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9-Letter Words Starting With PHOT

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Popular 9-Letter Words Starting With PHOT

The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.

All 9-Letter Words Starting With PHOT 24 words

How common is PHOT at the start of nine-letter words?

Our combined English word list has 24 nine-letter words that start with PHOT. They average 17.7 points, the best is PHOTOLYZE (26 points) and 29.2% end in S.

Total words
24
Average Scrabble score
17.7
out of 26 max
Everyday words
4%
common in ordinary English
Most common ending
S
29.2% of words

Most common last letters

  • s 29.2%
  • e 20.8%
  • y 20.8%

Top vowel pairs

  • ia12.5%

Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.

Rare words worth knowing

Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.

Highest-scoring nine-letter word that starts with PHOT

p 3h 4o 1t 1o 1l 1y 4z 10e 1

P 3 + H 4 + O 1 + T 1 + O 1 + L 1 + Y 4 + Z 10 + E 1 = 26 points

Double word
52 pts
Triple word
78 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

photolyze

No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.

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How many nine-letter words that start with PHOT are there?

There are 24 nine-letter words that start with PHOT in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.

What is the highest-scoring nine-letter word that starts with PHOT?

PHOTOLYZE is worth 26 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are PHOTOTAXY (24), PHOTOTYPY (22), PHOTOCOPY (21).

Which rare nine-letter words that start with PHOT score well?

Uncommon but valid choices include PHOTOLYZE (26), PHOTOTAXY (24), PHOTOMASK (20), PHOTOPHIL (19). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.