PHOTOPIC is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. PHOTOPIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PHOTOPIC?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PHOTOPIC is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHOTOPIC
No single letter turns PHOTOPIC into another word.
How PHOTOPIC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PHOTOPIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PHOTOPIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PHOTOPIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to vision in bright light, which depends mainly on the cone cells of the retina.
Photopic vision gives sharp detail and full colour, which is why the world looks vivid by day. Its opposite is the dim-light vision handled by rod cells.
How PHOTOPIC is used
Used in optics, vision science and lighting design.
- In photopic conditions the eye is most sensitive to green-yellow light.
- Photopic vision fades as dusk falls.
- Lighting engineers measure photopic response when rating lamps.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PHOTOPIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PHOTOPIC
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Common questions about PHOTOPIC
- Is PHOTOPIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PHOTOPIC, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PHOTOPIC worth?
- PHOTOPIC is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PHOTOPIC mean?
- Relating to vision in bright light, which depends mainly on the cone cells of the retina.
- What letters can be added to PHOTOPIC?
- No single letter can be added to PHOTOPIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PHOTOPIC:
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