Is EPENTHESIS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, EPENTHESIS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does EPENTHESIS mean?
- noun
the insertion of a vowel or consonant into a word to make its pronunciation easier
“the insertion of a vowel in the plural of the word `bush' is epenthesis”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
10
Letters
E (1) + P (3) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) + I (1) + S (1) = 15 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for EPENTHESIS
EPENTHESIS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from EPENTHESIS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- steepish13
- sheeniest12
- hipness12
- sphenes12
- sheenies11
- pishes11
- sphene11
- thesps11
- epeeists10
- seepiest10
- steepens10
- ethenes10
- hessite10
- seethes10
- sheenie10
- sithens10
- theines10
- piths10
- sheep10
- ships10
- thesp10
- epeeist9
- insteps9
- penises9
- pensees9
- spinets9
- steepen9
- ethene9
- heists9
- seethe9
- sheens9
- sheets9
- shiest9
- shines9
- shites9
- sneesh9
- theine9
- theins9
- theses9
- thesis9
- heps9
- hips9
- pehs9
- phis9
- pish9
- pith9
- ship9
- eensiest8
- espies8
- instep8
- peises8
- pensee8
- pistes8
- snipes8
- speise8
- spense8
- spines8
- spinet8
- spites8
- steeps8
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