discovery: meaning and words from its letters
9 letters · 18 letter points · starts with D · ends with Y
Meaning of discovery
noun
- countable, uncountable
Something discovered.
Example: This latest discovery should eventually lead to much better treatments for disease.
- uncountable
The discovering of new things.
Example: The purpose of the voyage was discovery.
- uncountable
A pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered.
Example: The prosecution moved to suppress certain items turned up during discovery.
- uncountable
Materials revealed to the opposing party during the pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered.
Example: The defense argued that the plaintiff's discovery was inadequate.
Listed forms: discoveries, discoverie.
Source: Wiktionary — discovery.
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 discovery.
noun
the act of discovering something
noun
a productive insight
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is discovery in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of discovery
D(2) + I(1) + S(1) + C(3) + O(1) + V(4) + E(1) + R(1) + Y(4) = 18 points.
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Anagrams of discovery
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from discovery
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