Is LEPIDOPTEROUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LEPIDOPTEROUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
18
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
13
Letters
L (1) + E (1) + P (3) + I (1) + D (2) + O (1) + P (3) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + O (1) + U (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.
Definition
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See the definition of LepidopterousHooks for LEPIDOPTEROUS
LEPIDOPTEROUS 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 LEPIDOPTEROUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- superpolite15
- outpeopled15
- pereiopods15
- resupplied15
- leptospire14
- outpeoples14
- dispeople14
- pereiopod14
- pereopods14
- porpoised14
- pteropods14
- reopposed14
- septupled14
- slippered14
- stoppered14
- supported14
- outpeople13
- popliteus13
- droptops13
- estopped13
- lippered13
- loppered13
- peptides13
- pereopod13
- pleopods13
- preposed13
- proposed13
- pteropod13
- purposed13
- stippled13
- stoppled13
- stripped13
- stropped13
- supplied13
- teliospore12
- depositor12
- despoiler12
- dipterous12
- disrepute12
- droopiest12
- drupelets12
- duopolies12
- duopolist12
- lepidotes12
- proteides12
- redeposit12
- reposited12
- respooled12
- topsoiled12
- torpedoes12
- epitopes12
- estoppel12
- loppiest12
- opposite12
- peoplers12
- poopiest12
- populist12
- porpoise12
- presplit12
- propolis12
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