epenthetic vowel

16 LETTERS · STARTS WITH E

epenthetic vowel is a valid 16-letter word worth 28 points in Scrabble and 32 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

E1P3E1N1T1H4E1T1I1C3V4O1W4E1L1

1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 0 + 4 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 =28 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 56TRIPLE WORD → 84

MEANING

What does epenthetic vowel mean?