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EPITAXIES

9 letters, 18 points in Scrabble, 5 vowels

What EPITAXIES Means

EPITAXIES is a form of EPITAXY, which means:

  1. noun: growing a crystal layer of one mineral on the crystal base of another mineral in such a manner that its crystalline orientation is the same as that of the substrate

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

EPITAXIES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 18 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as E1 P3 I1 T1 A1 X8 I1 E1 S1.

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