Unscramble POSTPOSITIONAL and you have 403 words, POSTPOSITIONAL itself among them: it scores 18 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. OPPOSITIONAL and POSTPOSITION are the best of the shorter words, at 16 points. 14 letters: 6 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from POSTPOSITIONAL split into 1 with 14 letters, 1 with 13, 2 with 12, 4 with 11, 10 with 10, 18 with 9, 39 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 28 with 2.
POSTISOLATION is the only one of the 13-letter words made with POSTPOSITIONAL letters; it scores 15 points.
The 12-letter words in POSTPOSITIONAL come to 2, each scoring 16 points.
APPOSITIONS, OPPILATIONS and OPPOSITIONS are the top 11-letter words you get when you unscramble POSTPOSITIONAL, 15 points each.
The 10-letter words from POSTPOSITIONAL are led by APPOSITION, OPPILATION and OPPOSITION, 14 points each. POSITIONAL is the familiar one.
APOPTOSIS and PAINTPOTS share the top score of 13 among the 9-letter words made with POSTPOSITIONAL letters. POSITIONS and ISOLATION are the ones most people know.
39 8-letter words you get when you unscramble POSTPOSITIONAL; 6 of them share the top score of 12. POSITION, OPTIONAL and STATIONS are everyday picks.
10 of 60 7-letter words from POSTPOSITIONAL tie at 11 points; none scores more. OPTIONS, LAPTOPS and PASSION will look familiar.
Of the 60 6-letter words in POSTPOSITIONAL, 10 score 10 points, the group's best. POINTS, OPTION and PLANTS are the ones most people know.
60 5-letter words made with POSTPOSITIONAL letters; 12 of them share the top score of 9. PLAIN, PAINT and PILOT are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble POSTPOSITIONAL, the top score is 8, reached by 11. PLAN, PAST and PASS are the familiar ones.
4 of 60 3-letter words from POSTPOSITIONAL tie at 7 points; none scores more. ITS, TOP and ASS will look familiar.
POSTPOSITIONAL first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept POSTPOSITIONAL, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| POSTPOSITIONAL itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 403) | 332 | 401 | 293 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: OPPILATIONS, OPPILATION, PAINTPOTS, PAINTPOT, PAPILIOS, PIANOLISTS, PAPILIO, PIANOLIST, PIOPIOS, IPPONS, PIOPIO, POSITONS and 57 more, 69 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: APOPTOSIS, PINSPOTS, NOPALITOS, PASTITSIO, PINSPOT, POSTOPS, NOPALITO, PASTITSO, POSTOP, OPPOS, PATOOTS, PIPAS and 29 more, 41 in all. Not in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: PAPISTS and PAPIST, 2 in all.