Is LEPIDOPTERISTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LEPIDOPTERISTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LEPIDOPTERISTS mean?
Lepidopterists is a form of LEPIDOPTERIST.
- noun
an entomologist who specializes in the collection and study of butterflies and moths
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
14
Letters
L (1) + E (1) + P (3) + I (1) + D (2) + O (1) + P (3) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 19 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 LEPIDOPTERISTS
LEPIDOPTERISTS 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 LEPIDOPTERISTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- lepidopterist18
- leptospires15
- slipperiest15
- dispeoples15
- epileptoid15
- predispose15
- peridotites14
- leptospire14
- pipistrels14
- stroppiest14
- dispeople14
- drippiest14
- oppressed14
- slippered14
- stoppered14
- posterities13
- priestliest13
- spriteliest13
- despoilers13
- peridotite13
- redeposits13
- spideriest13
- estoppels13
- pipistrel13
- prolepses13
- prolepsis13
- rippliest13
- slippiest13
- sloppiest13
- stipplers13
- trippiest13
- dippiest13
- estopped13
- lippered13
- loppered13
- peptides13
- pipetted13
- preposed13
- stippled13
- stoppled13
- stripped13
- stropped13
- siderolites12
- epistolers12
- pistoleers12
- pistoliers12
- sepiolites12
- despoiler12
- dopesters12
- lepidotes12
- lipidoses12
- persisted12
- presidios12
- proteides12
- protested12
- redeposit12
- redispose12
- replotted12
- reposited12
- respotted12
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