344 words come out when you unscramble POSTHOLDER, starting with POSTHOLDER itself: 16 in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends. POSTHOLDER has 1 anagram here, POTHOLDERS, scoring 16 like POSTHOLDER itself. Of the shorter words, POTHOLDER and THEROPODS lead with 15 points. 10 letters: 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from POSTHOLDER by length: 2 with 10 letters, 4 with 9, 14 with 8, 58 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 26 with 2.
The 10-letter words made with POSTHOLDER letters are 2: POSTHOLDER itself and 1 anagram, POTHOLDERS. Each scores 16 points.
PHOTOED scores highest among the 7-letter words from POSTHOLDER at 13 points, ahead of HOOPERS and PORTHOS on 12. HOLDERS, SHOOTER and POOREST are the ones most people know.
Among 60 6-letter words from POSTHOLDER, the top score is 12, reached by 6. HOTELS, POSTED and PHOTOS are the familiar ones.
5 of 60 5-letter words in POSTHOLDER tie at 11 points; none scores more. PHOTO, HORSE and DEPTH will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words made with POSTHOLDER letters, 18 score 9 points, the group's best. HELP, SHOP and HELD are the ones most people know.
Among 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble POSTHOLDER, the top score is 8, reached by 6. TOP, HOT and PRO are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of POSTHOLDER for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 10-letter words: starting with PO · ending in ER · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with POTHOLDERS (16 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: POSTHOLDER is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| POSTHOLDER itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 344) | 293 | 344 | 258 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: POSTHOLDER, DELPHS, PORTHOS, POSHED, DELPH, POHED, SLOTHED, DERTHS, HOORDS, PLESH, POOTLED, POSHO and 39 more, 51 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: POTHOLERS, POTHOLER, POTHOS, DEHORS, PHEOS, PRETOLD, THESP, DOPEST, HEPS, PHEO, PHOS, POOLERS and 23 more, 35 in all.
This word takes every letter of POSTHOLDER plus a single extra one.