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EPONYMS

7 letters, 14 points in Scrabble, 2 vowels

What EPONYMS Means

EPONYMS is a form of EPONYM, which means:

  1. noun: the person for whom something is named“Constantine I is the eponym for Constantinople”
  2. noun: the name derived from a person (real or imaginary)“Down's syndrome is an eponym for the English physician John Down”

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

EPONYMS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 14 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as E1 P3 O1 N1 Y4 M3 S1.

At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 64 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.

Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.