DISCOURAGE

10 letters, 14 points in Scrabble, 5 vowels

What DISCOURAGE Means

verb: try to prevent; show opposition to“We should discourage this practice among our youth”
verb: deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

DISCOURAGE is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 14 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as D2 I1 S1 C3 O1 U1 R1 A1 G2 E1.

Words Made From The Letters In DISCOURAGE

1006 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

8 letter words (11)

CAROUSED CORDAGES COURAGES DECURIAS DISCOURE DISGRACE EDACIOUS GRACIOUS IDOCRASE SCOURGED SCROUGED

7 letter words (66)

6 letter words (162)

ACIDER ADIEUS ADORES AERUGO AGRISE AGUISE AIDERS ARGUED ARGUES ARIOSE AROIDS AROUSE AUDIOS AUGERS CADGER CADGES CADIES CADRES CAGERS CAGIER CAIRDS CARDIE CARDIO CARDIS CARGOS CARIED CARIES CAUSED CAUSER CEDARS CERIAS CEROUS CESURA CIDERS CIGARS COARSE CODEIA CODERS CODGER COGIES COGUES CORGIS CORIES COSIED COSIER COUGAR COURED COURES COURIE COURSE CRAIGS CREDOS CROUSE CRUDES CRUISE CRUSIE CURIAE CURIAS CURIES CURIOS CURSED DAGOES DARICS DEAIRS DECORS DEGRAS DERIGS DICERS DIRGES DISEUR DOGEAR DOGIES DORIES DORISE DOSAGE DOUARS DOUCER DOURAS DOUSER DRICES DROGUE DUROCS ERICAS ERUGOS ESCUDO GAUCIE GEODIC GEOIDS GIAOUR GOURAS GOURDE GOURDS GRACED GRACES GRADES GRADUS GRICED GRICES GRIDES GRISED GROUSE GUACOS GUARDS GUIDER GUIDES GUIROS GUISED GUISER IRADES OREADS ORGIAC ORGIAS ORGIES ORGUES RADGES RADIOS RADIUS RAISED RAUCID REDIAS REGIUS RESAID RIDGES ROADIE ROGUED ROGUES ROSACE ROSCID ROSIED ROUGED ROUGES ROUSED RUDIES RUEDAS RUGOSA RUGOSE SACRED SAGIER SAIRED SARODE SAUCED SAUCER SAUGER SCARED SCORED SCORIA SCRIED SEADOG SOARED SOCAGE SODAIC SODGER SORAGE SOUARI SOUCAR SOUCED SOURCE SOURED SURGED UREDIA UREDOS USAGER

5 letter words (297)

ACERS ACIDS ACRED ACRES ACRID ADIEU ADIOS ADORE AEGIS AEROS AESIR AGERS AGIOS AGUED AGUES AIDER AIDES AIDOS AIRED ARCED ARCOS ARCUS AREIC ARGUE ARGUS ARISE AROID AROSE ASDIC ASIDE AUDIO AUGER AUREI AURES AURIC AURIS CADES CADGE CADIE CADIS CADRE CAGED CAGER CAGES CAIDS CAIRD CARDI CARDS CARED CARES CARGO CARSE CASED CAUSE CEDAR CEDIS CERIA CEROS CIDER CIDES CIGAR CIRES CODAS CODER CODES COEDS COGIE COGUE COIRS CORDS CORED CORES CORGI CORIA CORSE COSED COSIE COUDE COURD COURE COURS CRAGS CRAIG CREDO CREDS CRIAS CRIED CRIES CRIOS CRISE CROGS CRUDE CRUDS CRUES CRUSE CURDS CURED CURES CURIA CURIE CURIO CURSE CURSI DACES DAGOS DARES DARGS DARIC DARIS DAURS DEAIR DEARS DECOR DECOS DEGAS DEGUS DERIG DEROS DICER DICES DIRGE DISCO DOERS DOGES DOGIE DORES DORIC DORIS DORSA DORSE DOSER DOUAR DOUCE DOUCS DOURA DOUSE DRACO DRAGS DREGS DRICE DRIES DRUGS DRUSE DUARS DUCES DURAS DURES DUROC DUROS EARDS ECADS ECRUS EGADS EIDOS ERGOS ERICA ERICS ERUGO ESCAR EUROS GADES GADIS GADSO GAIDS GAIRS GARIS GAUDS GAURS GEARS GEOID GIRDS GIROS GOADS GOERS GOIER GORAS GORED GORES GORIS GORSE GOURA GOURD GRACE GRADE GRADS GRICE GRIDE GRIDS GRISE GRUED GRUES GUACO GUARD GUARS GUDES GUIDE GUIDS GUIRO GUISE ICERS IDEAS IRADE OARED OCREA OGRES ORCAS OREAD ORGIA ORGIC ORGUE OSCAR OSIER OURIE RACED RACES RADGE RADIO RAGDE RAGED RAGES RAGIS RAGUS RAIDS RAISE RASED READS REDIA REDOS REGOS RESID RESOD RIADS RICED RICES RIDES RIDGE ROADS RODES ROGUE ROSED ROUES ROUGE ROUSE RUDAS RUDES RUDIE RUEDA RUGAE SAGER SAICE SARED SARGE SARGO SAROD SAUCE SCARE SCAUD SCAUR SCORE SCOUG SCOUR SCRAE SCRAG SCROD SCROG SCUDI SCUDO SEGAR SERAC SERAI SERIC SIDER SIEUR SIRED SIROC SOARE SODIC SOGER SORDA SORED SOUCE SUCRE SUDOR SUGAR SURED SURGE URAEI URAOS URASE UREAS UREDO UREIC URGED URGES URSAE URSID USAGE

4 letter words (289)

ACED ACER ACES ACID ACRE ADOS AERO AESC AGED AGER AGES AGIO AGUE AIDE AIDS AIRS ARCO ARCS ARDS ARED AREG ARES ARID ARIS ASCI CADE CADI CADS CAGE CAGS CAID CARD CARE CARS CASE CEAS CEDI CERO CIAO CIDE CIDS CIGS CIRE CODA CODE CODS COED COGS COIR CORD CORE CORS COSE COUR CRAG CRED CRIA CRIS CROG CRUD CRUE CRUS CUDS CUED CUES CURD CURE CURS DACE DAES DAGO DAGS DAIS DARE DARG DARI DAUR DEAR DECO DEGS DEGU DERO DESI DEUS DICE DIES DIGS DIRE DISA DISC DOCS DOER DOES DOGE DOGS DORE DORS DOSE DOUC DOUR DRAC DRAG DREG DRUG DUAR DUCE DUCI DUES DUGS DUOS DURA DURE DURO EARD EARS EAUS ECAD ECOD ECOS ECRU ECUS EGAD EGIS EGOS ERAS ERGO ERGS ERIC EROS EUOI EURO GADE GADI GADS GAED GAES GAID GAIR GARE GARI GARS GAUD GAUR GAUS GEAR GEDS GEOS GERS GIDS GIED GIES GIOS GIRD GIRO GOAD GOAS GODS GOER GOES GORA GORE GORI GRAD GRID GRIS GRUE GUAR GUDE GUES GUID GURS ICED ICER ICES IDEA IDES IGAD IRED IRES IURE OARS OCAS ODAS ODEA ODES ODIC OGRE ORAD ORCA ORCS ORDS ORES OSAR OUDS OURS RACE RADE RADS RAGE RAGI RAGS RAGU RAID RAIS RASE READ RECS REDO REDS REGO REGS REIS REOS RIAD RIAS RICE RIDE RIDS RIGS RISE ROAD ROCS RODE RODS ROED ROES ROSE ROUE RUCS RUDE RUDS RUED RUES RUGA RUGS RUSA RUSE SADE SADI SADO SAGE SAGO SAIC SAID SAIR SARD SARI SCAD SCAG SCAR SCOG SCUD SCUG SCUR SEAR SECO SEGO SEIR SERA SICE SIDA SIDE SIRE SOAR SOCA SODA SORA SORD SORE SORI SOUR SUED SUER SUGO SUID SURA SURD SURE UDOS URAO URDE URDS UREA URES URGE URIC URSA USED USER

3 letter words (149)

ACE ADO ADS AGE AGO AGS AID AIR AIS ARC ARD ARE ARS AUE CAD CAG CAR CID CIG CIS COD COG COR COS CRU CUD CUE CUR DAE DAG DAS DEG DEI DIE DIG DIS DOC DOE DOG DOR DOS DSO DUE DUG DUI DUO EAR EAS EAU ECO ECU EDS EGO ERA ERG ERS GAD GAE GAR GAS GAU GED GEO GER GID GIE GIO GIS GOA GOD GOE GOR GOS GUE GUR GUS ICE IDE IDS IOS IRE ISO OAR OCA ODA ODE ODS OES OIS ORA ORC ORD ORE ORS OSE OUD OUR OUS RAD RAG RAI RAS REC RED REG REI REO RES RIA RID RIG ROC ROD ROE RUC RUD RUE RUG SAC SAD SAE SAG SAI SAR SAU SEA SEC SED SEG SEI SER SIC SIR SOC SOD SOG SOU SRI SUD SUE SUG SUI SUR UDO UDS UGS URD URE USE

2 letter words (32)

AD AE AG AI AR AS DA DE DI DO EA ED ER ES GI GO GU ID IO IS OD OE OI OR OS OU RE SI SO UG UR US

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