What does DISCOVER mean?
- Pronunciation
- /dɪˈskʌvər/
- Letters
- 8
- Scrabble score
- 14
- Words With Friends score
- 16
- How common
- Common
Meaning
verb
- discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of“She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water”
- get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally“I learned that she has two grown-up children”
- make a discovery, make a new finding“Roentgen discovered X-rays”
- make a discovery“She found that he had lied to her”
- find unexpectedly“the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb”
- make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret“The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold”
- see for the first time; make a discovery“Who discovered the North Pole?”
- identify as in botany or biology, for example
Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.
Other forms
discovers15discovering18
Anagrams of DISCOVER
divorces14codrives14
Words inside DISCOVER
217 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.
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Questions
Is DISCOVER a valid word in word games?
DISCOVER is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.
How many points is DISCOVER worth?
DISCOVER is worth 14 points with Scrabble letter values and 16 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.
What words can you make from DISCOVER?
217 other words, including IS, OR, SO and DO.