Is “Epithet” a Scrabble word?
Yes
EPITHET
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary
Valid in these dictionaries
SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
Meaning of Epithet
/ˈɛ.pɪ.θɛt/
noun
1.A term used to characterize a person or thing.
2.A term used as a descriptive substitute for the name or title of a person.
3.One of many formulaic words or phrases used in the Iliad and Odyssey to characterize a person, a group of people, or a thing.
Synonyms: cognomen
verb
1.To term; to refer to as.
“He was epitheted "the king of fools".”