POSTINFECTIOUS is valid in North America, not in Collins — 21 points
It depends on the list you play by. POSTINFECTIOUS is in the North American lists but not in Collins, so it stands in a US or Canadian game and can be challenged anywhere else. Worth 21 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept POSTINFECTIOUS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Not listed |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POSTINFECTIOUS is to know. It scores 21 from 14 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POSTINFECTIOUS
No single letter turns POSTINFECTIOUS into another word.
How POSTINFECTIOUS scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in POSTINFECTIOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POSTINFECTIOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about POSTINFECTIOUS
- POSTINFECTIOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in POSTINFECTIOUS
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Common questions about POSTINFECTIOUS
- Is POSTINFECTIOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and POSTINFECTIOUS is not in it.
- How many points is POSTINFECTIOUS worth?
- POSTINFECTIOUS is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POSTINFECTIOUS?
- No single letter can be added to POSTINFECTIOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of POSTINFECTIOUS:
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