POSTBOY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. POSTBOY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POSTBOY?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POSTBOY is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POSTBOY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
postboysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POSTBOY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in POSTBOY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,978 thousand.
What does POSTBOY mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A boy or young man who delivered mail, or who rode one of the horses of a mail coach.
In the days of horse-drawn travel a postboy rode the lead horse of a carriage hired at a coaching inn. The word could also mean a lad who carried letters around an office or a village.
How POSTBOY is used
You will see postboy in novels and histories set before the railways.
- The postboy cracked his whip and the coach rattled away.
- A young postboy delivered the letters to the manor each morning.
- In the story the postboy arrives with news at midnight.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POSTBOY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of POSTBOY
The 7 tiles of POSTBOY in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with POSTBOY
1 longer words begin with POSTBOY.
Shorter words from the letters in POSTBOY
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Common questions about POSTBOY
- Is POSTBOY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POSTBOY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POSTBOY worth?
- POSTBOY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POSTBOY mean?
- A boy or young man who delivered mail, or who rode one of the horses of a mail coach.
- What letters can be added to POSTBOY?
- POSTBOY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of POSTBOY:
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