PHOTOPHILY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 23 points
It depends on the list you play by. PHOTOPHILY is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 23 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PHOTOPHILY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PHOTOPHILY is to know. It scores 23 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHOTOPHILY
No single letter turns PHOTOPHILY into another word.
How PHOTOPHILY scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PHOTOPHILY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PHOTOPHILY has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in PHOTOPHILY
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Common questions about PHOTOPHILY
- Is PHOTOPHILY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PHOTOPHILY is not in it.
- How many points is PHOTOPHILY worth?
- PHOTOPHILY is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PHOTOPHILY?
- No single letter can be added to PHOTOPHILY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PHOTOPHILY:
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