PHOTOPHASE is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. PHOTOPHASE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PHOTOPHASE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PHOTOPHASE is to know. It scores 20 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHOTOPHASE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
photophasesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PHOTOPHASE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PHOTOPHASE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PHOTOPHASE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PHOTOPHASE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The part of a daily cycle during which an organism is exposed to light.
In experiments on plants and animals the photophase is the lit period, followed by a dark period called the scotophase. Changing its length can alter flowering, growth or behaviour. The word is also applied to the light-dependent stage of photosynthesis.
How PHOTOPHASE is used
Used in biology and horticulture.
- The photophase in the growth chamber lasted sixteen hours.
- Shortening the photophase made the plants flower sooner.
- Birds sang mainly during the photophase of the experiment.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PHOTOPHASE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PHOTOPHASE
1 longer words begin with PHOTOPHASE.
Shorter words from the letters in PHOTOPHASE
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Common questions about PHOTOPHASE
- Is PHOTOPHASE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PHOTOPHASE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PHOTOPHASE worth?
- PHOTOPHASE is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PHOTOPHASE mean?
- The part of a daily cycle during which an organism is exposed to light.
- What letters can be added to PHOTOPHASE?
- PHOTOPHASE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PHOTOPHASE:
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