PHOTOMASK is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. PHOTOMASK 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 PHOTOMASK?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PHOTOMASK is to know. It scores 20 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHOTOMASK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
photomasksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PHOTOMASK scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PHOTOMASK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PHOTOMASK has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PHOTOMASK mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A plate with a transparent pattern, used to shape light when printing circuits onto a chip.
Light passes through the clear parts of a photomask and exposes the coating beneath, copying the layout. Each layer of a modern chip needs its own mask.
How PHOTOMASK is used
Used in semiconductor and electronics manufacturing.
- The engineer cleaned the photomask before exposure.
- A single flaw in the photomask ruins every chip.
- Making a new photomask costs a great deal.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PHOTOMASK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PHOTOMASK
1 longer words begin with PHOTOMASK.
Shorter words from the letters in PHOTOMASK
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Common questions about PHOTOMASK
- Is PHOTOMASK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PHOTOMASK, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PHOTOMASK worth?
- PHOTOMASK is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PHOTOMASK mean?
- A plate with a transparent pattern, used to shape light when printing circuits onto a chip.
- What letters can be added to PHOTOMASK?
- PHOTOMASK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PHOTOMASK:
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