Is PHOTOFLASHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PHOTOFLASHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 23 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PHOTOFLASHES mean?
Photoflashes is a form of PHOTOFLASH.
- noun
a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
23
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
12
Letters
P (3) + H (4) + O (1) + T (1) + O (1) + F (4) + L (1) + A (1) + S (1) + H (4) + E (1) + S (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 PHOTOFLASHES
PHOTOFLASHES 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 PHOTOFLASHES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- photoflash21
- fleshpots17
- fleshpot16
- shotholes15
- postholes14
- hoofless14
- shatoosh14
- shothole14
- ephahs14
- haploses13
- hoopless13
- pathless13
- pathoses13
- posthole13
- potashes13
- potholes13
- pothoses13
- slapshot13
- spathose13
- tapholes13
- teashops13
- flashes13
- healths13
- loofahs13
- sheaths13
- ephah13
- hapless12
- hooplas12
- plashes12
- poshest12
- pothole12
- spathes12
- taphole12
- teashop12
- fashes12
- hashes12
- health12
- heaths12
- loofah12
- shafts12
- sheafs12
- sheath12
- shoosh12
- footless11
- shoalest11
- alephs11
- hoopla11
- pashes11
- pathos11
- phases11
- photos11
- potash11
- pothos11
- shapes11
- shleps11
- spathe11
- splash11
- splosh11
- spoofs11
- staphs11
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