PHOTOG is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PHOTOG 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 PHOTOG?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PHOTOG is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHOTOG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
photogsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PHOTOG scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PHOTOG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 591,296.
What does PHOTOG mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
An informal short form of photographer.
Photog is the shorthand of newsrooms and magazine offices, where a reporter might ask the photog to be on the spot at six. It is clipped from photographer and has the quick, slightly jokey feel of such trade slang. It is rarely used in formal writing, and it can also appear in headlines where space is short.
How PHOTOG is used
Informal; heard in journalism and the press rather than in careful writing.
- The photog waited outside the theatre all night.
- The editor sent a reporter and a photog to the fire.
- Every photog in the crowd lifted a camera at once.
- She started out as a young photog on the local paper.
- The paper credits each photog beside the picture.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PHOTOG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PHOTOG
Showing 24 of 43 words that begin with PHOTOG.
Shorter words from the letters in PHOTOG
Common questions about PHOTOG
- Is PHOTOG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PHOTOG, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PHOTOG worth?
- PHOTOG is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PHOTOG mean?
- An informal short form of photographer.
- What letters can be added to PHOTOG?
- PHOTOG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PHOTOG:
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