EPILIMNION is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. EPILIMNION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EPILIMNION?
| 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 EPILIMNION is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EPILIMNION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
epilimnionsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EPILIMNION scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in EPILIMNION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EPILIMNION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does EPILIMNION mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The warm, well-mixed upper layer of water in a lake that has separated into layers.
Sunlight heats the epilimnion in summer, so it holds most of the oxygen and algae. A sharp temperature drop separates it from the cold deep water below.
How EPILIMNION is used
Used in limnology, the study of lakes.
- Algae bloom in the epilimnion during July.
- The epilimnion was twenty degrees warmer than the depths.
- Autumn storms mix the epilimnion with the layers below.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EPILIMNION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EPILIMNION
1 longer words begin with EPILIMNION.
Shorter words from the letters in EPILIMNION
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Common questions about EPILIMNION
- Is EPILIMNION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EPILIMNION, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EPILIMNION worth?
- EPILIMNION is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EPILIMNION mean?
- The warm, well-mixed upper layer of water in a lake that has separated into layers.
- What letters can be added to EPILIMNION?
- EPILIMNION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of EPILIMNION:
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