PHOTONIC is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. PHOTONIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PHOTONIC?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PHOTONIC is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHOTONIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
photonicsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PHOTONIC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PHOTONIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PHOTONIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PHOTONIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to photons or to technology that uses light particles to carry and process information.
Photonic devices do with light what electronic ones do with electrons, as in fibre-optic cables and lasers. The word is common in physics and engineering, and it often hints at faster, cooler computing.
How PHOTONIC is used
Photonic is used in physics and engineering about light-based systems.
- The lab builds photonic chips for data links.
- A photonic crystal bends light in unusual ways.
- Photonic networks can move data at enormous speeds.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PHOTONIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PHOTONIC
1 longer words begin with PHOTONIC.
Shorter words from the letters in PHOTONIC
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Common questions about PHOTONIC
- Is PHOTONIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PHOTONIC, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PHOTONIC worth?
- PHOTONIC is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PHOTONIC mean?
- Relating to photons or to technology that uses light particles to carry and process information.
- What letters can be added to PHOTONIC?
- PHOTONIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PHOTONIC:
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