PHOTOIONISES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. PHOTOIONISES 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 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PHOTOIONISES?
| 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 PHOTOIONISES is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHOTOIONISES
No single letter turns PHOTOIONISES into another word.
How PHOTOIONISES scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in PHOTOIONISES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PHOTOIONISES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PHOTOIONISES
- PHOTOIONISES runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PHOTOIONISES mean in Scrabble?
PHOTOIONISES is the present-tense form of PHOTOIONISE used with he, she and it.
Shorter words from the letters in PHOTOIONISES
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Common questions about PHOTOIONISES
- Is PHOTOIONISES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PHOTOIONISES is not in it.
- How many points is PHOTOIONISES worth?
- PHOTOIONISES is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PHOTOIONISES?
- No single letter can be added to PHOTOIONISES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of PHOTOIONISES:
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