MULTIPHOTON is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. MULTIPHOTON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MULTIPHOTON?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MULTIPHOTON is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MULTIPHOTON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
multiphotonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MULTIPHOTON scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in MULTIPHOTON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MULTIPHOTON has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MULTIPHOTON mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Describing a process in which an atom or molecule takes in more than one light particle at once.
In laser physics a multiphoton event needs extremely intense light so that several photons arrive together. It underlies deep-tissue microscopy that reaches farther than ordinary fluorescence imaging.
How MULTIPHOTON is used
Appears in physics and microscopy literature.
- The team used multiphoton microscopy to image living brain tissue.
- A multiphoton absorption can ionise the gas without a single strong photon.
- Multiphoton effects only appear under very bright pulses.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MULTIPHOTON and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MULTIPHOTON
1 longer words begin with MULTIPHOTON.
Shorter words from the letters in MULTIPHOTON
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Common questions about MULTIPHOTON
- Is MULTIPHOTON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MULTIPHOTON, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MULTIPHOTON worth?
- MULTIPHOTON is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MULTIPHOTON mean?
- Describing a process in which an atom or molecule takes in more than one light particle at once.
- What letters can be added to MULTIPHOTON?
- MULTIPHOTON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of MULTIPHOTON:
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