PHOSPHENE is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. PHOSPHENE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PHOSPHENE?
| 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 PHOSPHENE is to know. It scores 19 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHOSPHENE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
phosphenesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PHOSPHENE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PHOSPHENE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PHOSPHENE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PHOSPHENE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A flash or spot of light seen without any light entering the eye, caused by pressure or stimulation of the visual system.
Rub your closed eyes and the colourful patterns that bloom are a phosphene. They arise because the retina and brain respond to touch or electricity as though it were light.
How PHOSPHENE is used
Used in vision science and neurology, and sometimes in everyday talk about seeing stars.
- Pressing on the eyelid produced a ring-shaped phosphene.
- Each phosphene faded within a second of releasing the pressure.
- Researchers use a tiny electric pulse to trigger a phosphene in the visual cortex.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PHOSPHENE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PHOSPHENE
1 longer words begin with PHOSPHENE.
Shorter words from the letters in PHOSPHENE
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Common questions about PHOSPHENE
- Is PHOSPHENE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PHOSPHENE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PHOSPHENE worth?
- PHOSPHENE is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PHOSPHENE mean?
- A flash or spot of light seen without any light entering the eye, caused by pressure or stimulation of the visual system.
- What letters can be added to PHOSPHENE?
- PHOSPHENE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PHOSPHENE:
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