POSTPONE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. POSTPONE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POSTPONE?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POSTPONE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POSTPONE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POSTPONE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in POSTPONE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POSTPONE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does POSTPONE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To arrange for something to happen at a later time than planned.
To postpone is to move an event forward in the calendar rather than cancel it, so the thing still takes place eventually. Weather, illness and scheduling clashes are the usual reasons given.
How POSTPONE is used
Postpone usually takes an event or decision as its object, often followed by until or to a date.
- They had to postpone the match because of heavy rain.
- The board voted to postpone the decision until spring.
- I will postpone my trip if the flights are cancelled.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POSTPONE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with POSTPONE
8 longer words begin with POSTPONE.
Shorter words from the letters in POSTPONE
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Common questions about POSTPONE
- Is POSTPONE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POSTPONE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POSTPONE worth?
- POSTPONE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POSTPONE mean?
- To arrange for something to happen at a later time than planned.
- What letters can be added to POSTPONE?
- POSTPONE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of POSTPONE:
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