Is PHOTOPHORES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PHOTOPHORES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
21
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
11
Letters
P (3) + H (4) + O (1) + T (1) + O (1) + P (3) + H (4) + O (1) + R (1) + E (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.
Definition
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See the definition of PhotophoresHooks for PHOTOPHORES
PHOTOPHORES 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 PHOTOPHORES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- photophore20
- phosphore19
- photoshop19
- phosphor18
- prophets15
- phpht15
- hoppers14
- prophet14
- shopper14
- hoopster13
- hopper13
- shoppe13
- hoopers12
- hoopoes12
- pothers12
- strophe12
- thorpes12
- thresh12
- opposer11
- popster11
- propose11
- stopper11
- toppers11
- ephors11
- hooper11
- hoopoe11
- hopers11
- photos11
- posher11
- pother11
- pothos11
- thorpe11
- thorps11
- tophes11
- heths11
- hooters10
- reshoot10
- sheroot10
- shooter10
- soother10
- oppose10
- postop10
- preops10
- topper10
- troppo10
- ephor10
- hoops10
- hoper10
- hopes10
- pheos10
- photo10
- phots10
- poohs10
- thesp10
- thorp10
- tophe10
- tophs10
- hehs10
- heth10
- oospore9
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