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Is discern a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word discern is a Scrabble US word. The word discern is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

D2I1S1C3E1R1N1

Is discern a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word discern is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

D2I1S1C3E1R1N1

Is discern a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word discern is a Words With Friends word. The word discern is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

D2I1S1C4E1R1N2

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7-letter words (4 found)

CINDERS,DISCERN,NERDICS,RESCIND,

6-letter words (12 found)

CIDERS,CINDER,CRINED,CRINES,DICERS,DINERS,DRICES,NERDIC,RINSED,SCRIED,SCRINE,SNIDER,

5-letter words (44 found)

CEDIS,CIDER,CIDES,CINES,CIRES,CREDS,CRIED,CRIES,CRINE,CRISE,DENIS,DERNS,DICER,DICES,DINER,DINES,DRICE,DRIES,ERICS,ICERS,NERDS,NICER,NIDES,REINS,RENDS,RESID,RESIN,RICED,RICES,RIDES,RINDS,RINES,RINSE,RISEN,SCEND,SDEIN,SERIC,SERIN,SIDER,SINCE,SINED,SIRED,SIREN,SNIDE,

4-letter words (56 found)

CEDI,CENS,CIDE,CIDS,CINE,CIRE,CRED,CRIS,DENI,DENS,DERN,DESI,DICE,DIES,DINE,DINS,DIRE,DISC,ENDS,ERIC,ERNS,ICED,ICER,ICES,IDES,IRED,IRES,NEDS,NERD,NICE,NIDE,NIDS,NIED,NIES,RECS,REDS,REIN,REIS,REND,RENS,RICE,RIDE,RIDS,RIND,RINE,RINS,RISE,SEIR,SEND,SICE,SIDE,SIEN,SIND,SINE,SIRE,SNED,

3-letter words (37 found)

CID,CIS,DEI,DEN,DIE,DIN,DIS,EDS,END,ENS,ERN,ERS,ICE,IDE,IDS,INS,IRE,NED,NID,NIE,NIS,REC,RED,REI,REN,RES,RID,RIN,SEC,SED,SEI,SEN,SER,SIC,SIN,SIR,SRI,

2-letter words (12 found)

DE,DI,ED,EN,ER,ES,ID,IN,IS,NE,RE,SI,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 166 words from discern according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of discern

discern

Etymology

From Middle English discernen, from Old French discerner, from Latin discernere (“to separate, divide, distinguish, discern”), from dis- (“apart”) + cernere (“to separate”); see certain.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)n

(modern pronunciation)

  • (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈsɜːn/
  • (US) IPA(key): /dɪˈsɝn/

(older pronunciation)

  • (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈzɜːn/
  • (US) IPA(key): /dɪˈzɝn/

Verb

discern (third-person singular simple present discerns, present participle discerning, simple past and past participle discerned)

  1. (transitive) To detect with the senses, especially with the eyes.
  2. (transitive) To perceive, recognize, or comprehend with the mind; to descry.
  3. (transitive) To distinguish something as being different from something else; to differentiate or discriminate.
  4. (intransitive) To perceive differences.

Synonyms

  • (detect with the senses): See also Thesaurus:perceive
    • (especially with the eyes): behold, see; see also Thesaurus:see
  • (perceive, recognize, or comprehend with the mind): ken, spy; see also Thesaurus:spot
  • (distinguish something as being different): discriminate, distinguish; see also Thesaurus:tell apart

Derived terms

  • discernible
  • discernment
  • indiscernible

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Translations

Anagrams

  • Cinders, cinders, rescind

Source: wiktionary.org