Is EPIDEMIOLOGIST a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, EPIDEMIOLOGIST is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does EPIDEMIOLOGIST mean?
- noun
a medical scientist who studies the transmission and control of epidemic diseases
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
14
Letters
E (1) + P (3) + I (1) + D (2) + E (1) + M (3) + I (1) + O (1) + L (1) + O (1) + G (2) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) = 20 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 EPIDEMIOLOGIST
Single letters that turn EPIDEMIOLOGIST into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from EPIDEMIOLOGIST
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
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- impledges15
- pedologies14
- pedologist14
- dimpliest14
- impetigos14
- optimised14
- glimpsed14
- impledge14
- legitimise13
- epitomise13
- impieties13
- leptosome13
- gimpiest13
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- implodes13
- imposted13
- gelidities12
- ideologies12
- ideologist12
- dolomites12
- gloomiest12
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- lepidotes12
- topsoiled12
- dogpiles12
- epistome12
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- gimleted12
- impolite12
- liposome12
- milepost12
- mislodge12
- optimise12
- pledgets12
- podgiest12
- polemist12
- dimples12
- emptied12
- glimpse12
- impedes12
- implied12
- implode12
- imposed12
- megilps12
- mispled12
- pigmies12
- stomped12
- templed12
- gimped12
- etiologies11
- goodliest11
- sepiolite11
- delimits11
- dimities11
- dolesome11
- dolomite11
- doomiest11
- eglomise11
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