Is EPIGLOTTIDES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, EPIGLOTTIDES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does EPIGLOTTIDES mean?
Epiglottides is a form of EPIGLOTTIS.
- noun
a flap of cartilage that covers the windpipe while swallowing
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
12
Letters
E (1) + P (3) + I (1) + G (2) + L (1) + O (1) + T (1) + T (1) + I (1) + D (2) + E (1) + S (1) = 16 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 EPIGLOTTIDES
EPIGLOTTIDES 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 EPIGLOTTIDES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- epiglottis13
- lepidotes12
- dogpiles12
- pledgets12
- podgiest12
- glottides11
- sepiolite11
- epidotes11
- lepidote11
- petioled11
- pistoled11
- ploidies11
- poetised11
- dogpile11
- gipsied11
- pledges11
- pledget11
- splodge11
- godliest10
- ledgiest10
- petioles10
- pisolite10
- plotties10
- politest10
- polities10
- deposit10
- despite10
- despoil10
- diploes10
- dipoles10
- dopiest10
- epidote10
- epilogs10
- episode10
- lipides10
- lipoids10
- pestled10
- pettled10
- piglets10
- piloted10
- plotted10
- podites10
- posited10
- sopited10
- speiled10
- spiegel10
- spieled10
- spitted10
- spoiled10
- spotted10
- tiptoed10
- topside10
- pledge10
- otitides9
- toileted9
- diglots9
- edgiest9
- epistle9
- goldest9
- pelites9
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