POSTORBITAL is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. POSTORBITAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POSTORBITAL?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POSTORBITAL is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POSTORBITAL
No single letter turns POSTORBITAL into another word.
How POSTORBITAL scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in POSTORBITAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POSTORBITAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does POSTORBITAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Situated behind the eye socket.
Postorbital is an anatomical term for bones or ridges at the back of the orbit. It is used when describing skulls of reptiles, fish and primates.
How POSTORBITAL is used
Postorbital is used in anatomy and palaeontology.
- A postorbital bone closes the back of the eye socket.
- The postorbital bar is well developed in monkeys.
- The fossil skull had a prominent postorbital process.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POSTORBITAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in POSTORBITAL
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Common questions about POSTORBITAL
- Is POSTORBITAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POSTORBITAL, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POSTORBITAL worth?
- POSTORBITAL is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POSTORBITAL mean?
- Situated behind the eye socket.
- What letters can be added to POSTORBITAL?
- No single letter can be added to POSTORBITAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of POSTORBITAL:
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