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posterior

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Is posterior a Scrabble word?

Yes, posterior is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 11 points in Scrabble.

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  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of posterior?

Definition

adj (English)

1. (anatomy) Nearer the rear or hind end; nearer the caudal end of the body in quadrupeds or the dorsal end in bipeds.Synonyms: back, hinder, rearAntonyms: anterior

2. (anatomy) Nearer the rear or hind end; nearer the caudal end of the body in quadrupeds or the dorsal end in bipeds.Synonyms: back, hinder, rearAntonyms: anterior

3. (formal) Following in order or in time.Synonyms: laterAntonyms: priorformal

noun (English)

1. (sometimes euphemistic, sometimes humorous) The posterior portions of the human body; especially, the buttocks.Examples: "Stephen reigned from 1135-1154, that nasty period of our history dubbed 'The Anarchy', when forces loyal to Stephen contested the throne with those of Henry I's daughter Matilda, who by rights should have been queen. Stephen, her cousin, plonked his own posterior on the throne."Synonyms: 'tocks, arse, arse cheeks, ass, ass cheeks, back, backside, battyeuphemistichumoroussometimes

2. (mathematics) The probability that a hypothesis is true (calculated by Bayes' theorem).Synonyms: posterior probabilityAntonyms: prior#Noun, prior probability

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "posterior"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "posterior"?

Scrabble
11 points
P3
O1
S1
T1
E1
R1
I1
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R1
Words With Friends
12 points
P4
O1
S1
T1
E1
R1
I1
O1
R1

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