EPITAPH is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. EPITAPH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EPITAPH?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EPITAPH is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EPITAPH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
epitaphsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EPITAPH scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in EPITAPH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,372 thousand.
What does EPITAPH mean in Scrabble?
noun
A short inscription on a tomb or gravestone in memory of the person buried there.
An epitaph can be a name and dates, a line of verse or a witty joke. Some writers composed their own epitaph long before they died. The word is also used figuratively for any phrase that sums up a life or an era.
How EPITAPH is used
Used for gravestone inscriptions and, figuratively, for final summing-up words.
- His epitaph was a single line of poetry.
- The old churchyard has an epitaph for every sailor lost at sea.
- Critics wrote the epitaph of the empire.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EPITAPH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EPITAPH
10 longer words begin with EPITAPH.
Shorter words from the letters in EPITAPH
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Common questions about EPITAPH
- Is EPITAPH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EPITAPH, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EPITAPH worth?
- EPITAPH is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EPITAPH mean?
- A short inscription on a tomb or gravestone in memory of the person buried there.
- What letters can be added to EPITAPH?
- EPITAPH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of EPITAPH:
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