discover: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 14 letter points · starts with D · ends with R
Meaning of discover
verb
- transitive
To find or learn something for the first time.
Example: Turning the corner, I discovered a lovely little shop. I discovered that they sold widgets.
- transitive
To create by moving a piece out of another piece's line of attack.
Example: This move discovers an attack on a vital pawn.
- transitive
To question (a person) as part of discovery in a lawsuit.
- obsolete, transitive
To remove the cover from; to uncover (a head, building etc.).
Listed forms: discovers, discovering, discovered, glossary, discoverest.
Source: Wiktionary — discover.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for discover.
verb
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes
verb
get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
verb
make a discovery, make a new finding
verb
find unexpectedly
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is discover in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of discover
D(2) + I(1) + S(1) + C(3) + O(1) + V(4) + E(1) + R(1) = 14 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of discover
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from discover
188 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in discover. Showing up to 24, longest first.