POSTPOSE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. POSTPOSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POSTPOSE?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POSTPOSE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POSTPOSE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POSTPOSE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in POSTPOSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POSTPOSE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does POSTPOSE mean in Scrabble?
verb
technical
To place a word or phrase after the word it relates to.
Grammarians use postpose for an unusual word order, as when an adjective follows its noun. Some languages do this routinely, whereas English does so only in set phrases such as "attorney general".
How POSTPOSE is used
Postpose is a grammar term, normally used in linguistic discussion.
- French tends to postpose adjectives of colour.
- Poets sometimes postpose the adjective for rhythm.
- You can postpose the clause to give it more weight.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POSTPOSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with POSTPOSE
2 longer words begin with POSTPOSE.
Shorter words from the letters in POSTPOSE
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Common questions about POSTPOSE
- Is POSTPOSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POSTPOSE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POSTPOSE worth?
- POSTPOSE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POSTPOSE mean?
- To place a word or phrase after the word it relates to.
- What letters can be added to POSTPOSE?
- POSTPOSE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of POSTPOSE:
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