POSTBUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. POSTBUS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept POSTBUS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POSTBUS is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POSTBUS
No single letter turns POSTBUS into another word.
How POSTBUS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in POSTBUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,474 thousand.
Words starting with POSTBUS
2 longer words begin with POSTBUS.
Shorter words from the letters in POSTBUS
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Common questions about POSTBUS
- Is POSTBUS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and POSTBUS is not in it.
- How many points is POSTBUS worth?
- POSTBUS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POSTBUS?
- No single letter can be added to POSTBUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of POSTBUS:
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