Is PHOTOCELLS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PHOTOCELLS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PHOTOCELLS mean?
Photocells is a form of PHOTOCELL.
- noun
a transducer used to detect and measure light and other radiations
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
10
Letters
P (3) + H (4) + O (1) + T (1) + O (1) + C (3) + E (1) + L (1) + L (1) + S (1) = 17 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 PHOTOCELLS
PHOTOCELLS 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 PHOTOCELLS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- photocell16
- pooches14
- splotch14
- posthole13
- potholes13
- epochs13
- schlep13
- clothes12
- coolths12
- pothole12
- chops12
- epoch12
- pechs12
- pooch12
- collops11
- coplots11
- scollop11
- cholos11
- choose11
- clothe11
- cloths11
- cohoes11
- cohost11
- coolth11
- loches11
- photos11
- pothos11
- school11
- tophes11
- chop11
- pech11
- holloes10
- collop10
- coopts10
- coplot10
- chest10
- cholo10
- chose10
- cloth10
- cohoe10
- cohos10
- echos10
- helps10
- hoops10
- hopes10
- letch10
- loche10
- lochs10
- oches10
- pheos10
- photo10
- phots10
- poohs10
- shlep10
- techs10
- thesp10
- tophe10
- tophs10
- collets9
- coolest9
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