EPHEBE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. EPHEBE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EPHEBE?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EPHEBE is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EPHEBE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ephebesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EPHEBE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in EPHEBE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 3 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 677,303.
What stands out about EPHEBE
- EPHEBE begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does EPHEBE mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A young man of ancient Greece, around eighteen to twenty years old, who was in training for full citizenship.
In Athens the ephebe served a period of military and civic training before taking his place among the adult citizens. The institution was called the ephebeia, and it taught drill, local law and religious duties. In art and writing the word can also suggest a beautiful, youthful male figure on the edge of manhood. It comes from the Greek for one who has reached youth.
How EPHEBE is used
Mostly historical and art-historical; rare in ordinary speech.
- Every Athenian ephebe swore an oath to defend the city.
- The statue showed a graceful ephebe holding a discus.
- As an ephebe, he learned how to fight in formation.
- The museum has a vase painted with an ephebe and his teacher.
- A young ephebe stood guard at the temple.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EPHEBE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EPHEBE
1 longer words begin with EPHEBE.
Shorter words from the letters in EPHEBE
Common questions about EPHEBE
- Is EPHEBE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EPHEBE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EPHEBE worth?
- EPHEBE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EPHEBE mean?
- A young man of ancient Greece, around eighteen to twenty years old, who was in training for full citizenship.
- What letters can be added to EPHEBE?
- EPHEBE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of EPHEBE:
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