POSTIN is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. POSTIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POSTIN?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POSTIN is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POSTIN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POSTIN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in POSTIN, 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 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What stands out about POSTIN
- The same 6 tiles also spell 7 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
What does POSTIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A sheepskin coat, worn with the fleece inward and the outer leather often embroidered, traditionally worn in Afghanistan and neighbouring mountain regions.
A postin keeps its wearer warm through harsh mountain winters by turning the wool lining inward against the body while leaving the tanned leather outside, often decorated with coloured stitching along the seams and collar. Travellers and soldiers writing in English about Afghanistan and Central Asia have also spelled the same garment posteen or poshteen, all three names referring to the identical coat. Because the word names a specific regional garment rather than a general kind of coat, it appears mainly in travel writing and accounts of the region rather than in everyday English.
How POSTIN is used
A specialised term found mainly in travel writing and historical accounts of Afghanistan and Central Asia.
- The trader wore a heavy postin against the mountain cold.
- Embroidered postins were sold in the market stalls of Kabul.
- Soldiers stationed in the region were issued postins for winter.
- The postin's collar was stitched with bright thread.
- Old travel accounts describe villagers wrapped in sheepskin postins.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POSTIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of POSTIN
The 6 tiles of POSTIN in a different order — 7 found.
Words starting with POSTIN
10 longer words begin with POSTIN.
Shorter words from the letters in POSTIN
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Common questions about POSTIN
- Is POSTIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POSTIN, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POSTIN worth?
- POSTIN is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POSTIN mean?
- A sheepskin coat, worn with the fleece inward and the outer leather often embroidered, traditionally worn in Afghanistan and neighbouring mountain regions.
- What letters can be added to POSTIN?
- POSTIN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of POSTIN:
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