Is EPICANTHUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, EPICANTHUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does EPICANTHUS mean?
- noun
a vertical fold of skin over the nasal canthus; typical for many east Asian peoples; sometimes occurs in Down's syndrome
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
10
Letters
E (1) + P (3) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + H (4) + U (1) + S (1) = 17 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 EPICANTHUS
EPICANTHUS 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.
Anagrams of EPICANTHUS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from EPICANTHUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- paunchiest17
- cathepsin16
- punchiest16
- haptenic15
- hepatics15
- painches15
- pastiche15
- paunches15
- penuchis15
- pistache15
- aphetic14
- chipset14
- haptics14
- hepatic14
- hepcats14
- patches14
- pechans14
- penuchi14
- pinches14
- pitches14
- pschent14
- punches14
- spathic14
- sphenic14
- spinach14
- asthenic13
- chanties13
- nautches13
- thespian13
- unchaste13
- capish13
- chapes13
- cheaps13
- haptic13
- hepcat13
- painch13
- paunch13
- pechan13
- phasic13
- phatic13
- putsch13
- schtup13
- achiest12
- aitches12
- canthus12
- chaines12
- chasten12
- chaunts12
- echinus12
- ethnics12
- haptens12
- hatpins12
- inphase12
- shitcan12
- staunch12
- sthenic12
- unteach12
- caphs12
- chape12
- chaps12
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