EPIGRAMMATIZING is a valid Scrabble word — 32 points
Yes. EPIGRAMMATIZING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 32 points in Scrabble and 38 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EPIGRAMMATIZING?
| 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 |
How EPIGRAMMATIZING scores
Face value of the 15 tiles in EPIGRAMMATIZING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| g | 2 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EPIGRAMMATIZING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does EPIGRAMMATIZING mean in Scrabble?
verb
literary
To put a thought into a short pointed saying — the form ending in -ing.
An epigram is a whole argument compressed until it can be remembered, and epigrammatizing is the habit of doing that to everything in reach. It reads as a compliment in a review and as a complaint in conversation, since somebody who does it constantly is easier to quote than to talk with.
How EPIGRAMMATIZING is used
Present participle of epigrammatize. Also spelled epigrammatising in British writing.
- He spent the whole dinner epigrammatizing and nobody could argue back.
- Epigrammatizing a complicated case loses the parts that matter.
- The essay is epigrammatizing where it ought to be explaining.
- She has a habit of epigrammatizing other people's troubles.
- Epigrammatizing is easier than thinking and sounds a great deal better.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EPIGRAMMATIZING and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in EPIGRAMMATIZING
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Common questions about EPIGRAMMATIZING
- Is EPIGRAMMATIZING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EPIGRAMMATIZING, where it scores 38 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EPIGRAMMATIZING worth?
- EPIGRAMMATIZING is worth 32 points in Scrabble and 38 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EPIGRAMMATIZING mean?
- To put a thought into a short pointed saying — the form ending in -ing.
Every word you can build from the 15 letters of EPIGRAMMATIZING:
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