epithet
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When epithet helps
Base Score
7
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
E H I P T
Two-Letter Start
EP
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ET
Check this pattern late
- 7 letters
- 5 unique letters
- EP start
- ET ending
- repeated letters
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- epithet is worth 7 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include e, h, i, p, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (E x2, T x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The ET ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the EP start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily page.
Pronunciation
noun
A term used to characterize a person or thing.
noun
A term used as a descriptive substitute for the name or title of a person.
noun
One of many formulaic words or phrases used in the Iliad and Odyssey to characterize a person, a group of people, or a thing.
noun
An abusive or contemptuous word or phrase.
noun
A word in the scientific name of a taxon following the name of the genus or species. This applies only to formal names of plants, fungi and bacteria. In formal names of animals the corresponding term is the specific name.
verb
To term; to refer to as.
"He was epitheted "the king of fools"."
Related Words
Synonyms
- cognomen