POSTIL is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points
It depends on the list you play by. POSTIL 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 8 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept POSTIL?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POSTIL is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POSTIL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POSTIL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in POSTIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 86,231.
What stands out about POSTIL
- The same 6 tiles also spell 3 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 POSTIL
The 6 tiles of POSTIL in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with POSTIL
19 longer words begin with POSTIL.
Shorter words from the letters in POSTIL
Showing 40 of 93. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about POSTIL
- Is POSTIL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POSTIL, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POSTIL worth?
- POSTIL is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POSTIL?
- POSTIL takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of POSTIL:
Open POSTIL in the Word Finder