CHROMOPHORE is a valid Scrabble word — 23 points
Yes. CHROMOPHORE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 23 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHROMOPHORE?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHROMOPHORE is to know. It scores 23 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHROMOPHORE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
chromophoresChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHROMOPHORE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in CHROMOPHORE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CHROMOPHORE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CHROMOPHORE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
The part of a molecule that gives it colour by absorbing certain wavelengths of light.
A chromophore decides which colours a dye or pigment shows, so changing it shifts the hue. Chemists also study it in the eye, where it helps detect light.
How CHROMOPHORE is used
Chromophore is a chemistry term for the colour-giving group in a compound.
- The chromophore in the dye absorbs blue light.
- Adding a chromophore turned the clear liquid yellow.
- Each chromophore reacts to a narrow band of wavelengths.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHROMOPHORE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHROMOPHORE
1 longer words begin with CHROMOPHORE.
Shorter words from the letters in CHROMOPHORE
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Common questions about CHROMOPHORE
- Is CHROMOPHORE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHROMOPHORE, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHROMOPHORE worth?
- CHROMOPHORE is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHROMOPHORE mean?
- The part of a molecule that gives it colour by absorbing certain wavelengths of light.
- What letters can be added to CHROMOPHORE?
- CHROMOPHORE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of CHROMOPHORE:
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