PHOTOTAXIS is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points
Yes. PHOTOTAXIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PHOTOTAXIS?
| 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 PHOTOTAXIS is to know. It scores 22 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHOTOTAXIS
No single letter turns PHOTOTAXIS into another word.
How PHOTOTAXIS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PHOTOTAXIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PHOTOTAXIS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PHOTOTAXIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The movement of a freely moving organism toward or away from a source of light.
Moths circling a lamp are a popular picture of positive phototaxis, though the real cause is debated. Negative phototaxis sends other creatures, such as some larvae, scurrying for the dark.
How PHOTOTAXIS is used
Phototaxis is a biology term used for whole-organism responses to light.
- The algae showed strong phototaxis, gathering at the lit side of the dish.
- Positive phototaxis draws the larvae to the surface.
- Students measured phototaxis in a tank with a single lamp.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PHOTOTAXIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PHOTOTAXIS
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Common questions about PHOTOTAXIS
- Is PHOTOTAXIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PHOTOTAXIS, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PHOTOTAXIS worth?
- PHOTOTAXIS is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PHOTOTAXIS mean?
- The movement of a freely moving organism toward or away from a source of light.
- What letters can be added to PHOTOTAXIS?
- No single letter can be added to PHOTOTAXIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PHOTOTAXIS:
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