EPIGNATHOUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. EPIGNATHOUS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept EPIGNATHOUS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EPIGNATHOUS is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EPIGNATHOUS
No single letter turns EPIGNATHOUS into another word.
How EPIGNATHOUS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in EPIGNATHOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EPIGNATHOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about EPIGNATHOUS
- All 11 letters of EPIGNATHOUS are different — nothing repeats.
- EPIGNATHOUS contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in EPIGNATHOUS
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Common questions about EPIGNATHOUS
- Is EPIGNATHOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and EPIGNATHOUS is not in it.
- How many points is EPIGNATHOUS worth?
- EPIGNATHOUS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to EPIGNATHOUS?
- No single letter can be added to EPIGNATHOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of EPIGNATHOUS:
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