Is TRANSPOSITIONS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TRANSPOSITIONS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TRANSPOSITIONS mean?
Transpositions is a form of TRANSPOSITION.
- 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
- Scrabble
- 16
- Words With Friends
- 19
- Letters
- 14
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) + S (1) = 16 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 TRANSPOSITIONS
TRANSPOSITIONS 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 TRANSPOSITIONS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- transposition15
- antiprotons13
- inspissator13
- transposons13
- antiproton12
- partitions12
- pastitsios12
- pronations12
- protistans12
- sopraninos12
- topiarists12
- transposon12
- transitions11
- parotitis11
- partition11
- pastitsio11
- pastitsos11
- positions11
- positrons11
- potations11
- pronation11
- prosaists11
- protistan11
- psoriasis11
- sopranino11
- sorptions11
- spiritoso11
- spittoons11
- sponsions11
- topiarist11
- troponins11
- nitrations10
- nonartists10
- sortitions10
- striations10
- strontians10
- transition10
- airposts10
- antiporn10
- aspirins10
- atropins10
- isospins10
- nonpasts10
- nonstops10
- opinions10
- opsonins10
- pannists10
- passions10
- pastitso10
- patriots10
- patroons10
- pianists10
- pintanos10
- pissants10
- pissoirs10
- portions10
- position10
- positron10
- postriot10
- potation10
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