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What does ephebe mean? Is ephebe a Scrabble word?

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Is ephebe a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word ephebe is a Scrabble US word. The word ephebe is worth 13 points in Scrabble:

E1P3H4E1B3E1

Is ephebe a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word ephebe is a Scrabble UK word and has 13 points:

E1P3H4E1B3E1

Is ephebe a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word ephebe is a Words With Friends word. The word ephebe is worth 14 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

E1P4H3E1B4E1

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6-letter words (1 found)

EPHEBE,

4-letter words (3 found)

BEEP,EPEE,HEBE,

3-letter words (4 found)

BEE,HEP,PEE,PEH,

2-letter words (5 found)

BE,EE,EH,HE,PE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 14 words from ephebe according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of ephebe

ephebe

Etymology

Via Latin ephēbus, from Ancient Greek ἔφηβος (éphēbos, “adolescent”), from ἐπί (epí, “early”) +‎ ἥβη (hḗbē, “manhood”), late 19th c.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛˈfiːb/, /ɪˈfiːb/, /ˈɛfiːb/
  • Rhymes: -iːb

Noun

ephebe (plural ephebes)

  1. (historical) An 18- to 20-year-old man in ancient Greece undergoing military training.
  2. (by extension) A young man; a youth.

Derived terms

  • ephebophilia

Related terms

  • ephebos
  • ephebus

References

Latin

Noun

ephēbe m

  1. vocative singular of ephēbus

Source: wiktionary.org