POSTHOUSE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points

It depends on the list you play by. POSTHOUSE 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

Which word lists accept POSTHOUSE?

Word power: 31 / 100

Our own measure of how useful POSTHOUSE is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for POSTHOUSE

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How POSTHOUSE scores

Face value of the 9 tiles in POSTHOUSE, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POSTHOUSE has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about POSTHOUSE

• The same 9 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Anagrams of POSTHOUSE

The 9 tiles of POSTHOUSE in a different order — 2 found.

Words starting with POSTHOUSE

1 longer words begin with POSTHOUSE.

Shorter words from the letters in POSTHOUSE

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Common questions about POSTHOUSE

Is POSTHOUSE valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and POSTHOUSE is not in it.

How many points is POSTHOUSE worth?

POSTHOUSE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to POSTHOUSE?

POSTHOUSE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.