PHYTOCHROME is a valid Scrabble word — 26 points
Yes. PHYTOCHROME is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 26 points in Scrabble and 26 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PHYTOCHROME?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PHYTOCHROME is to know. It scores 26 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHYTOCHROME
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
phytochromesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PHYTOCHROME scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PHYTOCHROME, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PHYTOCHROME has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PHYTOCHROME mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A light-sensitive pigment in plants that responds to red and far-red light and helps control growth and flowering.
Plants use phytochrome much as people use a clock, sensing day length and shade. When it detects the red light shift caused by neighbouring leaves, a seedling may stretch upward. It also helps decide when a plant flowers.
How PHYTOCHROME is used
Used in plant physiology and horticulture, especially in talk about lighting for crops.
- The seeds only germinated after phytochrome sensed a flash of red light.
- Growers adjust lamps because phytochrome controls when the plants flower.
- Shade changes the balance of light and tells the phytochrome to push the stem upward.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PHYTOCHROME and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PHYTOCHROME
1 longer words begin with PHYTOCHROME.
Shorter words from the letters in PHYTOCHROME
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Common questions about PHYTOCHROME
- Is PHYTOCHROME valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PHYTOCHROME, where it scores 26 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PHYTOCHROME worth?
- PHYTOCHROME is worth 26 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PHYTOCHROME mean?
- A light-sensitive pigment in plants that responds to red and far-red light and helps control growth and flowering.
- What letters can be added to PHYTOCHROME?
- PHYTOCHROME takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PHYTOCHROME:
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