EPICOTYL is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. EPICOTYL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EPICOTYL?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EPICOTYL is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EPICOTYL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
epicotylsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EPICOTYL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in EPICOTYL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EPICOTYL has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about EPICOTYL
- All 8 letters of EPICOTYL are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does EPICOTYL mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
The part of a seedling stem lying above the seed leaves and below the first true leaves.
In a growing bean the epicotyl lengthens and carries the young shoot upward. It is the counterpart of the hypocotyl, which lies below the seed leaves.
How EPICOTYL is used
Used in botany lessons and plant biology texts.
- The epicotyl of the pea stays below the soil.
- Students labelled the epicotyl on the seedling diagram.
- Growth of the epicotyl produces the first leaves.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EPICOTYL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of EPICOTYL
The 8 tiles of EPICOTYL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with EPICOTYL
1 longer words begin with EPICOTYL.
Shorter words from the letters in EPICOTYL
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Common questions about EPICOTYL
- Is EPICOTYL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EPICOTYL, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EPICOTYL worth?
- EPICOTYL is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EPICOTYL mean?
- The part of a seedling stem lying above the seed leaves and below the first true leaves.
- What letters can be added to EPICOTYL?
- EPICOTYL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of EPICOTYL:
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