DISCRETION

10 letters, 13 points in Scrabble, 4 vowels

What DISCRETION Means

noun: freedom to act or judge on one's own
noun: knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress“the servants showed great tact and discretion”

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What It Scores

DISCRETION is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 13 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as D2 I1 S1 C3 R1 E1 T1 I1 O1 N1.

Anagrams of DISCRETION (3)

Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.

CRETINOIDS DIRECTIONS SORICIDENT

Words Made From The Letters In DISCRETION

994 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.

9 letter words (11)

CENTROIDS CORNEITIS CRETINOID DIRECTION DISORIENT DOCTRINES INDICTERS INDICTORS REINDICTS RETINOIDS SIDEROTIC

8 letter words (39)

7 letter words (128)

CESTOID CINDERS CIRSOID CISTERN CISTRON CITRINE CITRINS CITRONS CODEINS COEDITS COINERS COINTER CONDERS CONDIES CONSTER CORDITE CORNETS CORNIST CORSNED CORTINS COTISED CREDITS CRESTON CRETINS CRETONS CRINITE CRINOID CRINOSE CRONETS CRONIES CTENOID DEISTIC DEONTIC DICIEST DICTIER DICTION DINERIC DINEROS DINITRO DIORITE DIRECTS DIRTIES DISCERN DISCOER DITONES DITSIER DOCENTS DONSIER EDITION EDITORS EOSINIC ERICOID ERISTIC ICONISE ICTERID IDENTIC INCISED INCISOR INCITED INCITER INCITES INDICES INDICTS INDITER INDITES INDORSE INOSITE INSIDER IODINES IODISER IONISED IONISER IRENICS IRONIES IRONISE IRONIST NERDICS NERITIC NICOISE NITRIDE NITRIDS NOISIER NORITES NORITIC NOTICED NOTICER NOTICES OESTRIN ONEIRIC ORCEINS ORCINES ORDINES ORIENTS RECOINS RECTION RESCIND RICIEST RIOTISE RODENTS ROISTED ROSINED ROSITED SCODIER SCORNED SECONDI SECTION SERICIN SERICON SIRENIC SNIDIER SNORTED SORDINE SORDINI SORITIC SORTIED STEROID STONIED STONIER STORIED TENIOID TERCIOS TERSION TIDIERS TINDERS TINEIDS TIRONIC TRIODES TRIONES

6 letter words (191)

CENSOR CENTOS CESTOI CIDERS CINDER CISTED CITERS CITIED CITIES CITRIN CITRON CODEIN CODENS CODERS CODIST COEDIT COINED COINER CONDER CONDIE CONIES CONTES CORIES CORNED CORNET CORSET CORTIN COSIED COSIER COSINE COSTED COSTER COTISE CREDIT CREDOS CRETIN CRINED CRINES CRONES CRONET DECORS DICERS DICIER DICOTS DINERO DINERS DINICS DIRECT DIREST DITONE DOCENT DONSIE DORIES DORISE DOTERS DOTIER DRICES DRIEST DROITS DRONES EDICTS EDITOR ESTRIN ICIEST ICONES IDENTS IDIOTS INCISE INCITE INDICT INDIES INDITE INDRIS INERTS INSECT INSERT INSIDE INTERS INTIRE INTOED INTROS IODINE IODINS IODISE IONICS IONISE IRENIC IRIDES IRISED IRONED IRONES IRONIC NERDIC NESTOR NICEST NIDORS NITERS NITRES NITRIC NITRID NITROS NOETIC NOISED NORDIC NORITE NOSIER NOTERS NOTICE OECIST OINTED ONCERS ONIRIC ONSIDE ORCEIN ORCINE ORCINS ORIENT OSCINE RECITS RECOIN RECONS RECTOS REDONS RICINS RIDENT RINSED RIOTED RODENT ROESTI ROINED RONDES RONTES ROSCID ROSIED ROSTED SCIENT SCORED SCOTER SCRIED SCRINE SECOND SECTOR SENIOR SENITI SINTER SNIDER SNORED SONDER SONERI SORNED SORTED SORTIE STERIC STIRED STONED STONER STORED STRIDE STRODE STROND TEIIDS TEINDS TENORS TENSOR TERCIO TIDIER TIDIES TINDER TINEID TINIER TINIES TIROES TOCSIN TODIES TONERS TONICS TONIER TONIES TORICS TORIES TRENDS TRICED TRICES TRIENS TRINED TRINES TRIODE TRIOSE TRODES TRONCS TRONES

5 letter words (268)

CEDIS CENTO CENTS CEROS CERTS CESTI CIDER CIDES CINES CIONS CIRES CITED CITER CITES CODEN CODER CODES COEDS COINS COIRS COITS CONED CONES CONTE CORDS CORED CORES CORNI CORNS CORSE COSED COSET COSIE COSTE COTED COTES CREDO CREDS CREST CRIED CRIES CRINE CRIOS CRISE CRITS CRONE CROST DECOR DECOS DEIST DENIS DENTS DERNS DEROS DICER DICES DICOT DICTS DIETS DINER DINES DINIC DINOS DINTS DIRTS DISCI DISCO DITES DOERS DOEST DOITS DONER DORES DORIC DORIS DORSE DORTS DOSER DOTER DOTES DRENT DREST DRICE DRIES DROIT DRONE EDICT EDITS EIDOS EOSIN ERICS ESCOT ESTOC ESTRO ICERS ICIER ICONS IDENT IDIOT INDIE INDRI INERT INSET INTER INTIS INTRO IODIC IODIN IONIC IRIDS IRONE IRONS NEIST NERDS NERTS NICER NIDES NIDOR NISEI NITER NITES NITID NITRE NITRO NODES NOIRS NOISE NORIS NOSED NOSER NOTED NOTER NOTES ODIST OINTS ONCER ONCES ONCET ONERS ONSET ONTIC ORCIN ORNIS OSIER RECIT RECON RECTI RECTO REDON REDOS REINS REIST RENDS RENTS RESID RESIN RESIT RESOD RESTO RICED RICES RICIN RIDES RINDS RINES RINSE RIOTS RISEN RITES RODES ROINS ROIST RONDE RONES RONTE RONTS ROSED ROSET ROSIN ROSIT ROSTI ROTED ROTES ROTIS SCEND SCENT SCION SCONE SCORE SCORN SCROD SDEIN SENOR SENTI SERIC SERIN SERON SETON SIDER SIENT SINCE SINED SIRED SIREN SIROC SITED SNIDE SNIRT SNORE SNORT SODIC SONCE SONDE SONIC SORED STEIN STEND STENO STERN STIED STIRE STOIC STOND STONE STORE TEIID TEIND TEINS TENDS TENOR TERNS TICED TICES TIDES TIERS TINDS TINED TINES TIRED TIRES TIROS TOISE TONDI TONED TONER TONES TONIC TORCS TORES TORIC TORII TORSE TORSI TOSED TREND TRICE TRIDE TRIED TRIES TRINE TRINS TRIOS TRODE TRODS TROIS TRONC TRONE TRONS

4 letter words (226)

CEDI CENS CENT CERO CERT CIDE CIDS CINE CION CIRE CIST CITE CITO CITS CODE CODS COED COIN COIR COIT COND CONE CONI CONS CORD CORE CORN CORS COSE COST COTE COTS CRED CRIS CRIT DECO DENI DENS DENT DERN DERO DESI DICE DICT DIES DIET DINE DINO DINS DINT DIRE DIRT DISC DITE DITS DOCS DOEN DOER DOES DOIT DONE DONS DORE DORS DORT DOSE DOST DOTE DOTS ECOD ECOS EDIT ENDS EONS ERIC ERNS EROS ERST ETIC ICED ICER ICES ICON IDES INRO INTI INTO IONS IRED IRES IRID IRIS IRON ISIT NEDS NERD NEST NETS NICE NIDE NIDI NIDS NIED NIES NISI NITE NITS NODE NODI NODS NOES NOIR NORI NOSE NOTE ODES ODIC OINT ONCE ONER ONES ONIE ONST ORCS ORDS ORES ORTS OTIC RECS REDO REDS REIN REIS REND RENS RENT REOS REST RETS RICE RIDE RIDS RIND RINE RINS RIOT RISE RITE RITS ROCS RODE RODS ROED ROES ROIN RONE RONT ROSE ROST ROTE ROTI ROTS SCOT SECO SECT SEIR SEND SENT SICE SIDE SIEN SIND SINE SIRE SIRI SITE SNED SNIT SNOD SNOT SONE SORD SORE SORI SORN SORT STED STEN STIE STIR TECS TEDS TEIN TEND TENS TERN TICE TICS TIDE TIDS TIED TIER TIES TIND TINE TINS TIRE TIRO TOCS TODS TOED TOES TONE TONS TORC TORE TORI TORN TORS TOSE TRES TRIE TRIN TRIO TROD TRON

3 letter words (103)

CID CIS CIT COD CON COR COS COT DEI DEN DIE DIN DIS DIT DOC DOE DON DOR DOS DOT DSO ECO EDS END ENS EON ERN ERS EST ICE IDE IDS INS ION IOS IRE ISO ITS NED NET NID NIE NIS NIT NOD NOR NOS NOT ODE ODS OES OIS ONE ONS ORC ORD ORE ORS ORT OSE REC RED REI REN REO RES RET RID RIN RIT ROC ROD ROE ROT SEC SED SEI SEN SER SET SIC SIN SIR SIT SOC SOD SON SOT SRI TEC TED TEN TES TIC TID TIE TIN TIS TOC TOD TOE TON TOR

2 letter words (28)

DE DI DO ED EN ER ES ET ID IN IO IS IT NE NO OD OE OI ON OR OS RE SI SO ST TE TI TO

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