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Discontinuing

d 2i 1s 1c 3o 1n 1t 1i 1n 1u 1i 1n 1g 2

About 5 syllables

verb · 13 letters · Very common · present participle of discontinue

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does discontinuing mean?

verb

  1. put an end to a state or an activity

    “Quit teasing your little brother”

    Synonymsstopceasegive upquitlay off

  2. come to or be at an end

    “the support from our sponsoring agency will discontinue after March 31”

  3. prevent completion

    “stop the project”

    Synonymsbreakbreak offstop

Definitions shown for discontinue, the base form of discontinuing.

Is DISCONTINUING a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is DISCONTINUING worth?

Scrabble

17 pts
d 2i 1s 1c 3o 1n 1t 1i 1n 1u 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

23 pts
d 2i 1s 1c 4o 1n 2t 1i 1n 2u 2i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

20 pts
d 2i 1s 1c 4o 1n 1t 1i 1n 1u 2i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

20 pts
d 2i 1s 1c 3o 1n 1t 1i 1n 1u 2i 1n 1g 4

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in DISCONTINUING

Words that end like DISCONTINUING

Common words that share the ending -UING, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

continuingarguingissuingplaguingpursuingvaluingsuingmisconstruingbarbecuingconstruingcritiquingharanguingintriguingantiquingfatiguingaccruingleaguingopaquingrescuingsubduingtonguingensuingpiquingbluing
All words ending in -UING

Discontinuing: quick answers

Is DISCONTINUING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. DISCONTINUING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 17 points before board bonuses.
How many points is DISCONTINUING worth?
DISCONTINUING scores 17 points in Scrabble, 23 in Words With Friends, 20 in Wordfeud and 20 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does discontinuing mean?
discontinuing is the present participle of discontinue, which means “put an end to a state or an activity”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in DISCONTINUING?
You can make 585 shorter words from DISCONTINUING, such as DISCOUNTING, CONTUNDING, CONTINUING, CUTINISING. See the full list.