PHOTOTELEGRAPH is valid in Collins, not in North America — 25 points
It depends on the list you play by. PHOTOTELEGRAPH is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 25 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PHOTOTELEGRAPH?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PHOTOTELEGRAPH is to know. It scores 25 from 14 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHOTOTELEGRAPH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PHOTOTELEGRAPH scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in PHOTOTELEGRAPH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PHOTOTELEGRAPH has to be built on the board across turns.
Anagrams of PHOTOTELEGRAPH
The 14 tiles of PHOTOTELEGRAPH in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PHOTOTELEGRAPH
3 longer words begin with PHOTOTELEGRAPH.
Shorter words from the letters in PHOTOTELEGRAPH
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Common questions about PHOTOTELEGRAPH
- Is PHOTOTELEGRAPH valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PHOTOTELEGRAPH is not in it.
- How many points is PHOTOTELEGRAPH worth?
- PHOTOTELEGRAPH is worth 25 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PHOTOTELEGRAPH?
- PHOTOTELEGRAPH takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of PHOTOTELEGRAPH:
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