PHOTORESIST is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. PHOTORESIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PHOTORESIST?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PHOTORESIST is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHOTORESIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
photoresistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PHOTORESIST scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PHOTORESIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PHOTORESIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PHOTORESIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A light-sensitive coating used to protect parts of a surface while the rest is etched, as in making microchips.
After a photoresist is exposed to ultraviolet light through a mask, it hardens or softens in a pattern. Chemicals then wash away part of it, leaving a stencil for the circuit.
How PHOTORESIST is used
Used in electronics manufacturing and printing.
- A thin layer of photoresist was spun onto the wafer.
- The photoresist is exposed through a patterned mask.
- Engineers stripped the photoresist after etching.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PHOTORESIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PHOTORESIST
The 11 tiles of PHOTORESIST in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PHOTORESIST
1 longer words begin with PHOTORESIST.
Shorter words from the letters in PHOTORESIST
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Common questions about PHOTORESIST
- Is PHOTORESIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PHOTORESIST, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PHOTORESIST worth?
- PHOTORESIST is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PHOTORESIST mean?
- A light-sensitive coating used to protect parts of a surface while the rest is etched, as in making microchips.
- What letters can be added to PHOTORESIST?
- PHOTORESIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PHOTORESIST:
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