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Is epistle a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word epistle is a Scrabble US word. The word epistle is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

E1P3I1S1T1L1E1

Is epistle a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word epistle is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

E1P3I1S1T1L1E1

Is epistle a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word epistle is a Words With Friends word. The word epistle is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

E1P4I1S1T1L2E1

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7-letter words (2 found)

EPISTLE,PELITES,

6-letter words (5 found)

ELITES,LISTEE,PELITE,PESTLE,STIPEL,

5-letter words (40 found)

EISEL,ELITE,ESILE,ISLET,ISTLE,LEEPS,LEETS,LIPES,LITES,PEELS,PEISE,PELES,PELTS,PIETS,PILES,PISTE,PLIES,SLEEP,SLEET,SLEPT,SLIPE,SLIPT,SPEEL,SPEIL,SPELT,SPIEL,SPILE,SPILT,SPITE,SPLIT,STEEL,STEEP,STEIL,STELE,STILE,STIPE,TEELS,TEILS,TELES,TILES,

4-letter words (58 found)

EELS,ELSE,ELTS,ISLE,LEEP,LEES,LEET,LEIS,LEPS,LEPT,LEST,LETS,LIES,LIPE,LIPS,LISP,LIST,LITE,LITS,PEEL,PEES,PELE,PELS,PELT,PEST,PETS,PIES,PIET,PILE,PISE,PITS,PLIE,SEEL,SEEP,SEIL,SELE,SEPT,SILE,SILT,SIPE,SITE,SLEE,SLIP,SLIT,SPET,SPIE,SPIT,STEP,STIE,TEEL,TEES,TEIL,TELE,TELS,TIES,TILE,TILS,TIPS,

3-letter words (36 found)

EEL,ELS,ELT,EST,ITS,LEE,LEI,LEP,LES,LET,LIE,LIP,LIS,LIT,PEE,PEL,PES,PET,PIE,PIS,PIT,PSI,PST,SEE,SEI,SEL,SET,SIP,SIT,TEE,TEL,TES,TIE,TIL,TIP,TIS,

2-letter words (13 found)

EE,EL,ES,ET,IS,IT,LI,PE,PI,SI,ST,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 155 words from epistle according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of epistle

epistle

Etymology

The noun is derived from Middle English epistel, epistole, pistel (“letter; literary work in letter form; written legend or story; spoken communication; (Christianity) one of the letters by an apostle in the New Testament; extract from such a letter read as part of the Mass”) [and other forms], and then partly:

  • from Old English epistol, epistola, pistol (“letter, epistle”), from Latin epistola (“letter, epistle; literary work in letter form”) (whence Late Latin epistola (“one of the letters by an apostle in the New Testament”)), from Ancient Greek ἐπῐστολή (epistolḗ, “letter; message”), from ἐπῐστέλλω (epistéllō, “to inform by, or to send, a letter or message”) (from ἐπῐ- (epi-, prefix meaning ‘on, upon’) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi (“at; near; on”)) + στέλλω (stéllō, “to dispatch, send”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *stel- (“to locate; to place, put”))) + -η (-ē, suffix forming action nouns); and
  • from Anglo-Norman epistle, and Middle French epistle, epistele, epistole (“letter; (Christianity) one of the letters by an apostle in the New Testament; extract from such a letter read as part of the Mass”) (modern French épître), from Latin epistola (see above).

The verb is derived from the noun.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪˈpɪsl̩/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ɪˈpɪs(ə)l/
  • Rhymes: -ɪsəl
  • Hyphenation: epis‧tle

Noun

epistle (plural epistles)

  1. A literary composition in the form of a letter or series of letters, especially one in verse.
  2. (chiefly literary or humorous) A letter, especially one which is formal or issued publicly.
    1. (specifically, historical) Chiefly with a qualifying word, as in epistle dedicatory: a letter of dedication addressed to a patron or reader published as a preface to a literary work.
  3. (Christianity)
    2. One of the books of the New Testament which was originally a letter issued by an apostle to an individual or a community.
    3. An extract from a New Testament epistle (sense 3.1) or book other than a gospel which is read during a church service, chiefly the Eucharist.

Alternative forms

  • (New Testament book; extract read during a church service): Epistle

Synonyms

  • pistle (archaic or obsolete)

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See also

  • open letter

Verb

epistle (third-person singular simple present epistles, present participle epistling, simple past and past participle epistled)

  1. (transitive)
    1. (chiefly literary or humorous) To write (something) in, or in the form of, a letter.
    2. (chiefly literary or humorous, archaic) To write a letter to (someone).
    3. (rare) To write (something) as an introduction or preface to a literary work; also, to provide (a literary work) with an introduction or preface.
  2. (intransitive, chiefly literary or humorous)
    1. To write a letter.
    2. To communicate with someone through a letter.

Derived terms

  • epistling (noun)

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References

Further reading

  • epistle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • pelites, septile

Source: wiktionary.org