Is TRANSPOSITION a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TRANSPOSITION is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TRANSPOSITION mean?
- noun
any abnormal position of the organs of the body
- noun
an event in which one thing is substituted for another
“the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood”
- noun
(genetics) a kind of mutation in which a chromosomal segment is transfered to a new position on the same or another chromosome
- noun
(mathematics) the transfer of a quantity from one side of an equation to the other along with a change of sign
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
13
Letters
T (1) + R (1) + A (1) + N (1) + S (1) + P (3) + O (1) + S (1) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) = 15 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 TRANSPOSITION
Single letters that turn TRANSPOSITION into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from TRANSPOSITION
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- antiprotons13
- antiproton12
- partitions12
- pronations12
- protistans12
- sopraninos12
- topiarists12
- transposon12
- transitions11
- parotitis11
- partition11
- pastitsio11
- positions11
- positrons11
- potations11
- pronation11
- protistan11
- sopranino11
- sorptions11
- spiritoso11
- spittoons11
- topiarist11
- troponins11
- nitrations10
- nonartists10
- sortitions10
- striations10
- strontians10
- transition10
- airposts10
- antiporn10
- aspirins10
- atropins10
- nonpasts10
- nonstops10
- opinions10
- opsonins10
- pannists10
- pastitso10
- patriots10
- patroons10
- pianists10
- pintanos10
- portions10
- position10
- positron10
- postriot10
- potation10
- prosaist10
- protasis10
- protists10
- saponins10
- sinopias10
- sopranos10
- sorption10
- spirants10
- spittoon10
- sponsion10
- taproots10
- tinsnips10
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