PHOTOMAP is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. PHOTOMAP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PHOTOMAP?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PHOTOMAP is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHOTOMAP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
photomapsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PHOTOMAP scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PHOTOMAP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PHOTOMAP has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PHOTOMAP
- PHOTOMAP begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PHOTOMAP mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A map made from aerial photographs, often with grid lines and place names added.
Unlike a drawn map, a photomap shows the real ground exactly as the camera saw it. Surveyors and planners use one when they need to see roofs, fields and roads in true detail.
How PHOTOMAP is used
Used in surveying, geography and planning; also a verb meaning to map by photography.
- The planners studied a photomap of the valley before drawing the road.
- A photomap of the farm showed every field boundary.
- They used a satellite photomap to locate the old track.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PHOTOMAP and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PHOTOMAP
3 longer words begin with PHOTOMAP.
Shorter words from the letters in PHOTOMAP
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Common questions about PHOTOMAP
- Is PHOTOMAP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PHOTOMAP, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PHOTOMAP worth?
- PHOTOMAP is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PHOTOMAP mean?
- A map made from aerial photographs, often with grid lines and place names added.
- What letters can be added to PHOTOMAP?
- PHOTOMAP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PHOTOMAP:
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