EPIFAUNA is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. EPIFAUNA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EPIFAUNA?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EPIFAUNA is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EPIFAUNA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EPIFAUNA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in EPIFAUNA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EPIFAUNA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does EPIFAUNA mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoologytechnical
Animals that live on the surface of the seabed or a riverbed, or attached to submerged objects.
Mussels, sponges and barnacles on a pier piling all belong to the epifauna. Scientists contrast it with infauna, the creatures that burrow into the sediment. Surveys of the epifauna help to judge the health of a reef or estuary.
How EPIFAUNA is used
Used in marine biology and ecology.
- Divers counted the epifauna on the sunken wreck.
- The rocky shore supports a rich epifauna of limpets and anemones.
- Dredging can destroy the epifauna of a seabed within hours.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EPIFAUNA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EPIFAUNA
3 longer words begin with EPIFAUNA.
Shorter words from the letters in EPIFAUNA
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Common questions about EPIFAUNA
- Is EPIFAUNA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EPIFAUNA, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EPIFAUNA worth?
- EPIFAUNA is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EPIFAUNA mean?
- Animals that live on the surface of the seabed or a riverbed, or attached to submerged objects.
- What letters can be added to EPIFAUNA?
- EPIFAUNA takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of EPIFAUNA:
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