Is PHOTODETECTORS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PHOTODETECTORS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 22 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
22
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
14
Letters
P (3) + H (4) + O (1) + T (1) + O (1) + D (2) + E (1) + T (1) + E (1) + C (3) + T (1) + O (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 22 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.
Definition
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See the definition of PhotodetectorsHooks for PHOTODETECTORS
PHOTODETECTORS 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 PHOTODETECTORS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- photodetector21
- octothorpes18
- octothorpe17
- octothorps17
- hodoscope17
- photosetter16
- horoscope16
- octothorp16
- poechores16
- prechoose16
- rotoscoped15
- stretched15
- theropods15
- poechore15
- prechose15
- sheepcot15
- perched15
- pooched15
- porched15
- octopodes14
- prosected14
- protected14
- shotcrete14
- cohosted14
- coshered14
- derechos14
- dropshot14
- hectored14
- pothered14
- potsherd14
- theropod14
- tochered14
- perches14
- pooches14
- porches14
- peched14
- rotoscope13
- cheroots13
- coopered13
- hoopster13
- octopods13
- oosphere13
- photoset13
- postcode13
- precodes13
- proceeds13
- rechoose13
- sceptred13
- scrooped13
- trochees13
- cheders13
- chested13
- cohered13
- derecho13
- ochered13
- photoed13
- retched13
- sphered13
- tetched13
- torched13
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