PHOTOSCAN is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 16 points
Yes for Scrabble. PHOTOSCAN is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
p3h4o1t1o1s1c3a1n1
PlayablePHOTOSCAN · 9 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
9letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept PHOTOSCAN?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 32 / 100
32WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.78
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.22%
Our own measure of how useful PHOTOSCAN is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHOTOSCAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
photoscansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PHOTOSCAN scores
Scrabble p3h4o1t1o1s1c3a1n1 16
Words with Friends p4h3o1t1o1s1c4a1n2 18
Face value of the 9 tiles in PHOTOSCAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PHOTOSCAN has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with PHOTOSCAN
3 longer words begin with PHOTOSCAN.
Shorter words from the letters in PHOTOSCAN
ponchos14 cahoots12 chatons12 photons12 poonacs11 phocas13 poncho13 achoos11 anchos11 cahoot11 cashoo11 chants11 chaton11 choons11 cohost11 nachos11 pathos11 phonos11 photon11 photos11 potash11 pothos11 sancho11 snatch11 stanch11 tachos11 capons10 capots10 coapts10 coopts10 poonac10 actons8 astoop8 cantos8 contos8 cotans8 napoos8 nostoc8 octans8 oncost8
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Common questions about PHOTOSCAN
- Is PHOTOSCAN valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PHOTOSCAN is not in it.
- How many points is PHOTOSCAN worth?
- PHOTOSCAN is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PHOTOSCAN?
- PHOTOSCAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PHOTOSCAN:
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