Is EPHEMERIDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, EPHEMERIDS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does EPHEMERIDS mean?
Ephemerids is a form of EPHEMERID.
- noun
short-lived insect
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
E (1) + P (3) + H (4) + E (1) + M (3) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + D (2) + S (1) = 18 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 EPHEMERIDS
EPHEMERIDS 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 EPHEMERIDS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ephemerid17
- ephemeris16
- hempseed16
- shrimped16
- perished14
- shmeered14
- hempier14
- imphees14
- demireps13
- epiderms13
- impeders13
- premised13
- simpered13
- sphered13
- hempie13
- imphee13
- shrimp13
- emperies12
- epimeres12
- preemies12
- demirep12
- deperms12
- epiderm12
- impeder12
- impedes12
- meshier12
- premeds12
- meshed12
- pished12
- hemps12
- remedies11
- speedier11
- empires11
- emprise11
- epimere11
- epimers11
- heeders11
- heredes11
- imprese11
- preemie11
- premies11
- premise11
- sheered11
- spireme11
- deperm11
- herpes11
- impede11
- perish11
- permed11
- pisher11
- premed11
- primed11
- rehems11
- reship11
- rhemes11
- shmeer11
- sphere11
- hemp11
- emersed10
- medrese10
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