EPISTEMIC is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. EPISTEMIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EPISTEMIC?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EPISTEMIC is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EPISTEMIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
epistemicsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EPISTEMIC scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in EPISTEMIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EPISTEMIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does EPISTEMIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Relating to knowledge and to how we know what we claim to know.
Philosophers talk about epistemic questions when they ask what counts as justified belief. In linguistics, epistemic words such as must or probably show how certain a speaker is.
How EPISTEMIC is used
Epistemic appears in philosophy and linguistics, usually before a noun like uncertainty or authority.
- The debate turned on an epistemic problem: how could anyone be sure?
- He doubted the epistemic value of rumour.
- Epistemic modals show how confident the speaker is.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EPISTEMIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EPISTEMIC
2 longer words begin with EPISTEMIC.
Shorter words from the letters in EPISTEMIC
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Common questions about EPISTEMIC
- Is EPISTEMIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EPISTEMIC, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EPISTEMIC worth?
- EPISTEMIC is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EPISTEMIC mean?
- Relating to knowledge and to how we know what we claim to know.
- What letters can be added to EPISTEMIC?
- EPISTEMIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of EPISTEMIC:
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