POSTEXILIC is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. POSTEXILIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POSTEXILIC?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POSTEXILIC is to know. It scores 21 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POSTEXILIC
No single letter turns POSTEXILIC into another word.
How POSTEXILIC scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in POSTEXILIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POSTEXILIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does POSTEXILIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
historical
Belonging to the time after the Jews returned from exile in Babylon.
Scholars of the Hebrew Bible speak of postexilic books, written after 538 BC when the return began. The postexilic period saw the rebuilding of the Temple in Jerusalem.
How POSTEXILIC is used
Postexilic is used in biblical studies and ancient history.
- The postexilic prophets urged the people to rebuild.
- Historians date the text to the postexilic era.
- A postexilic community settled around Jerusalem.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POSTEXILIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in POSTEXILIC
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Common questions about POSTEXILIC
- Is POSTEXILIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POSTEXILIC, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POSTEXILIC worth?
- POSTEXILIC is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POSTEXILIC mean?
- Belonging to the time after the Jews returned from exile in Babylon.
- What letters can be added to POSTEXILIC?
- No single letter can be added to POSTEXILIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of POSTEXILIC:
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