Is PHOTOEMISSIVE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PHOTOEMISSIVE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 23 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PHOTOEMISSIVE mean?
- adjective
of or relating to photoemission
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
23
Scrabble
25
Words With Friends
13
Letters
P (3) + H (4) + O (1) + T (1) + O (1) + E (1) + M (3) + I (1) + S (1) + S (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) = 23 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 PHOTOEMISSIVE
PHOTOEMISSIVE 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 PHOTOEMISSIVE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hemopoiesis18
- mephitises17
- shiptimes16
- hempiest15
- mephites15
- mephitis15
- phimoses15
- phimosis15
- shiptime15
- peevish15
- epitomises14
- homesites14
- isophotes14
- oviposits14
- positives14
- smoothies14
- sovietism14
- imphees14
- sophism14
- tempehs14
- epistomes13
- epitomise13
- optimises13
- emissive13
- heptoses13
- homesite13
- isophote13
- meshiest13
- omissive13
- oviposit13
- positive13
- pothoses13
- smithies13
- smoothes13
- smoothie13
- steepish13
- thieves13
- hempie13
- imphee13
- impish13
- mopish13
- oomphs13
- tempeh13
- episomes12
- epistome12
- epitomes12
- mispoise12
- optimise12
- pietisms12
- septimes12
- emotive12
- heptose12
- homiest12
- mishits12
- missive12
- motives12
- ophites12
- poshest12
- smoothe12
- smooths12
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