Scrabble & Words with friends points
- endemic is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 12
- endemic is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 12
- endemic is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 15
Definition of endemic
- of or relating to a disease (or anything resembling a disease) constantly present to greater or lesser extent in a particular locality (adjective)
Examples
- diseases endemic to the tropics
- endemic malaria
- food shortages and starvation are endemic in certain parts of the world
Synonyms
- endemical
- originating where it is found (adjective)
Examples
- endemic folkways
Synonyms
- autochthonal
- autochthonic
- autochthonous
- indigenous
- a disease that is constantly present to a greater or lesser degree in people of a certain class or in people living in a particular location (noun)
Synonyms
- endemic disease
- a plant that is native to a certain limited area (noun)
Examples
- it is an endemic found only this island
- native to or confined to a certain region (adjective)
Examples
- the islands have a number of interesting endemic species
See definition of endemic in Merriam Webster