Is PHOTOSENSITIVE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PHOTOSENSITIVE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 22 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PHOTOSENSITIVE mean?
- adjective
sensitive to visible light
“photographic film is light-sensitive”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
22
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
14
Letters
P (3) + H (4) + O (1) + T (1) + O (1) + S (1) + E (1) + N (1) + S (1) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) = 22 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 PHOTOSENSITIVE
PHOTOSENSITIVE 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 PHOTOSENSITIVE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- phonetists15
- positivest15
- peevish15
- isophotes14
- oviposits14
- phonetist14
- photosets14
- pithiness14
- positives14
- stovetops14
- tipsheets14
- sevenths14
- venosities13
- epithets13
- heptoses13
- hotspots13
- isophote13
- oviposit13
- phoniest13
- photinos13
- photoset13
- pithiest13
- positive13
- potheens13
- pothoses13
- potshots13
- shitpost13
- steepish13
- stovetop13
- tipsheet13
- seventh13
- thieves13
- hessonite12
- honestest12
- honesties12
- ostensive12
- ovotestes12
- ovotestis12
- sensitive12
- epithet12
- heptose12
- hipness12
- hotpots12
- hotspot12
- ophites12
- pensive12
- pettish12
- phonies12
- photino12
- photons12
- poshest12
- potheen12
- potshot12
- siphons12
- sonship12
- sophies12
- sophist12
- sphenes12
- vespine12
- hooves12
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