EPITASIS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. EPITASIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EPITASIS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EPITASIS is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EPITASIS
No single letter turns EPITASIS into another word.
How EPITASIS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in EPITASIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EPITASIS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does EPITASIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalliterary
The part of a classical play where the main action develops, leading toward the catastrophe.
In the ancient model of drama, epitasis follows the opening exposition and builds complications until the turning point. Critics of classical and Renaissance theatre use it when analysing structure.
How EPITASIS is used
Used in drama criticism for the stage of rising complication in a play.
- The epitasis of the tragedy begins when the messenger arrives.
- Scholars mark the epitasis at the end of the second act.
- Every complication in the epitasis tightens the plot.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EPITASIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in EPITASIS
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Common questions about EPITASIS
- Is EPITASIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EPITASIS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EPITASIS worth?
- EPITASIS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EPITASIS mean?
- The part of a classical play where the main action develops, leading toward the catastrophe.
- What letters can be added to EPITASIS?
- No single letter can be added to EPITASIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of EPITASIS:
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