EPOS is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. EPOS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EPOS?
| 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 EPOS is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EPOS
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How EPOS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in EPOS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,106.
What stands out about EPOS
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does EPOS mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A long narrative poem or body of poetry that recounts heroic deeds and the traditions of a people.
An epos gathers the great events and heroes of a nation into verse meant to be recited or sung, in the manner of Homer's epics. Critics also use epos more broadly for the epic tradition itself, as distinct from lyric or dramatic poetry.
How EPOS is used
Literary; found mainly in criticism and the history of literature rather than in everyday speech.
- The scholar traced the growth of national epos from scattered ballads into a single long poem.
- Their teacher called the Iliad the greatest epos to survive from the ancient world.
- Critics debate whether a modern novel can carry the weight of a true epos.
- The bard recited an epos about the founding of the tribe.
- Historians read the poem as an epos preserving the memory of a lost war.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EPOS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of EPOS
The 4 tiles of EPOS in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with EPOS
1 longer words begin with EPOS.
Words ending in EPOS
3 words end in EPOS. Useful as a back hook: play EPOS onto a word already on the board.
Words with EPOS inside
Showing 24 of 126 words that contain EPOS somewhere in the middle. Words that start with EPOS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in EPOS
Common questions about EPOS
- Is EPOS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EPOS, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EPOS worth?
- EPOS is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EPOS mean?
- A long narrative poem or body of poetry that recounts heroic deeds and the traditions of a people.
- What letters can be added to EPOS?
- EPOS takes 2 hooks: 2 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of EPOS:
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