POSTHOLES is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. POSTHOLES 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.
p3o1s1t1h4o1l1e1s1
PlayablePOSTHOLES · 9 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 15 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
15points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept POSTHOLES?
| 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: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.56
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.56%
Our own measure of how useful POSTHOLES is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POSTHOLES
No single letter turns POSTHOLES into another word.
How POSTHOLES scores
Scrabble p3o1s1t1h4o1l1e1s1 14
Words with Friends p4o1s1t1h3o1l2e1s1 15
Face value of the 9 tiles in POSTHOLES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POSTHOLES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in POSTHOLES
hoopless13 posthole13 potholes13 pothoses13 poshest12 pothole12 sploosh12 hostels10 shooles10 soothes10 pootles9 posoles9 stoopes9 topless9 loosest7 lotoses7 photos11 poshes11 poshos11 pothos11 shleps11 splosh11 thesps11 tophes11 helots9 hosels9 hostel9 hotels9 sheols9 shoole9 shools9 shoots9 shotes9 sloosh9 sloths9 soothe9 sooths9 tholes9 tholos9 toshes9
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Common questions about POSTHOLES
- Is POSTHOLES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POSTHOLES, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POSTHOLES worth?
- POSTHOLES is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POSTHOLES?
- No single letter can be added to POSTHOLES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of POSTHOLES:
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