PHOTOSYSTEM is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. PHOTOSYSTEM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PHOTOSYSTEM?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PHOTOSYSTEM is to know. It scores 21 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHOTOSYSTEM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
photosystemsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PHOTOSYSTEM scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PHOTOSYSTEM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PHOTOSYSTEM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PHOTOSYSTEM mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A cluster of pigments and proteins in a plant cell that captures light energy for photosynthesis.
Plants carry two kinds of photosystem, numbered one and two, and they work in sequence. Each photosystem passes excited electrons along a chain, which finally helps make sugar.
How PHOTOSYSTEM is used
Used in plant biology, usually with a number.
- The first photosystem absorbs light at a longer wavelength.
- Damage to a photosystem lowers the leaf's output of oxygen.
- Every chloroplast holds many copies of each photosystem.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PHOTOSYSTEM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PHOTOSYSTEM
1 longer words begin with PHOTOSYSTEM.
Shorter words from the letters in PHOTOSYSTEM
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Common questions about PHOTOSYSTEM
- Is PHOTOSYSTEM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PHOTOSYSTEM, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PHOTOSYSTEM worth?
- PHOTOSYSTEM is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PHOTOSYSTEM mean?
- A cluster of pigments and proteins in a plant cell that captures light energy for photosynthesis.
- What letters can be added to PHOTOSYSTEM?
- PHOTOSYSTEM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PHOTOSYSTEM:
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