eureka
eureka is a 6-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The exclamation attributed to Archimedes, who is said to have cried out "Eureka! eureka!" (I have found it! I have found it!), upon suddenly discovering a method of finding out how much the gold of King Hiero's crown had been alloyed. Hence, an expression of triumph concerning a discovery. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
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- The exclamation attributed to Archimedes, who is said to have cried out "Eureka! eureka!" (I have found it! I have found it!), upon suddenly discovering a method of finding out how much the gold of King Hiero's crown had been alloyed. Hence, an expression of triumph concerning a discovery.
- noun. a town in northwest California on an arm of the Pacific Ocean
- noun. an alloy of copper and nickel with high electrical resistance and a low temperature coefficient; used as resistance wire
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