epoch
NOUN
/ɛpək/
5 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH E
epoch is a valid 5-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
E1P3O1C3H4
1 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 4 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING
What does epoch mean?
NOUN · 3 SENSES
1
A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
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2
(astronomy) an arbitrarily fixed date that is the point in time relative to which information (as coordinates of a celestial body) is recorded.
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3
A unit of geological time that is a subdivision of a period and is itself divided into ages.
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