Is PHOTOTAXES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PHOTOTAXES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 22 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
22
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
10
Letters
P (3) + H (4) + O (1) + T (1) + O (1) + T (1) + A (1) + X (8) + E (1) + S (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.
Definition
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See the definition of PhototaxesHooks for PHOTOTAXES
PHOTOTAXES 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 PHOTOTAXES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- posttax16
- hoaxes16
- expats15
- sexpot15
- osteopath14
- expat14
- expos14
- paxes14
- poxes14
- hoax14
- photoset13
- postheat13
- apex13
- expo13
- hex13
- hotpots12
- hotspot12
- potshot12
- teashop12
- sexto12
- taxes12
- texas12
- texts12
- pax12
- pox12
- hotpot11
- pathos11
- photos11
- potash11
- pothos11
- spathe11
- tophes11
- axes11
- oxes11
- sext11
- text11
- potatoes10
- ephas10
- heaps10
- hoops10
- hopes10
- opahs10
- paths10
- phase10
- pheos10
- photo10
- phots10
- poohs10
- shape10
- staph10
- thesp10
- tophe10
- tophs10
- axe10
- oxo10
- sax10
- sex10
- sox10
- tax10
- patoots9
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