EPIDEMIC is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. EPIDEMIC 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 EPIDEMIC?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EPIDEMIC is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EPIDEMIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
epidemicsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EPIDEMIC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in EPIDEMIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EPIDEMIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does EPIDEMIC mean in Scrabble?
noun
A widespread outbreak of an infectious disease in a community at one time.
An epidemic grows faster than usual in one region, whereas a pandemic spreads across continents. The word is also used figuratively for any problem that seems to be spreading quickly.
How EPIDEMIC is used
Common in medicine and news, and also in figures of speech.
- The town closed its schools during the flu epidemic.
- Doctors feared an epidemic of cholera.
- Phone theft has become an epidemic in the city.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EPIDEMIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EPIDEMIC
5 longer words begin with EPIDEMIC.
Shorter words from the letters in EPIDEMIC
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Common questions about EPIDEMIC
- Is EPIDEMIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EPIDEMIC, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EPIDEMIC worth?
- EPIDEMIC is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EPIDEMIC mean?
- A widespread outbreak of an infectious disease in a community at one time.
- What letters can be added to EPIDEMIC?
- EPIDEMIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of EPIDEMIC:
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