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DISCOURAGING
Discouraging (verb) — try to prevent; show opposition to. 2. (verb) deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged.
“We should discourage this practice among our youth”
Discouraging is a valid 12-letter word worth 17 points in Scrabble (and Words With Friends letter values vary). Below are its anagrams and the shorter words hidden inside it.
Anagrams of DISCOURAGING
No anagrams — the letters ACDGGIINORSU only spell this word.
Words made from the letters in DISCOURAGING
4 × 10-letter words
8 × 9-letter words
43 × 8-letter words
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139 × 7-letter words
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201 × 6-letter words
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205 × 5-letter words
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