PHOTOELASTIC is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. PHOTOELASTIC is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PHOTOELASTIC?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PHOTOELASTIC is to know. It scores 19 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHOTOELASTIC
No single letter turns PHOTOELASTIC into another word.
How PHOTOELASTIC scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in PHOTOELASTIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PHOTOELASTIC has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with PHOTOELASTIC
1 longer words begin with PHOTOELASTIC.
Shorter words from the letters in PHOTOELASTIC
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Common questions about PHOTOELASTIC
- Is PHOTOELASTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PHOTOELASTIC is not in it.
- How many points is PHOTOELASTIC worth?
- PHOTOELASTIC is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PHOTOELASTIC?
- No single letter can be added to PHOTOELASTIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of PHOTOELASTIC:
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