EPIDENDRUM is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. EPIDENDRUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EPIDENDRUM?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EPIDENDRUM is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EPIDENDRUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
epidendrumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EPIDENDRUM scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in EPIDENDRUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EPIDENDRUM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does EPIDENDRUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
Any of a large group of tropical American orchids that usually grow on trees and carry showy, variously coloured flowers.
Growers meet an epidendrum mostly as a greenhouse orchid, prized for its long-lasting flower clusters. The name is built on the Greek idea of growing upon a tree, which fits how these plants live in the wild.
How EPIDENDRUM is used
The word epidendrum appears in botany, orchid growing and plant catalogues.
- An epidendrum clung to the bark of the old tree, its orange flowers glowing in the shade.
- She bought an epidendrum for the sunny window of her conservatory.
- Every epidendrum in the collection bloomed again after the wet season.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EPIDENDRUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EPIDENDRUM
1 longer words begin with EPIDENDRUM.
Shorter words from the letters in EPIDENDRUM
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Common questions about EPIDENDRUM
- Is EPIDENDRUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EPIDENDRUM, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EPIDENDRUM worth?
- EPIDENDRUM is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EPIDENDRUM mean?
- Any of a large group of tropical American orchids that usually grow on trees and carry showy, variously coloured flowers.
- What letters can be added to EPIDENDRUM?
- EPIDENDRUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of EPIDENDRUM:
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