ocas6
- odas5
- odic7
- onus4
- orad5
- orca6
- orcs6
- osar4
- ouds5
- ours4
- rads5
- ragg6
- ragi5
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- raid5
- rain4
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- rang5
- rani4
- rias4
- rids5
- rigs5
- rind5
- ring5
- rins4
- road5
- roan4
- rocs6
- rods5
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- rugs5
- ruin4
- rung5
- runs4
- sadi5
- sago5
- said5
- sain4
- sand5
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- sard5
- sari4
- scad7
- scag7
- scan6
- scar6
- scud7
- sign5
- sing5
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- song5
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- udon5
- udos5
- unai4
- unci6
- unco6
- undo5
- urds5
- uric6
- urns4
- ursa4
3 Letter Words
- ado4
- ads4
- ago4
- ags4
- aid4
- ain3
- air3
- ais3
- and4
- ani3
- arc5
- ars3
- cad6
- can5
- car5
- cig6
- cis5
- cod6
- cog6
- con5
- cor5
- cos5
- cru5
- cud6
- cur5
- dag5
- dan4
- dig5
- din4
- dis4
- doc6
- dog5
- don4
- dor4
- dos4
- dug5
- dui4
- dun4
- duo4
- gad5
- gag5
- gan4
- gar4
- gas4
- gid5
- gig5
- gin4
- gnu4
- goa4
- gor4
- gos4
- gun4
- ids4
- igg5
- ins3
- ion3
- nag4
- nod4
- nog4
- nor3
- nos3
- nus3
- oar3
- oca5
- oda4
- ods4
- ons3
- ora3
- orc5
- ors3
- oud4
- our3
- rad4
- rag4
- rai3
- ran3
- ras3
- ria3
- rid4
- rig4
- rin3
- roc5
- rod4
- rug4
- run3
- sac5
- sad4
- sag4
- sau3
- sic5
- sin3
- sir3
- sod4
- son3
- sou3
- sri3
- sun3
- udo4
- uns3
- urd4
- urn3