Is APHOTIC a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, APHOTIC is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does APHOTIC mean?
- adjective
lacking light; especially not reached by sunlight
“the aphotic depths of the sea where no photosynthesis occurs”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
7
Letters
A (1) + P (3) + H (4) + O (1) + T (1) + I (1) + C (3) = 14 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for APHOTIC
APHOTIC has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from APHOTIC
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- haptic13
- phatic13
- photic13
- chapt12
- patch12
- pitch12
- poach12
- caph11
- chap11
- chip11
- chop11
- atopic10
- aitch10
- chiao10
- tophi10
- capot9
- coapt9
- optic9
- picot9
- topic9
- cath9
- chai9
- chao9
- chat9
- chia9
- chit9
- itch9
- opah9
- path9
- phat9
- phot9
- pith9
- tach9
- toph9
- capo8
- copi8
- pact8
- pica8
- chi8
- hap8
- hic8
- hip8
- hop8
- ich8
- och8
- pah8
- phi8
- pho8
- pht8
- poh8
- coati7
- patio7
- oath7
- ohia7
- thio7
- cap7
- cop7
- pac7
- pic7
- atop6
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