EPIGONISM is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. EPIGONISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EPIGONISM?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EPIGONISM is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EPIGONISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
epigonismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EPIGONISM scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in EPIGONISM, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EPIGONISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does EPIGONISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
The habit of copying a great creator without adding anything new of one's own.
Critics reach for epigonism when a whole generation of artists repeats the style of one famous master. It suggests weak imitation rather than honest tribute. The word is rare outside writing about literature, music and painting.
How EPIGONISM is used
Epigonism is a critical, slightly scornful term used in reviews and essays on the arts.
- The reviewer dismissed the novel as pure epigonism.
- After the great composer died, a decade of epigonism followed.
- Epigonism is easy to spot when every painting copies the same brushwork.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EPIGONISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EPIGONISM
1 longer words begin with EPIGONISM.
Shorter words from the letters in EPIGONISM
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Common questions about EPIGONISM
- Is EPIGONISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EPIGONISM, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EPIGONISM worth?
- EPIGONISM is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EPIGONISM mean?
- The habit of copying a great creator without adding anything new of one's own.
- What letters can be added to EPIGONISM?
- EPIGONISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of EPIGONISM:
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