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PHOTOPHORE is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points

Yes. PHOTOPHORE 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.

p3h4o1t1o1p3h4o1r1e1
PlayablePHOTOPHORE · 10 letters · 20 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
20points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
10letters
1hook available

Which word lists accept PHOTOPHORE?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 35 / 100

35WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
2
Hooks 25%
1
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
5.6%

Our own measure of how useful PHOTOPHORE is to know. It scores 20 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for PHOTOPHORE

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

photophores21

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How PHOTOPHORE scores

Scrabble p3h4o1t1o1p3h4o1r1e1 20
Words with Friends p4h3o1t1o1p4h3o1r1e1 20

Face value of the 10 tiles in PHOTOPHORE, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
p22
h22
o38
t16
r16
e112

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PHOTOPHORE has to be built on the board across turns.

Words starting with PHOTOPHORE

photophores21 photophoreses23 photophoresis23

3 longer words begin with PHOTOPHORE.

Shorter words from the letters in PHOTOPHORE

prophet14 hopper13 hooper11 hoopoe11 pother11 thorpe11 pooper10 topper10 troppo10 hooter9 pooter8 phpht15 ephor10 hoper10 photo10 thorp10 tophe10 epopt9 preop9 ortho8 other8 thoro8 throe8 opter7 poort7 potoo7 proto7 repot7 toper7 troop7 trope7 phoh12 heth10 hept9 herp9 hoop9 hope9 phot9 pooh9 toph9

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Common questions about PHOTOPHORE

Is PHOTOPHORE valid in Words with Friends?
Yes. Words with Friends accepts PHOTOPHORE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is PHOTOPHORE worth?
PHOTOPHORE is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to PHOTOPHORE?
PHOTOPHORE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PHOTOPHORE:

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