EPIGONIC is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. EPIGONIC 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 EPIGONIC?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EPIGONIC is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EPIGONIC
No single letter turns EPIGONIC into another word.
How EPIGONIC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in EPIGONIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EPIGONIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does EPIGONIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Imitating a great creator in an unoriginal and inferior way.
The word looks back to the epigoni, the sons of the heroes in Greek legend, who came after greater figures. Critics apply epigonic to painters, poets and composers who follow a famous master without his spark. It is a polite-sounding but cutting judgement.
How EPIGONIC is used
Used in criticism of art, music and literature.
- Reviewers dismissed the novel as epigonic work in the shadow of Joyce.
- His epigonic style added nothing to the school he followed.
- The gallery was full of epigonic landscapes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EPIGONIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in EPIGONIC
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Common questions about EPIGONIC
- Is EPIGONIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EPIGONIC, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EPIGONIC worth?
- EPIGONIC is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EPIGONIC mean?
- Imitating a great creator in an unoriginal and inferior way.
- What letters can be added to EPIGONIC?
- No single letter can be added to EPIGONIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of EPIGONIC:
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