PHOTOFLASH is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. PHOTOFLASH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PHOTOFLASH?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PHOTOFLASH is to know. It scores 21 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHOTOFLASH
No single letter turns PHOTOFLASH into another word.
How PHOTOFLASH scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PHOTOFLASH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PHOTOFLASH has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PHOTOFLASH mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A brief, bright burst of light, or the lamp that produces it, used in taking photographs.
Early cameras relied on a photoflash bulb that burned out after a single use. The term is mostly technical and has been replaced in daily speech by the simple word flash.
How PHOTOFLASH is used
Photoflash is a technical or dated word for camera lighting equipment.
- The photoflash lit the dark room for a split second.
- He kept a spare photoflash bulb in his bag.
- A strong photoflash can startle small children.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PHOTOFLASH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PHOTOFLASH
1 longer words begin with PHOTOFLASH.
Shorter words from the letters in PHOTOFLASH
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Common questions about PHOTOFLASH
- Is PHOTOFLASH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PHOTOFLASH, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PHOTOFLASH worth?
- PHOTOFLASH is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PHOTOFLASH mean?
- A brief, bright burst of light, or the lamp that produces it, used in taking photographs.
- What letters can be added to PHOTOFLASH?
- No single letter can be added to PHOTOFLASH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PHOTOFLASH:
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