Discovered
10 lettersverbcommonUpdated February 2026
Definition
Found or learnt something for the first time, whether by chance, exploration, or investigation. The past tense of discover, indicating the act of uncovering previously unknown information or locations.
“Marie Curie discovered radium in 1898 whilst researching radioactive materials.”
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Contains valuable consonant clusters SC and VR; watch for the -ED suffix pattern
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Scrabble
Worth 16 points; the V (4 pts) and C (3 pts) make this valuable, especially near bonus squares
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