Is POSTWAR a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, POSTWAR is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does POSTWAR mean?
- adjective
belonging to the period after a war
“postwar resettlement”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
7
Letters
P (3) + O (1) + S (1) + T (1) + W (4) + A (1) + R (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 POSTWAR
POSTWAR 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 POSTWAR
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- prows10
- stowp10
- warps10
- wraps10
- wrapt10
- paws9
- pows9
- prow9
- swap9
- swop9
- waps9
- warp9
- wasp9
- wrap9
- pastor8
- sowar8
- straw8
- strow8
- swart8
- trows8
- warts8
- worst8
- worts8
- paw8
- pow8
- wap8
- aport7
- parts7
- ports7
- praos7
- prats7
- proas7
- prost7
- sapor7
- sport7
- sprat7
- strap7
- strop7
- tarps7
- traps7
- owts7
- raws7
- rows7
- staw7
- stow7
- swat7
- swot7
- taws7
- tows7
- trow7
- twas7
- twos7
- wars7
- wart7
- wast7
- wats7
- wort7
- wost7
- wots7
- apos6
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