EPICURISM is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. EPICURISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EPICURISM?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EPICURISM is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EPICURISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
epicurismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EPICURISM scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in EPICURISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EPICURISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does EPICURISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
A refined love of good food, drink and comfort, or the philosophy of Epicurus.
Epicurism once suggested a taste for luxury and fine dining, a meaning that drifted from the original Greek teaching about pleasure and calm. Today the word is rare, and gourmet or epicure is more common.
How EPICURISM is used
Epicurism is a formal, old-fashioned noun for sophisticated enjoyment.
- His epicurism showed in his shelves of rare wines.
- The chef treated epicurism as a form of art.
- Some scholars compare modern epicurism with the ideas of the ancient school.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EPICURISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EPICURISM
1 longer words begin with EPICURISM.
Shorter words from the letters in EPICURISM
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Common questions about EPICURISM
- Is EPICURISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EPICURISM, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EPICURISM worth?
- EPICURISM is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EPICURISM mean?
- A refined love of good food, drink and comfort, or the philosophy of Epicurus.
- What letters can be added to EPICURISM?
- EPICURISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of EPICURISM:
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