Is PHOTOGRAPHY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PHOTOGRAPHY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 25 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PHOTOGRAPHY mean?
- noun
the act of taking and printing photographs
- noun
the process of producing images of objects on photosensitive surfaces
- noun
the occupation of taking and printing photographs or making movies
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
25
Scrabble
25
Words With Friends
11
Letters
P (3) + H (4) + O (1) + T (1) + O (1) + G (2) + R (1) + A (1) + P (3) + H (4) + Y (4) = 25 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 PHOTOGRAPHY
PHOTOGRAPHY 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 PHOTOGRAPHY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- photograph21
- topography21
- typograph20
- topograph17
- hypha16
- atrophy15
- happy15
- hoppy15
- phpht15
- trophy14
- gappy13
- gyppo13
- harpy13
- hoorah12
- hooray12
- photog12
- hoagy12
- poopy12
- hypo12
- agoroth11
- goopy11
- graph11
- grapy11
- hoary11
- hooty11
- horah11
- porgy11
- rhyta11
- yahoo11
- typp11
- yogh11
- hyp11
- troppo10
- atopy10
- party10
- payor10
- photo10
- thorp10
- ahoy10
- gapy10
- gypo10
- hath10
- hoya10
- pogy10
- ragtop9
- garth9
- goaty9
- harp9
- hoop9
- opah9
- path9
- paty9
- phat9
- phot9
- pooh9
- pray9
- pyro9
- ropy9
- toph9
- typo9
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