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Yes. The word postulate is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

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9-letter words (1 found)

POSTULATE,

8-letter words (7 found)

OUTLEAPS,OUTLEAPT,OUTSLEPT,OUTSPELT,PALETOTS,PETALOUS,TOLUATES,

7-letter words (23 found)

APOSTLE,APTOTES,LETOUTS,OUTEATS,OUTLAST,OUTLEAP,OUTLETS,OUTSTEP,PALETOT,PATTLES,PELOTAS,PELTAST,PLUTOES,POTALES,POTTLES,PULSATE,PUTEALS,SPATULE,TEAPOTS,TOLUATE,TOUPETS,TUPELOS,UPSTATE,

6-letter words (63 found)

APTEST,APTOTE,ASLOPE,ASPOUT,ASTUTE,LATEST,LATTES,LETOUT,LETUPS,LOTTES,LOUPES,OSTEAL,OUTATE,OUTEAT,OUTLET,OUTSAT,OUTSET,PALEST,PALETS,PASTEL,PATTES,PATTLE,PELAUS,PELOTA,PELTAS,PETALS,PLASTE,PLATES,PLEATS,PLOATS,PLUOTS,PLUTOS,POSTAL,POTAES,POTALE,POTTLE,POULES,POULTS,PULAOS,PUTEAL,SALUTE,SAPOTE,SEPTAL,SETOUT,SOLATE,SOLUTE,SOUPLE,STAPLE,STATUE,STEALT,SUTTLE,TAPETS,TASLET,TATOUS,TAUPES,TEAPOT,TEPALS,TOTALS,TOUPET,TOUSLE,TULPAS,TUPELO,TUPLES,

5-letter words (159 found)

ALOES,ALTOS,AULOS,AUTOS,ELOPS,ESTOP,ETATS,EUSOL,LAPSE,LATTE,LATUS,LEAPS,LEAPT,LEAST,LEATS,LEPTA,LETUP,LOAST,LOPES,LOTAS,LOTES,LOTSA,LOTTA,LOTTE,LOTUS,LOUPE,LOUPS,LOUSE,LOUTS,LUTEA,LUTES,OLPAE,OLPES,OPALS,OUPAS,OUSEL,OUTTA,PALES,PALET,PASEO,PASTE,PATES,PATTE,PATUS,PAULS,PAUSE,PEALS,PEATS,PELAS,PELAU,PELTA,PELTS,PESTO,PETAL,PETTO,PLAST,PLATE,PLATS,PLATT,PLEAS,PLEAT,PLOAT,PLOTS,PLUES,PLUOT,PLUTO,POETS,POLES,POLTS,POTAE,POTES,POTTS,POULE,POULT,POUTS,PSOAE,PULAO,PULAS,PULES,PULSE,PUSLE,PUTTO,PUTTS,SALEP,SALET,SALOP,SALTO,SALUE,SALUT,SAULT,SAUTE,SEPAL,SEPTA,SETAL,SETUP,SLATE,SLEPT,SLOPE,SPALE,SPALT,SPATE,SPAUL,SPEAL,SPEAT,SPELT,SPLAT,SPOUT,SPULE,SPUTA,STALE,STATE,STEAL,STELA,STEPT,STOAE,STOAT,STOEP,STOLE,STOPE,STOPT,STOUP,STOUT,STUPA,STUPE,SUTTA,TAELS,TALES,TALUS,TAPES,TAPET,TAPUS,TASTE,TATES,TATOU,TATUS,TAUPE,TAUTS,TEALS,TEATS,TELOS,TEPAL,TEPAS,TESLA,TESTA,TOAST,TOEAS,TOLAS,TOLES,TOLTS,TOLUS,TOPES,TOTAL,TOTES,TOUSE,TOUTS,TULES,TULPA,TUPLE,UPSET,

4-letter words (184 found)

ALES,ALOE,ALPS,ALSO,ALTO,ALTS,ALUS,APES,APOS,APSE,APSO,APTS,ATES,ATOP,AUTO,EAST,EATS,EAUS,ELTS,EPOS,ETAS,ETAT,LAPS,LASE,LAST,LATE,LATS,LATU,LEAP,LEAS,LEAT,LEPS,LEPT,LEST,LETS,LOPE,LOPS,LOSE,LOST,LOTA,LOTE,LOTS,LOUP,LOUS,LOUT,LUES,LUST,LUTE,OAST,OATS,OLEA,OLES,OLPE,OPAL,OPAS,OPES,OPTS,OPUS,OUPA,OUPS,OUST,OUTA,OUTS,PALE,PALS,PASE,PAST,PATE,PATS,PATU,PAUL,PEAL,PEAS,PEAT,PELA,PELS,PELT,PESO,PEST,PETS,PLAT,PLEA,PLOT,PLUE,PLUS,POAS,POET,POLE,POLS,POLT,POSE,POST,POTE,POTS,POTT,POUT,PULA,PULE,PULS,PUTS,PUTT,SALE,SALP,SALT,SATE,SAUL,SAUT,SEAL,SEAT,SEPT,SETA,SETT,SLAE,SLAP,SLAT,SLOE,SLOP,SLOT,SLUE,SLUT,SOAP,SOLA,SOLE,SOUL,SOUP,SOUT,SPAE,SPAT,SPET,SPOT,SPUE,STAP,STAT,STEP,STET,STOA,STOP,STOT,SUET,SUPE,TAEL,TAES,TALE,TAOS,TAPE,TAPS,TAPU,TASE,TATE,TATS,TATU,TAUS,TAUT,TEAL,TEAS,TEAT,TELA,TELS,TELT,TEPA,TEST,TETS,TOEA,TOES,TOLA,TOLE,TOLT,TOLU,TOPE,TOPS,TOSA,TOSE,TOST,TOTE,TOTS,TOUT,TULE,TUPS,TUTS,ULES,UPAS,UPTA,UTAS,UTES,

3-letter words (96 found)

ALE,ALP,ALS,ALT,ALU,APE,APO,APT,ASP,ATE,ATS,ATT,AUE,EAS,EAT,EAU,ELS,ELT,EST,ETA,LAP,LAS,LAT,LEA,LEP,LES,LET,LEU,LOP,LOS,LOT,LOU,OAT,OES,OLE,OPA,OPE,OPS,OPT,OSE,OUP,OUS,OUT,PAL,PAS,PAT,PEA,PEL,PES,PET,PLU,POA,POL,POS,POT,PST,PUL,PUS,PUT,SAE,SAL,SAP,SAT,SAU,SEA,SEL,SET,SOL,SOP,SOT,SOU,SPA,SUE,SUP,TAE,TAO,TAP,TAS,TAT,TAU,TEA,TEL,TES,TET,TOE,TOP,TOT,TUP,TUT,ULE,UPO,UPS,USE,UTA,UTE,UTS,

2-letter words (25 found)

AE,AL,AS,AT,EA,EL,ES,ET,LA,LO,OE,OP,OS,OU,PA,PE,PO,SO,ST,TA,TE,TO,UP,US,UT,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 559 words from postulate according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of postulate

postulate

Etymology

From Medieval Latin postulāt- (“asked”), from the verb postulāre (“to ask”), from Latin postulō (“request”).

Pronunciation

Noun
  • (UK) enPR: pŏsʹtyo͝o-lət IPA(key): /ˈpɒstjʊlət/
  • (US) enPR: pŏsʹchə-lət, pŏsʹchə-lāt', IPA(key): /ˈpɑst͡ʃələt/, /ˈpɑst͡ʃəˌleɪt/
  • Hyphenation: pos‧tu‧late
Adjective
  • (UK) enPR: pŏsʹtyo͝o-lət IPA(key): /ˈpɒstjʊlət/
  • (US) enPR: pŏsʹchə-lət, IPA(key): /ˈpɑst͡ʃələt/
  • Hyphenation: pos‧tu‧late
Verb
  • (UK) enPR: pŏsʹtyo͝o-lāt IPA(key): /ˈpɒstjʊleɪt/
  • (US) enPR: pŏsʹchə-lāt' IPA(key): /ˈpɑst͡ʃəˌleɪt/
  • Hyphenation: pos‧tu‧late

Noun

postulate (plural postulates)

  1. Something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted, especially when used as a basis for an argument. Sometimes distinguished from axioms as being relevant to a particular science or context, rather than universally true, and following from other axioms rather than being an absolute assumption.
  2. A fundamental element; a basic principle.
  3. (logic) An axiom.
  4. A requirement; a prerequisite.

Derived terms

  • Bertrand's postulate
  • Hebb's postulate
  • Koch's postulate
  • parallel postulate
  • universal postulate

Translations

Adjective

postulate (not comparable)

  1. Postulated.

Verb

postulate (third-person singular simple present postulates, present participle postulating, simple past and past participle postulated)

  1. To assume as a truthful or accurate premise or axiom, especially as a basis of an argument.
    • 1883, Benedictus de Spinoza, translated by R. H. M. Elwes, Ethics, Part 3, Prop. XXII,
      But this pleasure or pain is postulated to come to us accompanied by the idea of an external cause; […]
  2. (transitive, intransitive, Christianity, historical) To appoint or request one's appointment to an ecclesiastical office.
  3. (transitive, intransitive, obsolete) To request, demand or claim for oneself.

Derived terms

  • postulation
  • postulational

Translations

Anagrams

  • attopulse

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /po.stuˈla.te/
  • Rhymes: -ate
  • Hyphenation: po‧stu‧là‧te

Etymology 1

Verb

postulate

  1. inflection of postulare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2

Participle

postulate f pl

  1. feminine plural of postulato

Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /pos.tuˈlaː.te/, [pɔs̠t̪ʊˈɫ̪äːt̪ɛ]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /pos.tuˈla.te/, [post̪uˈläːt̪e]

Verb

postulāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of postulō

Spanish

Verb

postulate

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of postular combined with te

Source: wiktionary.org