EPODE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. EPODE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EPODE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EPODE is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EPODE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
epodesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EPODE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in EPODE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 17,824.
What stands out about EPODE
- EPODE 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 EPODE mean in Scrabble?
noun
literarypoetic
A lyric poem written in couplets that alternate a long line with a shorter one, or the concluding part of a classical Greek choral ode sung after the strophe and antistrophe.
In one sense, an epode is a poetic form associated with the Greek poet Archilochus, built from paired lines of unequal length that create a distinctive rising and falling rhythm. In choral poetry, epode instead names the final section of an ode, performed by the chorus standing still after the matched movements of the strophe and antistrophe. Both senses share the idea of a piece that follows and answers what came before it, whether a longer line or an earlier stanza.
How EPODE is used
Chiefly literary, used in discussions of classical Greek and Latin poetry and its later imitations.
- The scholar translated an early epode by Archilochus.
- The chorus fell silent at the start of the epode.
- Each epode paired a long line with a shorter answering line.
- The professor explained how the epode closes the ode's structure.
- Horace composed several poems in the epode form long ago.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EPODE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EPODE
1 longer words begin with EPODE.
Shorter words from the letters in EPODE
Common questions about EPODE
- Is EPODE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EPODE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EPODE worth?
- EPODE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EPODE mean?
- A lyric poem written in couplets that alternate a long line with a shorter one, or the concluding part of a classical Greek choral ode sung after the strophe and antistrophe.
- What letters can be added to EPODE?
- EPODE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of EPODE:
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