Is POSTHUMOUSLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, POSTHUMOUSLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 22 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does POSTHUMOUSLY mean?
- adverb
after death
“these piano pieces were published posthumously”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
22
Scrabble
25
Words With Friends
12
Letters
P (3) + O (1) + S (1) + T (1) + H (4) + U (1) + M (3) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 22 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 POSTHUMOUSLY
POSTHUMOUSLY 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 POSTHUMOUSLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- lymphous18
- posthumous17
- shlumpy17
- smoothly16
- toyshops16
- lymphs16
- phylum16
- phytols15
- smoothy15
- thymols15
- toyshop15
- typhous15
- humpy15
- lymph15
- shlumps14
- humusy14
- hyssop14
- mouthy14
- mythos14
- phytol14
- plushy14
- poshly14
- sylphs14
- thymol14
- thymus14
- typhus14
- toolpush13
- upshoots13
- soothly13
- oomphs13
- shlump13
- slumpy13
- stompy13
- stumpy13
- thumps13
- hypos13
- mothy13
- muhly13
- mushy13
- myths13
- pushy13
- sophy13
- sylph13
- syphs13
- outpush12
- sholoms12
- smooths12
- stylops12
- upshoot12
- upshots12
- hostly12
- shouty12
- shoyus12
- sloshy12
- slushy12
- thusly12
- youths12
- humps12
- lumpy12
- oomph12
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