EPIZOOTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points
Yes. EPIZOOTIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EPIZOOTIC?
| 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 EPIZOOTIC is to know. It scores 22 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EPIZOOTIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
epizooticsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EPIZOOTIC scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in EPIZOOTIC, 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 | 2 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EPIZOOTIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does EPIZOOTIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Describing a disease that spreads quickly through many animals in one area at the same time.
An epizootic outbreak does for animals what an epidemic does for people. Vets track it to protect farms and wildlife. As a noun the word names the outbreak itself.
How EPIZOOTIC is used
Veterinary and ecological term, used for animal disease outbreaks.
- An epizootic disease swept through the deer herd.
- The farm was quarantined during the epizootic outbreak.
- Officials feared an epizootic wave among the poultry.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EPIZOOTIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EPIZOOTIC
2 longer words begin with EPIZOOTIC.
Shorter words from the letters in EPIZOOTIC
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Common questions about EPIZOOTIC
- Is EPIZOOTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EPIZOOTIC, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EPIZOOTIC worth?
- EPIZOOTIC is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EPIZOOTIC mean?
- Describing a disease that spreads quickly through many animals in one area at the same time.
- What letters can be added to EPIZOOTIC?
- EPIZOOTIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of EPIZOOTIC:
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