EPOCHAL is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. EPOCHAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EPOCHAL?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EPOCHAL is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EPOCHAL
No single letter turns EPOCHAL into another word.
How EPOCHAL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in EPOCHAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 578,977.
What does EPOCHAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Marking the start of a new era; extremely important and likely to have lasting effects.
An epochal event changes how people live or think afterwards, like a great invention or a revolution. The word is stronger than important and is kept for turning points. It also has a plain meaning of belonging to an epoch.
How EPOCHAL is used
Used in writing about history, science and politics for turning points.
- The treaty was an epochal moment for the region.
- Printing was an epochal invention.
- Few discoveries are truly epochal.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EPOCHAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EPOCHAL
1 longer words begin with EPOCHAL.
Shorter words from the letters in EPOCHAL
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Common questions about EPOCHAL
- Is EPOCHAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EPOCHAL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EPOCHAL worth?
- EPOCHAL is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EPOCHAL mean?
- Marking the start of a new era; extremely important and likely to have lasting effects.
- What letters can be added to EPOCHAL?
- No single letter can be added to EPOCHAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of EPOCHAL:
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