11 letters · 23 points in Scrabble
adjective serving in or intended for exploration or discovery
originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Latin plōrō Latin explōrōder. Middle French explorerder. English explore English -ate English -ory English -atory English exploratory From explore + -atory.
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