PHOTOLYTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. PHOTOLYTIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PHOTOLYTIC?
| 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 PHOTOLYTIC is to know. It scores 20 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHOTOLYTIC
No single letter turns PHOTOLYTIC into another word.
How PHOTOLYTIC scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PHOTOLYTIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PHOTOLYTIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PHOTOLYTIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
chemistry
Relating to photolysis, the breaking down of a substance by light.
A photolytic reaction is driven by light rather than by heat, as when sunlight splits molecules in the upper atmosphere. Chemists apply the word to processes, reactions and the products they create. It is a useful label in studies of ozone and of plastics that degrade outdoors.
How PHOTOLYTIC is used
Technical term in chemistry and atmospheric science.
- The photolytic breakdown of the dye took several hours.
- Sunlight triggered a photolytic reaction in the gas.
- Researchers measured photolytic decay of the pollutant.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PHOTOLYTIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PHOTOLYTIC
1 longer words begin with PHOTOLYTIC.
Shorter words from the letters in PHOTOLYTIC
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Common questions about PHOTOLYTIC
- Is PHOTOLYTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PHOTOLYTIC, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PHOTOLYTIC worth?
- PHOTOLYTIC is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PHOTOLYTIC mean?
- Relating to photolysis, the breaking down of a substance by light.
- What letters can be added to PHOTOLYTIC?
- No single letter can be added to PHOTOLYTIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PHOTOLYTIC:
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