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Is epistrophe a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word epistrophe is a Scrabble US word. The word epistrophe is worth 17 points in Scrabble:

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Is epistrophe a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word epistrophe is a Scrabble UK word and has 17 points:

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Yes. The word epistrophe is a Words With Friends word. The word epistrophe is worth 18 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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10-letter words (1 found)

EPISTROPHE,

8-letter words (17 found)

EPISPORE,EPITOPES,HOPPIEST,HOSEPIPE,ISOTHERE,PEPTISER,POETISER,POETRIES,POETSHIP,POPERIES,PROPHETS,PSEPHITE,SHOPPIER,THEORIES,THEORISE,TREESHIP,TROPHIES,

7-letter words (51 found)

EPITOPE,EROTISE,ETHIOPS,HEISTER,HEPPEST,HEPSTER,HEPTOSE,HERIOTS,HEROISE,HETEROS,HIPPEST,HIPSTER,HOISTER,HOPPERS,HOPPIER,OPHITES,PEPTISE,PERIOST,PESTIER,PETHERS,POETISE,POPSTER,PORIEST,POTHERS,POTPIES,PREPOSE,PRESHIP,PRITHEE,PROPHET,PROSTIE,REPOSIT,RESPITE,RIPOSTE,RIPSTOP,ROPIEST,ROSEHIP,SHIPPER,SHOPPER,SHORTIE,SOPPIER,SPERTHE,STEPPER,STOPPER,STROPHE,THORPES,THREEPS,TIPPEES,TIPPERS,TOPPERS,TOPPIER,TOSHIER,

6-letter words (109 found)

EITHER,EPHORI,EPHORS,EPOPTS,EPRISE,ESPIER,ESPOIR,ESPRIT,ETHERS,HEPPER,HERETO,HERIES,HERIOT,HEROES,HERPES,HETERO,HIPPER,HIPPOS,HIREES,HOPERS,HOPPER,HORSIE,HORSTE,HOSIER,HOSTIE,OPEPES,OPHITE,OPTERS,OTHERS,PERISH,PESTER,PETERS,PETHER,PETRES,PHEERS,PIERST,PIERTS,PIPERS,PIPETS,PISHER,PITHOS,POISER,POPISH,POPSIE,POSHER,POSIER,POSTER,POSTIE,POTHER,POTPIE,POTSIE,PREOPS,PRESET,PRESTO,PRIEST,PROSIT,PROTEI,REPOSE,REPOST,REPOTS,RESHIP,RESHOE,RESHOT,RESITE,RESPOT,RETIES,RIPEST,RIPOST,ROESTI,SERIPH,SHEEPO,SHIPPO,SHOPPE,SIPPER,SIPPET,SITHEE,SITREP,SOIREE,SOPITE,SORTIE,SPHERE,SPRITE,STEPPE,STEREO,STOPER,STRIPE,THEIRS,THERES,THORPE,THORPS,THREEP,THREES,THRIPS,THROES,TIPPEE,TIPPER,TIROES,TOEIER,TOPEES,TOPERS,TOPHES,TOPPER,TORIES,TOSHER,TRIOSE,TRIPES,TRIPOS,TROPES,TROPHI,

5-letter words (176 found)

EPHOR,EPOPT,EPRIS,EROSE,ESTER,ESTOP,ESTRO,ETHER,ETHOS,HEIRS,HEIST,HERES,HEROS,HERSE,HETES,HIPPO,HIREE,HIRES,HOERS,HOISE,HOIST,HOPER,HOPES,HORIS,HORSE,HORST,HOSER,ITHER,OPEPE,OPTER,OSIER,OTHER,PEEPS,PEERS,PEISE,PEPOS,PEPSI,PERES,PERIS,PERPS,PERSE,PERST,PERTS,PESTO,PETER,PETRE,PETRI,PHEER,PHESE,PHOTS,PIERS,PIERT,PIETS,PIPER,PIPES,PIPET,PISTE,PITHS,POEPS,POETS,POISE,POPES,PORES,PORTS,POSER,POSIT,POTES,PREES,PREOP,PREPS,PRESE,PREST,PRIES,PRISE,PROPS,PROSE,PROST,REEST,REIST,REPOS,REPOT,REPPS,RESET,RESIT,RESTO,RETIE,RHIES,RIOTS,RIPES,RIPPS,RITES,ROHES,ROIST,ROPES,ROSET,ROSHI,ROSIT,ROSTI,ROTES,ROTIS,SEHRI,SHEEP,SHEER,SHEET,SHERE,SHERO,SHIER,SHIRE,SHIRT,SHITE,SHOER,SHOPE,SHORE,SHORT,SHOTE,SIETH,SIREE,SITHE,SOREE,SPEER,SPEIR,SPIER,SPIRE,SPIRT,SPITE,SPORE,SPORT,SPREE,SPRIT,STEEP,STEER,STERE,STIPE,STIRE,STIRP,STOEP,STOPE,STORE,STREP,STRIP,STROP,TEERS,TEHRS,TERES,TERSE,THEES,THEIR,THERE,THESE,THESP,THORP,THOSE,THREE,THRIP,THROE,TIERS,TIRES,TIROS,TOISE,TOPEE,TOPER,TOPES,TOPHE,TOPHI,TOPHS,TOPIS,TORES,TORSE,TORSI,TREES,TRIES,TRIOS,TRIPE,TRIPS,TROIS,TROPE,

4-letter words (172 found)

EISH,EPOS,ERES,EROS,ERST,ETHE,ETHS,HEIR,HEPS,HEPT,HERE,HERO,HERS,HESP,HEST,HETE,HETS,HIES,HIPS,HIPT,HIRE,HIST,HITS,HOER,HOES,HOIS,HOPE,HOPS,HORE,HORI,HORS,HOSE,HOST,HOTE,HOTS,IRES,OPES,OPTS,ORES,ORTS,PEEP,PEER,PEES,PEHS,PEPO,PEPS,PERE,PERI,PERP,PERT,PESO,PEST,PETS,PHIS,PHOS,PHOT,PIER,PIES,PIET,PIPE,PIPS,PIRS,PISE,PISH,PISO,PITH,PITS,POEP,POET,POHS,POIS,POPE,POPS,PORE,PORT,POSE,POSH,POST,POTE,POTS,PREE,PREP,PROP,PROS,REES,REHS,REIS,REOS,REPO,REPP,REPS,RESH,REST,RETE,RETS,RHOS,RIOT,RIPE,RIPP,RIPS,RIPT,RISE,RISP,RITE,RITS,ROES,ROHE,ROPE,ROSE,ROST,ROTE,ROTI,ROTS,SEEP,SEER,SEIR,SEPT,SERE,SHET,SHIP,SHIR,SHIT,SHOE,SHOP,SHOT,SHRI,SIPE,SIRE,SITE,SITH,SOPH,SORE,SORI,SORT,SOTH,SPET,SPIE,SPIT,SPOT,STEP,STIE,STIR,STOP,TEER,TEES,TEHR,THEE,THIO,THIR,THIS,THRO,TIER,TIES,TIPS,TIRE,TIRO,TOES,TOPE,TOPH,TOPI,TOPS,TORE,TORI,TORS,TOSE,TOSH,TREE,TRES,TRIE,TRIO,TRIP,TROP,

3-letter words (91 found)

EHS,ERE,ERS,EST,ETH,HEP,HER,HES,HET,HIE,HIP,HIS,HIT,HOE,HOI,HOP,HOS,HOT,IOS,IRE,ISH,ISO,ITS,OES,OHS,OIS,OPE,OPS,OPT,ORE,ORS,ORT,OSE,PEE,PEH,PEP,PER,PES,PET,PHI,PHO,PHT,PIE,PIP,PIR,PIS,PIT,POH,POI,POP,POS,POT,PRE,PRO,PSI,PST,REE,REH,REI,REO,REP,RES,RET,RHO,RIP,RIT,ROE,ROT,SEE,SEI,SER,SET,SHE,SHO,SIP,SIR,SIT,SOH,SOP,SOT,SRI,TEE,TES,THE,THO,TIE,TIP,TIS,TOE,TOP,TOR,

2-letter words (28 found)

EE,EH,ER,ES,ET,HE,HI,HO,IO,IS,IT,OE,OH,OI,OP,OR,OS,PE,PI,PO,RE,SH,SI,SO,ST,TE,TI,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 646 words from epistrophe according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of epistrophe

epistrophe

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin epistrophē, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐπιστροφή (epistrophḗ).

Noun

epistrophe (plural epistrophes)

  1. (rhetoric) The repetition of the same word or words at the end of successive phrases, clauses or sentences.
    Synonyms: epiphora, antistrophe
    Antonym: anaphora

References

Further reading

  • epistrophe on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπιστροφή (epistrophḗ).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /eˈpis.tro.pʰeː/, [ɛˈpɪs̠t̪rɔpʰeː]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /eˈpis.tro.fe/, [eˈpist̪rofe]

Noun

epistrophē f (genitive epistrophēs); first declension

  1. (rhetoric) a returning

Declension

First-declension noun (Greek-type).

References

  • “epistrophe”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • epistrophe in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Source: wiktionary.org