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Is postil a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word postil is a Scrabble US word. The word postil is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

P3O1S1T1I1L1

Is postil a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word postil is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

P3O1S1T1I1L1

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6-letter words (4 found)

PILOTS,PISTOL,POSTIL,SPOILT,

5-letter words (12 found)

LIPOS,PILOT,PLOTS,POLIS,POLTS,POSIT,SLIPT,SPILT,SPLIT,SPOIL,TOILS,TOPIS,

4-letter words (35 found)

LIPO,LIPS,LISP,LIST,LITS,LOPS,LOST,LOTI,LOTS,OILS,OPTS,PISO,PITS,PLOT,POIS,POLS,POLT,POST,POTS,SILO,SILT,SLIP,SLIT,SLOP,SLOT,SOIL,SOLI,SPIT,SPOT,STOP,TILS,TIPS,TOIL,TOPI,TOPS,

3-letter words (30 found)

IOS,ISO,ITS,LIP,LIS,LIT,LOP,LOS,LOT,OIL,OIS,OPS,OPT,PIS,PIT,POI,POL,POS,POT,PSI,PST,SIP,SIT,SOL,SOP,SOT,TIL,TIP,TIS,TOP,

2-letter words (15 found)

IO,IS,IT,LI,LO,OI,OP,OS,PI,PO,SI,SO,ST,TI,TO,

You can make 96 words from postil according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of postil

postil

Etymology 1

From French postille (“marginal note”), from Late Latin postilla, probably from post illa (verba) (“after those (words)”).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: pŏs'təl, IPA(key): /ˈpɒstɪl/, /ˈpɒstəl/
  • Rhymes: -ɒstəl

Noun

postil (plural postils)

  1. (archaic) A Bible commentary written in its margins.
  2. A marginal note.
  3. A short homily or commentary on a passage of Scripture.
  4. A collection of homilies.
Related terms
  • apostil, apostille
Translations

Etymology 2

From Late Latin postillo.

Verb

postil (third-person singular simple present postils, present participle postiling or postilling, simple past and past participle postiled or postilled)

  1. (transitive) To write marginal or explanatory notes on; to gloss.
  2. (intransitive) To write postils, or marginal notes; to comment; to postillate.

References

  • “postil”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

  • pilots, pistol, potlis, sploit, spoilt

Source: wiktionary.org