EPHAH is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. EPHAH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EPHAH?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EPHAH is to know. It scores 13 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EPHAH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ephahsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EPHAH scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in EPHAH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 348,553.
What does EPHAH mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure, roughly equal to twenty-two liters, used for grain and other dry goods in biblical times.
The ephah appears repeatedly in the Hebrew Bible as a standard measure for flour, grain and similar goods, and its size made it a practical unit for household and market transactions. Along with related units such as the homer and the omer, the ephah formed part of an ancient system of measurement that modern readers encounter mainly through biblical translation and commentary. Scholars debate its exact modern equivalent, since ancient measures varied somewhat by region and period, but estimates place it near twenty-two liters. Today the word survives almost entirely in historical, religious and archaeological writing rather than in everyday use.
How EPHAH is used
A historical and biblical term, encountered mainly in scripture translation and discussion of ancient measures.
- The text describes an ephah of barley given as an offering.
- Archaeologists debated the exact volume of an ancient ephah.
- The merchant measured out the grain by the ephah.
- Bible commentaries often explain the ephah for modern readers.
- A false ephah was condemned in the law as a form of cheating.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EPHAH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EPHAH
1 longer words begin with EPHAH.
Shorter words from the letters in EPHAH
Common questions about EPHAH
- Is EPHAH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EPHAH, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EPHAH worth?
- EPHAH is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EPHAH mean?
- An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure, roughly equal to twenty-two liters, used for grain and other dry goods in biblical times.
- What letters can be added to EPHAH?
- EPHAH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of EPHAH:
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