EPIPHRAGM is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. EPIPHRAGM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EPIPHRAGM?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EPIPHRAGM is to know. It scores 19 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EPIPHRAGM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
epiphragmsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EPIPHRAGM scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in EPIPHRAGM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EPIPHRAGM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does EPIPHRAGM mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A disc of mucus and calcium that a snail seals across its shell opening while it hibernates or rests through dry weather.
The epiphragm works like a lid, keeping moisture inside the shell until conditions improve. Gardeners often find it as a papery or chalky film when they turn over a dormant snail.
How EPIPHRAGM is used
Used in zoology and natural history when describing how snails survive cold or drought.
- The snail drew back into its shell and sealed the opening with an epiphragm.
- A thin, dry epiphragm covered the mouth of the shell all winter.
- When the rain returned, the snail pushed through its epiphragm and crawled out.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EPIPHRAGM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EPIPHRAGM
1 longer words begin with EPIPHRAGM.
Shorter words from the letters in EPIPHRAGM
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Common questions about EPIPHRAGM
- Is EPIPHRAGM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EPIPHRAGM, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EPIPHRAGM worth?
- EPIPHRAGM is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EPIPHRAGM mean?
- A disc of mucus and calcium that a snail seals across its shell opening while it hibernates or rests through dry weather.
- What letters can be added to EPIPHRAGM?
- EPIPHRAGM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of EPIPHRAGM:
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