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Discovering

d 2i 1s 1c 3o 1v 4e 1r 1i 1n 1g 2

About 4 syllables

verb · 11 letters · Very common · present participle of discover

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does discovering mean?

verb

  1. discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

    “She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water”

    Synonymsdetectobservefindnotice

  2. get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally

    “I learned that she has two grown-up children”

    Synonymslearnhearget wordget windpick up

  3. make a discovery, make a new finding

    “Roentgen discovered X-rays”

    Synonymsfind

  4. make a discovery

    “She found that he had lied to her”

    Synonymsfind

  5. find unexpectedly

    “the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb”

    Synonymsfall uponstrikecome uponlight uponchance upon

  6. make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret

    “The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold”

    Synonymsunwrapdiscloselet onbring outreveal

Definitions shown for discover, the base form of discovering.

Is DISCOVERING a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is DISCOVERING worth?

Scrabble

18 pts
d 2i 1s 1c 3o 1v 4e 1r 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

22 pts
d 2i 1s 1c 4o 1v 5e 1r 1i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

20 pts
d 2i 1s 1c 4o 1v 4e 1r 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

22 pts
d 2i 1s 1c 3o 1v 6e 1r 1i 1n 1g 4

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in DISCOVERING

Words that end like DISCOVERING

Common words that share the ending -ERING, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

consideringregisteringrememberingdeliveringencounteringrecoveringbewilderingdecipheringdisorderingembitteringencumberingendangeringengenderingministeringperseveringcarpenteringdismemberingembroideringempoweringoutnumberingsandpaperingsurrenderinguncoveringupholstering
All words ending in -ERING

Discovering: quick answers

Is DISCOVERING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. DISCOVERING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 18 points before board bonuses.
How many points is DISCOVERING worth?
DISCOVERING scores 18 points in Scrabble, 22 in Words With Friends, 20 in Wordfeud and 22 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does discovering mean?
discovering is the present participle of discover, which means “discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in DISCOVERING?
You can make 1042 shorter words from DISCOVERING, such as CODERIVING, DESCRIVING, CODRIVING, DEVOICING. See the full list.