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Discourages

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About 4 syllables

verb · 11 letters · Very common · third-person singular form of discourage

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

What does discourages mean?

verb

  1. try to prevent; show opposition to

    “We should discourage this practice among our youth”

    Synonymsdeter

  2. deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged

  3. advise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior

    “I warned him not to go too far”

    Synonymswarnadmonishmonish

Definitions shown for discourage, the base form of discourages.

Is DISCOURAGES 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 DISCOURAGES worth?

Scrabble

15 pts
d 2i 1s 1c 3o 1u 1r 1a 1g 2e 1s 1

Words With Friends

18 pts
d 2i 1s 1c 4o 1u 2r 1a 1g 3e 1s 1

Wordfeud

18 pts
d 2i 1s 1c 4o 1u 2r 1a 1g 3e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

18 pts
d 2i 1s 1c 3o 1u 2r 1a 1g 4e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in DISCOURAGES

Words that end like DISCOURAGES

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

advantagesencouragesenvisagescamouflagespercentagespilgrimagesanchoragesappendagescartilagesdisengagesdisparagesorphanagesparsonagespatronagesbeveragesfuselagesheritagesleveragessabotagesaveragesmessagespackagesdamagesmanages
All words ending in -AGES

Discourages: quick answers

Is DISCOURAGES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. DISCOURAGES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 15 points before board bonuses.
How many points is DISCOURAGES worth?
DISCOURAGES scores 15 points in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends, 18 in Wordfeud and 18 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does discourages mean?
discourages is the third-person singular form of discourage, which means “try to prevent”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in DISCOURAGES?
You can make 1299 shorter words from DISCOURAGES, such as DISCOURAGE, DISGRACES, GRACIOUSES, CORDAGES. See the full list.