Is EPICYCLES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, EPICYCLES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does EPICYCLES mean?
Epicycles is a form of EPICYCLE.
- noun
a circle that rolls around (inside or outside) another circle; generates an epicycloid or hypocycloid
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
9
Letters
E (1) + P (3) + I (1) + C (3) + Y (4) + C (3) + L (1) + E (1) + 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 EPICYCLES
EPICYCLES 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 EPICYCLES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- epicycle17
- cylices14
- cicely13
- clypei13
- cycles13
- spicey13
- cycle12
- spicy12
- eclipse11
- lycees11
- sleepy11
- pyic11
- clepes10
- ecesic10
- pieces10
- specie10
- splice10
- lycee10
- seepy10
- slype10
- sycee10
- yelps10
- yipes10
- cepes9
- clepe9
- clips9
- epics9
- piece9
- sepic9
- spice9
- espy9
- pily9
- pyes9
- syce9
- yelp9
- yeps9
- yipe9
- yips9
- seely8
- cepe8
- ceps8
- clip8
- epic8
- pecs8
- pice8
- pics8
- spec8
- icy8
- ply8
- pye8
- spy8
- yep8
- yip8
- ceils7
- peels7
- peise7
- peles7
- piles7
- plies7
- sleep7
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