EUPHUISTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. EUPHUISTIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EUPHUISTIC?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EUPHUISTIC is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EUPHUISTIC
No single letter turns EUPHUISTIC into another word.
How EUPHUISTIC scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in EUPHUISTIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EUPHUISTIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does EUPHUISTIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Written in an elaborate, affected style full of balanced phrases and far-fetched comparisons.
Euphuistic prose takes its name from an Elizabethan romance whose ornate manner became a fashion. Today the word is mildly mocking, used for writing that is too polished and too eager to show off.
How EUPHUISTIC is used
Literary and critical; often applied to writing that is overdone.
- The letter was written in a euphuistic style.
- Her euphuistic compliments sounded insincere.
- Critics mocked the novel's euphuistic dialogue.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EUPHUISTIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EUPHUISTIC
2 longer words begin with EUPHUISTIC.
Shorter words from the letters in EUPHUISTIC
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Common questions about EUPHUISTIC
- Is EUPHUISTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EUPHUISTIC, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EUPHUISTIC worth?
- EUPHUISTIC is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EUPHUISTIC mean?
- Written in an elaborate, affected style full of balanced phrases and far-fetched comparisons.
- What letters can be added to EUPHUISTIC?
- No single letter can be added to EUPHUISTIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of EUPHUISTIC:
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