EPIBLAST is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. EPIBLAST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EPIBLAST?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EPIBLAST is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EPIBLAST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
epiblastsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EPIBLAST scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in EPIBLAST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EPIBLAST has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about EPIBLAST
- All 8 letters of EPIBLAST are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does EPIBLAST mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The outer layer of an early embryo, from which the ectoderm develops.
The epiblast is a sheet of cells that, in birds and mammals, gives rise to all three germ layers during gastrulation. Embryologists study the epiblast to understand how the body plan first takes shape.
How EPIBLAST is used
An embryology term, seldom used outside science writing.
- Cells of the epiblast migrate inward to form new layers.
- The epiblast sits above the hypoblast in the early disc.
- A diagram showed the epiblast in pale blue.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EPIBLAST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EPIBLAST
2 longer words begin with EPIBLAST.
Shorter words from the letters in EPIBLAST
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Common questions about EPIBLAST
- Is EPIBLAST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EPIBLAST, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EPIBLAST worth?
- EPIBLAST is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EPIBLAST mean?
- The outer layer of an early embryo, from which the ectoderm develops.
- What letters can be added to EPIBLAST?
- EPIBLAST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of EPIBLAST:
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