Definition of discovers

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • discovers is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 15
  • discovers is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 15
  • discovers is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 17

Definition of discovers


  • discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. detect
    2. find
    3. notice
    4. observe
  • identify as in botany or biology, for example (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. describe
    2. distinguish
    3. identify
    4. key
    5. key out
    6. name
  • get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. find out
    2. get a line
    3. get wind
    4. get word
    5. hear
    6. learn
    7. pick up
    8. see
  • make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. break
    2. bring out
    3. disclose
    4. divulge
    5. expose
    6. give away
    7. let on
    8. let out
    9. reveal
    10. uncover
    11. unwrap
  • find unexpectedly (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. attain
    2. chance on
    3. chance upon
    4. come across
    5. come upon
    6. fall upon
    7. happen upon
    8. light upon
    9. strike
  • make a discovery (verb)

    Examples

    1. The story is false, so far as I can discover

    Synonyms

    1. find
  • make a discovery, make a new finding (verb)

    Examples

    1. Roentgen discovered X-rays

    Synonyms

    1. find
  • see for the first time; make a discovery (verb)

    Examples

    1. Who discovered the North Pole?

See definition of discovers in Merriam Webster