EPITOMISE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. EPITOMISE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EPITOMISE?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EPITOMISE is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EPITOMISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EPITOMISE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in EPITOMISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EPITOMISE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about EPITOMISE
- EPITOMISE begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does EPITOMISE mean in Scrabble?
verb
British
To be a perfect example of a quality or type; also to summarise a work in brief.
People say a person or thing epitomises a quality when it shows that quality at its clearest. The older sense is to produce a short abridgement of a longer text. This is the British spelling of epitomize.
How EPITOMISE is used
British spelling; common in reviews, essays and journalism.
- Her calm leadership came to epitomise the spirit of the team.
- The old tram seems to epitomise the charm of the city.
- The editor was asked to epitomise the three-volume history in one chapter.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EPITOMISE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EPITOMISE
4 longer words begin with EPITOMISE.
Shorter words from the letters in EPITOMISE
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Common questions about EPITOMISE
- Is EPITOMISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EPITOMISE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EPITOMISE worth?
- EPITOMISE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EPITOMISE mean?
- To be a perfect example of a quality or type; also to summarise a work in brief.
- What letters can be added to EPITOMISE?
- EPITOMISE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of EPITOMISE:
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