EPICRITIC is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. EPICRITIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EPICRITIC?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EPICRITIC is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EPICRITIC
No single letter turns EPICRITIC into another word.
How EPICRITIC scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in EPICRITIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EPICRITIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does EPICRITIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to nerve fibres in the skin that detect fine differences in touch and temperature.
Epicritic sensation lets you feel a hair on your finger or tell a smooth surface from a rough one. It contrasts with protopathic sensation, which is cruder and registers pain and extreme heat or cold.
How EPICRITIC is used
Epicritic is a neurology term, usually found with sensation or nerve fibres.
- The doctor tested epicritic sensation with a light brush.
- Epicritic fibres allow precise touch in the fingertips.
- Damage to the nerve dulled his epicritic response.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EPICRITIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in EPICRITIC
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Common questions about EPICRITIC
- Is EPICRITIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EPICRITIC, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EPICRITIC worth?
- EPICRITIC is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EPICRITIC mean?
- Relating to nerve fibres in the skin that detect fine differences in touch and temperature.
- What letters can be added to EPICRITIC?
- No single letter can be added to EPICRITIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of EPICRITIC:
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