PHOTINO is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PHOTINO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PHOTINO?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PHOTINO is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHOTINO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
photinosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PHOTINO scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PHOTINO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 441,125.
What does PHOTINO mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A hypothetical particle that would be the supersymmetric partner of the photon.
Physicists suggest the photino as part of theories in which every known particle has a heavier partner. No photino has ever been observed. The idea matters because such particles could help explain dark matter.
How PHOTINO is used
Photino is a term from theoretical particle physics.
- The photino has half a unit of spin in supersymmetric theory.
- No experiment has yet detected a photino.
- A photino might make up part of the dark matter of the universe.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PHOTINO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PHOTINO
1 longer words begin with PHOTINO.
Shorter words from the letters in PHOTINO
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Common questions about PHOTINO
- Is PHOTINO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PHOTINO, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PHOTINO worth?
- PHOTINO is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PHOTINO mean?
- A hypothetical particle that would be the supersymmetric partner of the photon.
- What letters can be added to PHOTINO?
- PHOTINO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PHOTINO:
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