Is EPITHELIAL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, EPITHELIAL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does EPITHELIAL mean?
- adjective
of or belonging to the epithelium
“epithelial layer”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
E (1) + P (3) + I (1) + T (1) + H (4) + E (1) + L (1) + I (1) + A (1) + L (1) = 15 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 EPITHELIAL
EPITHELIAL 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 EPITHELIAL
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- epithelia14
- haplite12
- heeltap12
- phalli11
- aleph10
- phial10
- epilate9
- pileate9
- halite9
- lethal9
- lithia9
- thalli9
- epha9
- heap9
- help9
- path9
- phat9
- pith9
- aplite8
- pallet8
- pelite8
- pellet8
- laith8
- lathe8
- lathi8
- lethe8
- lithe8
- thali8
- thill8
- hap8
- hep8
- hip8
- pah8
- peh8
- phi8
- pht8
- etape7
- lapel7
- leapt7
- lepta7
- palet7
- petal7
- pieta7
- pilea7
- pilei7
- plait7
- plate7
- pleat7
- tepal7
- eath7
- elhi7
- haet7
- hail7
- hale7
- hall7
- halt7
- hate7
- heal7
- heat7
- heel7
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