POSTERIORITY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. POSTERIORITY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POSTERIORITY?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POSTERIORITY is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POSTERIORITY
No single letter turns POSTERIORITY into another word.
How POSTERIORITY scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in POSTERIORITY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POSTERIORITY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does POSTERIORITY mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
The condition of coming later in time or order.
Posteriority is the opposite of priority, and it appears mostly in philosophy and old-fashioned legal or scholarly prose. Saying one event has posteriority over another simply places it after the other.
How POSTERIORITY is used
Rare and formal; the counterpart of priority.
- The scholar argued for the posteriority of the second manuscript.
- Posteriority in time does not by itself prove cause and effect.
- The deed's posteriority meant it was ranked below the earlier claim.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POSTERIORITY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in POSTERIORITY
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Common questions about POSTERIORITY
- Is POSTERIORITY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POSTERIORITY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POSTERIORITY worth?
- POSTERIORITY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POSTERIORITY mean?
- The condition of coming later in time or order.
- What letters can be added to POSTERIORITY?
- No single letter can be added to POSTERIORITY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of POSTERIORITY:
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