EPILATE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. EPILATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EPILATE?
| 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: 60 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EPILATE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EPILATE
Front hooks — 1
depilateChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EPILATE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in EPILATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 62,381.
What stands out about EPILATE
- EPILATE begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does EPILATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To remove hair from the body by pulling it out from the root.
To epilate differs from shaving, which cuts hair at the skin surface. The regrowth is slower, though the process can be uncomfortable.
How EPILATE is used
Epilate is used in beauty and skin care; depilate is a near synonym with a wider meaning.
- She chose to epilate her legs with a small device.
- Wax can epilate a large area at once.
- Doctors warned her not to epilate irritated skin.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EPILATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of EPILATE
The 7 tiles of EPILATE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with EPILATE
2 longer words begin with EPILATE.
Shorter words from the letters in EPILATE
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Common questions about EPILATE
- Is EPILATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EPILATE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EPILATE worth?
- EPILATE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EPILATE mean?
- To remove hair from the body by pulling it out from the root.
- What letters can be added to EPILATE?
- EPILATE takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of EPILATE:
Open EPILATE in the Word Finder