Is POSTILLIONS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, POSTILLIONS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does POSTILLIONS mean?
Postillions is a form of POSTILLION.
- noun
someone who rides the near horse of a pair in order to guide the horses pulling a carriage (especially a carriage without a coachman)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
11
Letters
P (3) + O (1) + S (1) + T (1) + I (1) + L (1) + L (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 13 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 POSTILLIONS
POSTILLIONS 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 POSTILLIONS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pollinosis12
- postilions12
- postillion12
- positions11
- postilion11
- pillions10
- pinitols10
- plosions10
- pollists10
- poloists10
- position10
- topsoils10
- inositols9
- isospin9
- options9
- pillion9
- pinitol9
- pistils9
- pistols9
- pistons9
- plosion9
- poisons9
- pollist9
- poloist9
- pontils9
- postins9
- potions9
- spintos9
- splints9
- topsoil9
- inositol8
- instills8
- solitons8
- stillson8
- inspos8
- lipins8
- opsins8
- option8
- pilots8
- pinots8
- pintos8
- pistil8
- pistol8
- piston8
- pitons8
- points8
- poison8
- polios8
- pontil8
- posits8
- postin8
- potion8
- ptosis8
- sloops8
- snoops8
- spills8
- spinto8
- splint8
- splits8
- spoils8
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