POSTSCRIPT is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. POSTSCRIPT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
p3o1s1t1s1c3r1i1p3t1
PlayablePOSTSCRIPT · 10 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
10letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept POSTSCRIPT?
| 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: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.6
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.9%
Our own measure of how useful POSTSCRIPT is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POSTSCRIPT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
postscriptsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POSTSCRIPT scores
Scrabble p3o1s1t1s1c3r1i1p3t1 16
Words with Friends p4o1s1t1s1c4r1i1p4t1 19
Face value of the 10 tiles in POSTSCRIPT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POSTSCRIPT has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with POSTSCRIPT
1 longer words begin with POSTSCRIPT.
Shorter words from the letters in POSTSCRIPT
ripstops12 protists10 tropists10 ripstop11 scripts11 tiptops11 tropics11 protist9 riposts9 stricto9 tricots9 tropist9 crisps10 optics10 picots10 piscos10 psoric10 ptotic10 scrips10 script10 tiptop10 topics10 tropic10 pitots8 posits8 prosit8 ptosis8 ripost8 sirocs8 spirts8 sports8 sprits8 stirps8 stoics8 strict8 strips8 stript8 strops8 torics8 tricot8
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Common questions about POSTSCRIPT
- Is POSTSCRIPT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POSTSCRIPT, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POSTSCRIPT worth?
- POSTSCRIPT is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POSTSCRIPT?
- POSTSCRIPT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of POSTSCRIPT:
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