PHOTOSTAT is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. PHOTOSTAT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PHOTOSTAT?
| 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 PHOTOSTAT is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHOTOSTAT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
photostatsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PHOTOSTAT scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PHOTOSTAT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 3 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PHOTOSTAT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PHOTOSTAT mean in Scrabble?
noun
trademark
A copy of a document made by a camera-like copying machine, or the machine that makes such copies.
Offices once asked for a photostat of a contract, meaning a quick photographic duplicate on special paper. Originally a brand name, it became a general term for the copy and the device. As a verb it means to make such a copy, though most people now say photocopy.
How PHOTOSTAT is used
Somewhat dated; originally a trade name, now mostly historical or formal.
- The clerk attached a photostat of the birth certificate to the form.
- A photostat was the quickest way to duplicate the old letter.
- He kept a photostat of the deed in a separate drawer.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PHOTOSTAT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PHOTOSTAT
6 longer words begin with PHOTOSTAT.
Shorter words from the letters in PHOTOSTAT
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Common questions about PHOTOSTAT
- Is PHOTOSTAT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PHOTOSTAT, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PHOTOSTAT worth?
- PHOTOSTAT is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PHOTOSTAT mean?
- A copy of a document made by a camera-like copying machine, or the machine that makes such copies.
- What letters can be added to PHOTOSTAT?
- PHOTOSTAT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PHOTOSTAT:
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