discountenance
VERB
/dɪs'kaʊntənəns/
14 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH D
discountenance is a valid 14-letter word worth 19 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
D2I1S1C3O1U1N1T1E1N1A1N1C3E1
2 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 =19 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 38TRIPLE WORD → 57
MEANING
What does discountenance mean?
VERB · 2 SENSES
1
Look with disfavor on.
“The republic soon discountenanced its few friends”
BROADER
2
Show disapproval by discouraging.
“any measure tending to fuse invalids into a class with special privileges should be discountenanced”
BROADER