EPIZOIC is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. EPIZOIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EPIZOIC?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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: 60 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EPIZOIC is to know. It scores 20 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EPIZOIC
No single letter turns EPIZOIC into another word.
How EPIZOIC scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in EPIZOIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,158 thousand.
What does EPIZOIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Living or growing on the outer surface of an animal.
Biologists use epizoic for lichens, barnacles, algae and small creatures that ride on another animal without necessarily harming it. The opposite idea, living inside a host, is described with different terms, so epizoic is about the outside only.
How EPIZOIC is used
Epizoic is a scientific term used in zoology and ecology to describe organisms found on animal bodies.
- Barnacles are epizoic organisms that settle on whale skin.
- The beetle carries an epizoic fungus on its shell.
- Some epizoic algae give turtles a green tinge.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EPIZOIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in EPIZOIC
Common questions about EPIZOIC
- Is EPIZOIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EPIZOIC, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EPIZOIC worth?
- EPIZOIC is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EPIZOIC mean?
- Living or growing on the outer surface of an animal.
- What letters can be added to EPIZOIC?
- No single letter can be added to EPIZOIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of EPIZOIC:
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