Unscramble EPISTASES to get 241 words. EPISTASES itself is a real word: 11 points on a Scrabble board, 12 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are EPITASES and PASTISES, 10 points each. The 9 letters split into 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from EPISTASES by length: 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 12 with 7, 39 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 49 with 3 and 18 with 2.
Among 39 6-letter words from EPISTASES, the top score is 8, reached by 27. ASSETS, ASSIST and PASSES are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble EPISTASES, 41 score 7 points, the group's best. SITES, STEPS and ASSET are the ones most people know.
42 of 60 4-letter words from EPISTASES tie at 6 points; none scores more. EAST, PAST and TIPS will look familiar.
Among 49 3-letter words in EPISTASES, the top score is 5, reached by 20. SEE, ITS and SET are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of EPISTASES for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with EP · ending in ES · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with EPITASES and PASTISES (10 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept EPISTASES, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPISTASES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 241) | 209 | 241 | 201 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SPEATS, STIPAS, PIETS, PISES, SPEAT, SPETS, STAPS, STIPA, APTS, PAIS, PIET, PISE and 20 more, 32 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SEPS, PST, ESSE, ESTS, ATS, EST, TES and TE, 8 in all.
These 3 words take every letter of EPISTASES plus a single extra one.