Is PHOTOEMISSIONS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PHOTOEMISSIONS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PHOTOEMISSIONS mean?
Photoemissions is a form of PHOTOEMISSION.
- noun
an emission of photoelectrons (especially from a metallic surface)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
14
Letters
P (3) + H (4) + O (1) + T (1) + O (1) + E (1) + M (3) + I (1) + S (1) + S (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 21 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 PHOTOEMISSIONS
PHOTOEMISSIONS 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 PHOTOEMISSIONS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- photoemission20
- impishness17
- shipments16
- shiptimes16
- smoothness15
- mephitis15
- phimoses15
- phimosis15
- shipment15
- shiptime15
- sophisms15
- isophotes14
- moonshots14
- pithiness14
- smoothens14
- smoothies14
- phenoms14
- shipmen14
- shopmen14
- sophism14
- empoisons13
- mispoints13
- mispoises13
- nepotisms13
- optimises13
- pessimist13
- pimientos13
- hominess13
- hominies13
- isophote13
- minishes13
- monishes13
- moonshot13
- phoniest13
- photinos13
- poshness13
- pothoses13
- smithies13
- smooshes13
- smoothen13
- smoothes13
- smoothie13
- sonships13
- sophists13
- impish13
- mopish13
- oomphs13
- phenom13
- misoneists12
- stonishes12
- empoison12
- metopons12
- mispoint12
- mispoise12
- misspent12
- missteps12
- misstops12
- mopiness12
- nepotism12
- optimise12
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