APHOTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. APHOTIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept APHOTIC?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful APHOTIC is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for APHOTIC
No single letter turns APHOTIC into another word.
How APHOTIC scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in APHOTIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 514,646.
What does APHOTIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Without light, especially of the deep ocean zone that sunlight does not reach.
Oceanographers call the lowest water layers the aphotic zone, where plants cannot grow and animals rely on food drifting down from above. Creatures there often glow with their own light.
How APHOTIC is used
Aphotic is used in marine biology and earth science.
- Below a thousand metres the sea is aphotic.
- Strange fish live in the aphotic depths.
- The submersible entered the aphotic zone and its lamps came on.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of APHOTIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in APHOTIC
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Common questions about APHOTIC
- Is APHOTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts APHOTIC, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is APHOTIC worth?
- APHOTIC is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does APHOTIC mean?
- Without light, especially of the deep ocean zone that sunlight does not reach.
- What letters can be added to APHOTIC?
- No single letter can be added to APHOTIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of APHOTIC:
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