Is EPICENES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, EPICENES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does EPICENES mean?
Epicenes is a form of EPICENE.
- noun
one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made
- adjective
having an ambiguous sexual identity
- adjective
having unsuitable feminine qualities
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 8
E (1) + P (3) + I (1) + C (3) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 12 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 EPICENES
EPICENES 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 EPICENES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- epicene11
- pieces10
- specie10
- spence10
- cepes9
- epics9
- pence9
- piece9
- sepic9
- spice9
- nieces8
- pensee8
- cepe8
- ceps8
- epic8
- pecs8
- pice8
- pics8
- spec8
- cense7
- cines7
- epees7
- neeps7
- niece7
- peens7
- peins7
- peise7
- penes7
- penis7
- pines7
- scene7
- since7
- snipe7
- spine7
- cep7
- pec7
- pic7
- cees6
- cine6
- epee6
- ices6
- neep6
- nice6
- nips6
- peen6
- pees6
- pein6
- pens6
- pies6
- pine6
- pins6
- seep6
- sice6
- sipe6
- snip6
- spin6
- seine5
- cee5
- cis5
- ice5
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