Is POSTOPERATIVELY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, POSTOPERATIVELY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 25 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does POSTOPERATIVELY mean?
- adverb
after the operation
“remove postoperatively”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
25
Scrabble
28
Words With Friends
15
Letters
P (3) + O (1) + S (1) + T (1) + O (1) + P (3) + E (1) + R (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 25 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 POSTOPERATIVELY
POSTOPERATIVELY 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 POSTOPERATIVELY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- postoperative20
- operatively19
- optatively18
- sportively18
- appositely17
- oppositely17
- pleiotropy17
- polyparies17
- propylites17
- prototypal17
- prototypes17
- overplays17
- privately17
- rotatively16
- isopropyl16
- lipotropy16
- polypores16
- propylite16
- prototype16
- stovepipe16
- stroppily16
- tippytoes16
- topotypes16
- overpays16
- overplay16
- vespiary16
- epistolary15
- evaporites15
- operatives15
- vaporettos15
- restively15
- severalty15
- apospory15
- approves15
- epilepsy15
- peripety15
- polypore15
- popovers15
- prepaves15
- pretypes15
- slippery15
- tippytoe15
- topotype15
- yappiest15
- overpay15
- overply15
- peaveys15
- poverty15
- replevy15
- leptospire14
- protoplast14
- evaporite14
- livetraps14
- operative14
- operosely14
- optatives14
- otoplasty14
- overleaps14
- overleapt14
- overplies14
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