Definition of EPISODE

episode

Plural: episodes

Noun

  • An incident or event in a longer sequence or story.
  • a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events
  • a brief section of a literary or dramatic work that forms part of a connected series
  • a part of a broadcast serial
  • film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie
  • An incident, action, or time period standing out by itself, but more or less connected with a complete series of events.
  • An installment of a drama told in parts, as in a TV series.

Examples

  • Each turn in Words With Friends is an EPISODE in a larger strategic narrative.
  • I can't wait till next week’s episode.
  • It was a most embarrassing episode in my life.

Origin / Etymology

From French épisode, from New Latin *epīsodium, from Ancient Greek ἐπεισόδιον (epeisódion, “a parenthetic addition, episode”), neuter of ἐπεισόδιος (epeisódios, “following upon the entrance, coming in besides, adventitious”), from ἐπί (epí, “on”) + εἰς (eis, “into”) + ὁδός (hodós, “way”).

Scrabble Score: 10

episode: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
episode: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
episode: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

episode: valid Words With Friends Word