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Updated June 2026
Individually separate and distinct, not continuous or connected. In mathematics and computing, it refers to values or quantities that are countable rather than continuous.
“The data set consists of discrete values rather than a continuous range of measurements.”
/dɪsˈkriːt/
dis·crete
Contains triple 'E' and common letters 'D', 'S', 'C', 'R', 'T'; vowels 'I', 'E' provide coverage
8-letter word worth 11 points; the 'C' tile offers decent scoring opportunities
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