Is POSTERIORS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, POSTERIORS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does POSTERIORS mean?
Posteriors is a form of POSTERIOR.
- adjective
located at or near or behind a part or near the end of a structure
- noun
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
“he deserves a good kick in the butt”
- noun
a tooth situated at the back of the mouth
- adjective
coming at a subsequent time or stage
“without ulterior argument”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
10
Letters
P (3) + O (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + O (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 12 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for POSTERIORS
POSTERIORS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from POSTERIORS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- posterior11
- isotopes10
- pierrots10
- portress10
- presorts10
- prioress10
- prosiest10
- prosties10
- reposits10
- ripostes10
- spoorers10
- sporters10
- sportier10
- stoopers10
- stripers10
- triposes10
- troopers10
- espoirs9
- esprits9
- isotope9
- persist9
- pierrot9
- poisers9
- poorest9
- porters9
- posiest9
- posters9
- posties9
- potsies9
- preriot9
- presort9
- pressor9
- prestos9
- pretors9
- priests9
- prosers9
- prosier9
- prossie9
- prostie9
- reports9
- reposit9
- reposts9
- respots9
- riposte9
- riposts9
- ropiest9
- sitreps9
- sopites9
- spoorer9
- sporter9
- spriest9
- sprites9
- stirpes9
- stooper9
- stopers9
- striper9
- stripes9
- torpors9
- trooper9
- resistor8
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