epidemic
NOUNADJECTIVE
/,ɛpɪ'dɛmɪk/
8 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH E
epidemic is a valid 8-letter word worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
E1P3I1D2E1M3I1C3
1 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 3 =15 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 30TRIPLE WORD → 45
MEANING
What does epidemic mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
A widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time.
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NARROWER
ADJECTIVE · 1 SENSE
1
(especially of medicine) of disease or anything resembling a disease; attacking or affecting many individuals in a community or a population simultaneously.
“an epidemic outbreak of influenza”
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