PHOTOLYSED is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. PHOTOLYSED 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 accept it.
Which word lists accept PHOTOLYSED?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| 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 PHOTOLYSED is to know. It scores 19 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHOTOLYSED
No single letter turns PHOTOLYSED into another word.
How PHOTOLYSED scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PHOTOLYSED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PHOTOLYSED has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PHOTOLYSED mean in Scrabble?
PHOTOLYSED is the past tense or past participle of PHOTOLYSE.
Shorter words from the letters in PHOTOLYSED
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Common questions about PHOTOLYSED
- Is PHOTOLYSED valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PHOTOLYSED, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PHOTOLYSED worth?
- PHOTOLYSED is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PHOTOLYSED?
- No single letter can be added to PHOTOLYSED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PHOTOLYSED:
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