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Is discipline a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word discipline is a Scrabble US word. The word discipline is worth 15 points in Scrabble:

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Is discipline a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word discipline is a Scrabble UK word and has 15 points:

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Is discipline a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word discipline is a Words With Friends word. The word discipline is worth 19 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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10-letter words (1 found)

DISCIPLINE,

9-letter words (1 found)

DICLINIES,

8-letter words (3 found)

DISCIPLE,PENICILS,SILICIDE,

7-letter words (17 found)

INCISED,INCLIPS,INDICES,INISLED,INSIPID,LINDIES,LIPIDES,LIPIDIC,PENCILS,PENICIL,PISCINE,SPELDIN,SPINDLE,SPLENIC,SPLENII,SPLICED,SPLINED,

6-letter words (35 found)

CEILIS,CLINES,CLIPED,CLIPES,DINICS,DISPEL,DISPLE,ELDINS,ILICES,INCELS,INCISE,INCLES,INCLIP,INDIES,INISLE,INSIDE,LIPIDE,LIPIDS,LIPINS,LISPED,PENCIL,PENSIL,PICINE,PIENDS,PINIES,SILENI,SLICED,SLIPED,SNIPED,SPICED,SPILED,SPINED,SPINEL,SPLICE,SPLINE,

5-letter words (78 found)

CEDIS,CEILI,CEILS,CIDES,CIELS,CINES,CLIED,CLIES,CLINE,CLIPE,CLIPS,DEILS,DELIS,DENIS,DICES,DIELS,DINES,DINIC,DISCI,EILDS,ELDIN,ELSIN,EPICS,IDLES,INCEL,INCLE,INDIE,ISLED,LENDS,LENIS,LEPID,LIENS,LINDS,LINED,LINES,LIPES,LIPID,LIPIN,NELIS,NIDES,NISEI,PEDIS,PEINS,PENDS,PENIS,PIEND,PILED,PILEI,PILES,PILIS,PINED,PINES,PLIED,PLIES,SCEND,SDEIN,SEPIC,SIDLE,SIELD,SILED,SILEN,SINCE,SINED,SIPED,SLICE,SLIDE,SLIPE,SNIDE,SNIPE,SPEIL,SPELD,SPEND,SPICE,SPIDE,SPIED,SPIEL,SPILE,SPINE,

4-letter words (99 found)

CEDI,CEIL,CELS,CENS,CEPS,CIDE,CIDS,CIEL,CINE,CLIP,DEIL,DELI,DELS,DENI,DENS,DEPS,DESI,DICE,DIEL,DIES,DINE,DINS,DIPS,DISC,EILD,ELDS,ENDS,EPIC,ICED,ICES,IDES,IDLE,ISLE,LEIS,LEND,LENS,LEPS,LICE,LIDS,LIED,LIEN,LIES,LIND,LINE,LINS,LIPE,LIPS,LISP,NEDS,NEPS,NICE,NIDE,NIDI,NIDS,NIED,NIES,NILS,NIPS,NISI,PECS,PEDI,PEDS,PEIN,PELS,PEND,PENI,PENS,PICE,PICS,PIED,PIES,PILE,PILI,PINE,PINS,PISE,PLED,PLIE,SEIL,SELD,SEND,SICE,SIDE,SIEN,SILD,SILE,SIND,SINE,SIPE,SLED,SLID,SLIP,SNED,SNIP,SPEC,SPED,SPIC,SPIE,SPIN,

3-letter words (55 found)

CEL,CEP,CID,CIS,DEI,DEL,DEN,DEP,DIE,DIN,DIP,DIS,EDS,ELD,ELS,END,ENS,ICE,IDE,IDS,INS,LED,LEI,LEP,LES,LID,LIE,LIN,LIP,LIS,NED,NEP,NID,NIE,NIL,NIP,NIS,PEC,PED,PEL,PEN,PES,PIC,PIE,PIN,PIS,PSI,SEC,SED,SEI,SEL,SEN,SIC,SIN,SIP,

2-letter words (14 found)

DE,DI,ED,EL,EN,ES,ID,IN,IS,LI,NE,PE,PI,SI,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 304 words from discipline according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of discipline

discipline

Etymology

From Middle English [Term?], from Anglo-Norman, from Old French descipline, from Latin disciplina (“instruction”), from discipulus (“pupil”), influenced by disco (“to learn”), from Proto-Indo-European *dek- (“(cause to) accept”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdɪs.ɪ.plɪn/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈdɪs.ə.plɪn/, /ˈdɪs.ə.plən/

Noun

discipline (countable and uncountable, plural disciplines)

  2. A controlled behaviour; self-control.
    1. An enforced compliance or control.
    2. A systematic method of obtaining obedience.
      • 1973, Bible (New International Version), Hebrews 12:7:
        Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children. For what children are not disciplined by their father?
    3. A state of order based on submission to authority.
    4. A set of rules regulating behaviour.
    5. A punishment to train or maintain control.
      1. (Catholicism) A whip used for self-flagellation.
      2. A flagellation as a means of obtaining sexual gratification.
  4. A specific branch of knowledge, learning, or practice.
    1. A category in which a certain art, sport or other activity belongs.

Synonyms

  • (branch or category): field, sphere
  • (punishment): penalty, sanction

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of "controlled behaviour et al."): spontaneity

Derived terms

Related terms

  • disciple
  • disciplinal
  • disciplinarian
  • disciplinary
  • discipliner
  • interdisciplinary
  • multidisciplinary

Translations

See also

  • castigation
  • stricture

Verb

discipline (third-person singular simple present disciplines, present participle disciplining, simple past and past participle disciplined)

  1. (transitive) To train someone by instruction and practice.
  2. (transitive) To teach someone to obey authority.
  3. (transitive) To punish someone in order to (re)gain control.
  4. (transitive) To impose order on someone.

Synonyms

  • drill

Related terms

  • disciplined
  • disciplinable
  • disciplinarian

Translations

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch discipline, from Old French discipline, from Latin disciplīna.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌdi.siˈpli.nə/, /ˌdɪ.siˈpli.nə/
  • Hyphenation: dis‧ci‧pli‧ne
  • Rhymes: -inə

Noun

discipline f (plural disciplines, diminutive disciplinetje n)

  1. discipline, self-control
    Synonyms: zelfbeheersing, zelfcontrole
  2. discipline, regime of forcing compliance
  3. discipline, sanction
    Synonym: tucht
  4. discipline, branch
    Synonym: tak

Derived terms

  • disciplinair
  • disciplineren
  • kadaverdiscipline
  • kerndiscipline
  • onderzoeksdiscipline
  • sportdiscipline

Related terms

  • discipel
  • ongedisciplineerd

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: dissipline
  • → Indonesian: disiplin

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /di.si.plin/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin disciplīna.

Noun

discipline f (plural disciplines)

  1. discipline, sanction
  2. discipline, self-control
  3. discipline, branch
Derived terms
  • disciplinaire
  • discipliner
Related terms
  • disciple
Descendants
  • → Turkish: disiplin

Etymology 2

Verb

discipline

  1. inflection of discipliner:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

  • “discipline”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Noun

discipline f pl

  1. plural of disciplina

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Verb

discipline

  1. inflection of disciplinar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Verb

discipline

  1. inflection of disciplinar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Source: wiktionary.org