POSTCOITAL is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. POSTCOITAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POSTCOITAL?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POSTCOITAL is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POSTCOITAL
No single letter turns POSTCOITAL into another word.
How POSTCOITAL scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in POSTCOITAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POSTCOITAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does POSTCOITAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Happening or done after sexual intercourse.
Doctors and writers use postcoital to describe what follows lovemaking, such as drowsiness or a short rest. It also appears in medical phrases, for instance postcoital contraception.
How POSTCOITAL is used
A clinical or neutral term, found in medical texts and general writing.
- A postcoital calm settled over the room.
- The article described postcoital contraception in plain terms.
- He felt a postcoital drowsiness and fell asleep.
- Researchers studied postcoital hormone levels.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POSTCOITAL and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in POSTCOITAL
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Common questions about POSTCOITAL
- Is POSTCOITAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POSTCOITAL, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POSTCOITAL worth?
- POSTCOITAL is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POSTCOITAL mean?
- Happening or done after sexual intercourse.
- What letters can be added to POSTCOITAL?
- No single letter can be added to POSTCOITAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of POSTCOITAL:
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