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Is epoch a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word epoch is a Scrabble US word. The word epoch is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

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Is epoch a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word epoch is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

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Yes. The word epoch is a Words With Friends word. The word epoch is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (1 found)

EPOCH,

4-letter words (6 found)

CHOP,COPE,ECHO,HOPE,OCHE,PECH,

3-letter words (15 found)

CEP,CHE,COP,ECH,ECO,HEP,HOC,HOE,HOP,OCH,OPE,PEC,PEH,PHO,POH,

2-letter words (9 found)

CH,EH,HE,HO,OE,OH,OP,PE,PO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 32 words from epoch according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of epoch

epoch peoch eopch oepch poech opech epcoh pecoh ecpoh cepoh pceoh cpeoh eocph oecph ecoph ceoph oceph coeph poceh opceh pcoeh cpoeh ocpeh copeh epohc peohc eophc oephc poehc opehc ephoc pehoc ehpoc hepoc pheoc hpeoc eohpc oehpc ehopc heopc ohepc hoepc pohec ophec phoec hpoec ohpec hopec epcho pecho ecpho cepho pceho cpeho ephco pehco ehpco hepco pheco hpeco echpo cehpo ehcpo hecpo chepo hcepo pcheo cpheo phceo hpceo chpeo hcpeo eochp oechp ecohp ceohp ocehp coehp eohcp oehcp ehocp heocp ohecp hoecp echop cehop ehcop hecop cheop hceop ochep cohep ohcep hocep choep hcoep poche opche pcohe cpohe ocphe cophe pohce ophce phoce hpoce ohpce hopce pchoe cphoe phcoe hpcoe chpoe hcpoe ochpe cohpe ohcpe hocpe chope hcope

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Definitions and meaning of epoch

epoch

Alternative forms

  • epocha [17th–19th c.]

Etymology

From Medieval Latin epocha, from Ancient Greek ἐποχή (epokhḗ, “a check, cessation, stop, pause, epoch of a star, i.e., the point at which it seems to halt after reaching the highest, and generally the place of a star; hence, a historical epoch”), from ἐπέχω (epékhō, “I hold in, check”), from ἐπι- (epi-, “upon”) + ἔχω (ékhō, “I have, hold”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈiːpɒk/, /ˈɛpək/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɛp.ək/, /ˈɛpˌɑk/, /ˈiˌpɑk/, /ˈeɪˌpɑk/
  • Rhymes: -ɛpək, -eɪpɑk

Noun

epoch (plural epochs)

  1. A particular period of history, or of a person's life, especially one considered noteworthy or remarkable.
    Synonyms: age, (only in general usage) era
  2. A notable event which marks the beginning of such a period.
  3. (chronology, astronomy, computing) A specific instant in time, chosen as the point of reference or zero value of a system that involves identifying instants of time.
    Coordinate term: (cartography, engineering) datum
  5. (geology) A geochronologic unit of hundreds of thousands to millions of years; a subdivision of a period, and subdivided into ages (or sometimes subepochs).
  6. (machine learning) One complete presentation of the training data set to an iterative machine learning algorithm.
    Synonym: generation

Derived terms

Related terms

  • epochal
  • epoche, epoché
  • epochless

Translations

Verb

epoch (third-person singular simple present epochs, present participle epoching, simple past and past participle epoched)

  1. (sciences, transitive) To divide (data) into segments by time period.

Further reading

  • “epoch”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “epoch”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • “epoch”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

  • Poche, chope, poché

Source: wiktionary.org