POSIT is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. POSIT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POSIT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POSIT is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POSIT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
positsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POSIT scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in POSIT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 21,785.
What does POSIT mean in Scrabble?
verb
To put forward an idea or assumption as true, especially as a starting point for argument or reasoning.
A scientist who posits a hypothesis is not yet claiming to have proved it, only setting it down as a reasonable starting point that later evidence can support or overturn. Philosophers use posit in much the same way, laying down a principle before building an argument on top of it, and the related noun a posit names exactly that kind of assumed starting point. The word traces to the Latin ponere, to place, which is also the root of position and postpone, and it keeps something of that original sense of setting an idea down in a fixed spot. Unlike guess or suggest, posit usually signals a deliberate, reasoned assumption rather than a casual hunch.
How POSIT is used
Common in academic and scientific writing for a reasoned starting assumption; more formal than everyday speech.
- The theory posits that language shaped early human cooperation.
- Economists posit a rational actor who always weighs costs against benefits.
- Let us posit, for the sake of argument, that the witness told the truth.
- The paper posits a link between soil quality and crop yield.
- She posited a simpler explanation than the one her colleagues had offered.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POSIT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of POSIT
The 5 tiles of POSIT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with POSIT
Showing 24 of 35 words that begin with POSIT.
Words ending in POSIT
9 words end in POSIT. Useful as a back hook: play POSIT onto a word already on the board.
Words with POSIT inside
Showing 24 of 222 words that contain POSIT somewhere in the middle. Words that start with POSIT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in POSIT
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Common questions about POSIT
- Is POSIT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POSIT, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POSIT worth?
- POSIT is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POSIT mean?
- To put forward an idea or assumption as true, especially as a starting point for argument or reasoning.
- What letters can be added to POSIT?
- POSIT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of POSIT:
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