EPIDOTE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. EPIDOTE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EPIDOTE?
| 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: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EPIDOTE is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EPIDOTE
Front hooks — 1
lepidoteBack hooks — 1
epidotesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EPIDOTE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in EPIDOTE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 70,179.
What stands out about EPIDOTE
- EPIDOTE begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does EPIDOTE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A yellowish-green mineral, a silicate of calcium, aluminium and iron, found in metamorphic rocks.
Collectors know epidote for its pistachio-green crystals, which often grow in clusters on host rock. It forms when rocks are changed by heat and pressure, so its presence helps geologists read a rock's history.
How EPIDOTE is used
The word epidote is a mineralogical term and is rarely used outside geology.
- The sample showed bright green epidote in the cracks.
- Epidote often grows alongside quartz.
- He labelled the specimen epidote and put it on the shelf.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EPIDOTE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EPIDOTE
1 longer words begin with EPIDOTE.
Shorter words from the letters in EPIDOTE
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Common questions about EPIDOTE
- Is EPIDOTE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EPIDOTE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EPIDOTE worth?
- EPIDOTE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EPIDOTE mean?
- A yellowish-green mineral, a silicate of calcium, aluminium and iron, found in metamorphic rocks.
- What letters can be added to EPIDOTE?
- EPIDOTE takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of EPIDOTE:
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