Is PHOTOSTATING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PHOTOSTATING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PHOTOSTATING mean?
Photostating is a form of PHOTOSTAT.
- noun
a photocopy made on a Photostat machine
- noun
a duplicating machine that makes quick positive or negative copies directly on the surface of prepared paper
- verb
make a copy by means of a Photostat device
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
12
Letters
P (3) + H (4) + O (1) + T (1) + O (1) + S (1) + T (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 18 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 PHOTOSTATING
PHOTOSTATING 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 PHOTOSTATING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- potshotting17
- nightspot15
- photostat14
- photoing14
- photinos13
- gonophs13
- hasping13
- hooping13
- pashing13
- phasing13
- photogs13
- poohing13
- shaping13
- shooting12
- shotting12
- soothing12
- tonights12
- toothing12
- hatpins12
- hotpots12
- hotspot12
- photino12
- photons12
- potshot12
- gonoph12
- hoping12
- photog12
- potations11
- pogonias11
- spatting11
- spotting11
- stooping11
- goatish11
- hasting11
- hatting11
- hooting11
- hosting11
- hotting11
- shooing11
- tonight11
- hatpin11
- hotpot11
- pathos11
- phonos11
- photon11
- photos11
- pithos11
- poisha11
- potash11
- pothos11
- siphon11
- tattooing10
- potation10
- spittoon10
- atishoo10
- pasting10
- patting10
- pogonia10
- posting10
- potting10
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