EPHEBOPHILE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 23 points

It depends on the list you play by. EPHEBOPHILE is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 23 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

Which word lists accept EPHEBOPHILE?

Word power: 37 / 100

Our own measure of how useful EPHEBOPHILE is to know. It scores 23 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for EPHEBOPHILE

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How EPHEBOPHILE scores

Face value of the 11 tiles in EPHEBOPHILE, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EPHEBOPHILE has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about EPHEBOPHILE

• EPHEBOPHILE begins and ends with the same letter.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with EPHEBOPHILE

1 longer words begin with EPHEBOPHILE.

Shorter words from the letters in EPHEBOPHILE

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Common questions about EPHEBOPHILE

Is EPHEBOPHILE valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts EPHEBOPHILE, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is EPHEBOPHILE worth?

EPHEBOPHILE is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to EPHEBOPHILE?

EPHEBOPHILE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.