EPIGLOTTAL is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. EPIGLOTTAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EPIGLOTTAL?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EPIGLOTTAL is to know. It scores 13 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EPIGLOTTAL
No single letter turns EPIGLOTTAL into another word.
How EPIGLOTTAL scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in EPIGLOTTAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EPIGLOTTAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does EPIGLOTTAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technicalmedical
Relating to or produced with the epiglottis, the flap behind the tongue root.
Doctors use epiglottal when describing swelling or infection near the throat flap. Linguists also speak of epiglottal consonants, sounds made by pulling the epiglottis toward the back of the throat.
How EPIGLOTTAL is used
Technical term in anatomy, medicine and phonetics.
- The child was treated for epiglottal swelling.
- Some languages use an epiglottal consonant in everyday speech.
- An epiglottal infection can block breathing.
- The phonetics text describes the epiglottal stop in detail.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EPIGLOTTAL and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in EPIGLOTTAL
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Common questions about EPIGLOTTAL
- Is EPIGLOTTAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EPIGLOTTAL, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EPIGLOTTAL worth?
- EPIGLOTTAL is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EPIGLOTTAL mean?
- Relating to or produced with the epiglottis, the flap behind the tongue root.
- What letters can be added to EPIGLOTTAL?
- No single letter can be added to EPIGLOTTAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of EPIGLOTTAL:
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