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discountenance

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Is discountenance a Scrabble word?

Yes, discountenance is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 19 points in Scrabble.

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  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of discountenance?

Definition

verb (English)

1. (transitive) To have an unfavorable opinion of; to deprecate or disapprove of.Examples: "A town meeting was convened to discountenance riot."; "So far from friendship being an institution whose value is recognised and understood, it is at best scantily acknowledged, and is often actually discountenanced and misunderstood."; "Mr Macgregor stiffened at the word 'nigger', which is discountenanced in India."transitive

2. (transitive) To abash, embarrass or disconcert.Examples: "How would one look from his Majeſtick brow, / Seated as on the top of Vertues hill, / Diſcount'nance her deſpiſ'd, and put to rout / All her array, her female pride deject, / Or turn to reverent awe? […]"; "The hermit was somewhat discountenanced by this observation."transitive

3. (transitive) To refuse countenance or support to; to discourage.Examples: "These were rejected by Parliament, which discountenanced the amalgamation of competing lines but gave broad approval in theory to end-on amalgamations."transitive

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "discountenance"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "discountenance"?

Scrabble
19 points
D2
I1
S1
C3
O1
U1
N1
T1
E1
N1
A1
N1
C3
E1
Words With Friends
25 points
D2
I1
S1
C4
O1
U2
N2
T1
E1
N2
A1
N2
C4
E1

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