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Yes. The word preposition is a Scrabble US word. The word preposition is worth 15 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word preposition is a Scrabble UK word and has 15 points:

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11-letter words (1 found)

PREPOSITION,

10-letter words (2 found)

PREOPTIONS,REPOSITION,

9-letter words (6 found)

INOTROPES,PINSTRIPE,POITRINES,POSTPONER,PREOPTION,PROPOSITI,

8-letter words (31 found)

INOTROPE,IRONIEST,NIPPIEST,OPPOSITE,POINTERS,POINTIER,POISONER,POITRINE,POOPIEST,POPERINS,PORNIEST,PORPOISE,PORTIONS,PORTOISE,POSITION,POSITRON,POSTPONE,PRISTINE,PROPINES,PROPONES,PROTEINS,REPOINTS,RIPIENOS,ROOPIEST,SINOPITE,SNIPPIER,SNOOPIER,SNOOTIER,SORPTION,SPOONIER,TROPINES,

7-letter words (97 found)

ENROOTS,EROSION,INOSITE,INSPIRE,IONISER,IRONIES,IRONISE,IRONIST,ISOTONE,ISOTOPE,ISOTRON,NIPPERS,NIPPIER,NIPTERS,NITROSO,NOISIER,NORITES,OESTRIN,OORIEST,OPERONS,OPPOSER,OPTIONS,ORIENTS,ORPINES,PEPINOS,PERIOST,PINIEST,PINITES,PINSPOT,PINTOES,PIONERS,PIONIES,PIOPIOS,PIPIEST,PIRNIES,PITIERS,POINTER,POINTES,POITINS,PONTIES,POOPERS,POOPIER,POOREST,POOTERS,POPERIN,POPSTER,PORIEST,PORTION,POSITON,POSTERN,POTIONS,POTPIES,PROINES,PRONEST,PROPINE,PROPONE,PROPOSE,PROSTIE,PROTEIN,PROTONS,PTERINS,PTERION,REPOINT,REPOSIT,RIOTISE,RIPIENO,RIPOSTE,RIPSTOP,ROOTIES,ROPIEST,ROTINIS,SINOPIE,SNIPIER,SNIPPER,SNIPPET,SNOOPER,SOOTIER,SOPPIER,SPINIER,SPOONER,STONIER,STOOPER,STOPPER,TERSION,TIEPINS,TIPPERS,TIPPIER,TIPSIER,TOONIES,TOORIES,TOPPERS,TOPPIER,TOPSPIN,TORSION,TRIONES,TROPINE,TROPINS,

6-letter words (172 found)

ENROOT,EPOPTS,ESPOIR,ESPRIT,ESTRIN,INERTS,INSERT,INSTEP,INTERS,INTIRE,INTROS,IONISE,IPPONS,IRONES,NEPITS,NESTOR,NETOPS,NIPPER,NIPTER,NITERS,NITRES,NITROS,NOOSER,NORITE,NOSIER,NOSTOI,NOSTRO,NOTERS,OOSIER,OPERON,OPINES,OPPOSE,OPTERS,OPTION,ORIENT,ORISON,ORPINE,ORPINS,OTIOSE,PEPINO,PEPSIN,PERITI,PERNIO,PERSON,PIERIS,PIERST,PIERTS,PINIER,PINIES,PINITE,PINOTS,PINTOS,PIONER,PIOPIO,PIPERS,PIPETS,PIPIER,PIPITS,PIRNIE,PIRNIT,PISTON,PITIER,PITIES,PITONS,POINTE,POINTS,POISER,POISON,POITIN,PONIES,PONTES,PONTIE,POOPER,POORIS,POORTS,POOTER,POPRIN,POPSIE,PORINS,PORNOS,POROSE,POSIER,POSNET,POSTER,POSTIE,POSTIN,POSTOP,POTINS,POTION,POTPIE,POTSIE,PRENTS,PREONS,PREOPS,PRESTO,PRIEST,PRINTS,PRIONS,PRISON,PROINE,PROINS,PRONES,PRONTO,PROSIT,PROTEI,PROTON,PTERIN,REPINS,REPOST,REPOTS,RESPOT,RIPENS,RIPEST,RIPOST,ROESTI,RONEOS,RONTES,ROOPIT,ROTINI,ROTONS,SENIOR,SENITI,SEROON,SINTER,SIPPER,SIPPET,SITREP,SNIPER,SONERI,SOONER,SOPITE,SORTIE,SPINET,SPINOR,SPINTO,SPIRIT,SPRENT,SPRINT,SPRITE,STONER,STOOPE,STOPER,STRINE,STRIPE,TENORS,TENSOR,TIEPIN,TINIER,TINIES,TIPPER,TIROES,TOISON,TONERS,TONIER,TONIES,TONSOR,TOONIE,TOORIE,TOPERS,TOPPER,TORIES,TOROSE,TRIENS,TRINES,TRIOSE,TRIPES,TRIPOS,TRONES,TROOPS,TROPES,TROPIN,TROPPO,

5-letter words (230 found)

EOSIN,EPOPT,EPRIS,ESTOP,ESTRO,INEPT,INERT,INSET,INSPO,INTER,INTIS,INTRO,IPPON,IRONE,IRONS,NEIST,NEPIT,NERTS,NETOP,NISEI,NITER,NITES,NITRE,NITRO,NOIRS,NOISE,NOOIT,NOOPS,NOOSE,NORIS,NOSER,NOTER,NOTES,OINTS,ONERS,ONSET,OONTS,OORIE,OPENS,OPINE,OPPOS,OPSIN,OPTER,ORNIS,ORPIN,OSIER,PEINS,PENIS,PENTS,PEONS,PEPOS,PEPSI,PERIS,PERNS,PERPS,PERST,PERTS,PESTO,PETRI,PIERS,PIERT,PIETS,PINES,PINOT,PINTO,PINTS,PIONS,PIPER,PIPES,PIPET,PIPIS,PIPIT,PIRNS,PISTE,PITON,POEPS,POETS,POINT,POISE,PONES,PONTS,POONS,POOPS,POORI,POORT,POOTS,POPES,PORES,PORIN,PORNO,PORNS,PORTS,POSER,POSIT,POTES,POTIN,PRENT,PREON,PREOP,PREPS,PREST,PRIES,PRINT,PRION,PRISE,PROIN,PRONE,PROPS,PROSE,PROSO,PROST,PROTO,PSION,REINS,REIST,RENOS,RENTS,REPIN,REPOS,REPOT,REPPS,RESIN,RESIT,RESTO,RINES,RINSE,RIOTS,RIPEN,RIPES,RIPPS,RISEN,RITES,ROINS,ROIST,RONEO,RONES,RONTE,RONTS,ROONS,ROOPS,ROOSE,ROOST,ROOTS,ROPES,ROSET,ROSIN,ROSIT,ROSTI,ROTES,ROTIS,ROTON,ROTOS,SENOR,SENTI,SERIN,SERON,SETON,SIENT,SIREN,SNIPE,SNIRT,SNOEP,SNOOP,SNOOT,SNORE,SNORT,SOOTE,SOPOR,SPEIR,SPENT,SPIER,SPINE,SPIRE,SPIRT,SPITE,SPOON,SPOOR,SPOOT,SPORE,SPORT,SPRIT,STEIN,STENO,STERN,STIPE,STIRE,STIRP,STOEP,STONE,STOOP,STOOR,STOPE,STORE,STREP,STRIP,STROP,TEINS,TENOR,TERNS,TIERS,TINES,TIPIS,TIRES,TIROS,TOISE,TONER,TONES,TOONS,TOPER,TOPES,TOPIS,TOPOI,TOPOS,TORES,TORII,TOROS,TORSE,TORSI,TORSO,TRIES,TRINE,TRINS,TRIOS,TRIPE,TRIPS,TROIS,TRONE,TRONS,TROOP,TROPE,

4-letter words (199 found)

ENTS,EONS,EPOS,ERNS,EROS,ERST,INRO,INTI,INTO,IONS,IRES,IRIS,IRON,ISIT,NEPS,NEST,NETS,NIES,NIPS,NISI,NITE,NITS,NOES,NOIR,NOOP,NOPE,NORI,NOSE,NOTE,OINT,ONER,ONES,ONIE,ONOS,ONST,ONTO,OONS,OONT,OOPS,OOSE,OOTS,OPEN,OPES,OPPO,OPTS,ORES,ORTS,PEIN,PENI,PENS,PENT,PEON,PEPO,PEPS,PERI,PERN,PERP,PERT,PESO,PEST,PETS,PIER,PIES,PIET,PINE,PINS,PINT,PION,PIPE,PIPI,PIPS,PIRN,PIRS,PISE,PISO,PITS,POEP,POET,POIS,PONE,PONS,PONT,POON,POOP,POOR,POOS,POOT,POPE,POPS,PORE,PORN,PORT,POSE,POST,POTE,POTS,PREP,PROO,PROP,PROS,REIN,REIS,RENO,RENS,RENT,REOS,REPO,REPP,REPS,REST,RETS,RINE,RINS,RIOT,RIPE,RIPP,RIPS,RIPT,RISE,RISP,RITE,RITS,ROES,ROIN,RONE,RONT,ROON,ROOP,ROOS,ROOT,ROPE,ROSE,ROST,ROTE,ROTI,ROTO,ROTS,SEIR,SENT,SEPT,SIEN,SINE,SIPE,SIRE,SIRI,SITE,SNIP,SNIT,SNOT,SONE,SOON,SOOP,SOOT,SORE,SORI,SORN,SORT,SPET,SPIE,SPIN,SPIT,SPOT,STEN,STEP,STIE,STIR,STOP,TEIN,TENS,TERN,TIER,TIES,TINE,TINS,TIPI,TIPS,TIRE,TIRO,TOES,TONE,TONS,TOON,TOPE,TOPI,TOPO,TOPS,TORE,TORI,TORN,TORO,TORS,TOSE,TRES,TRIE,TRIN,TRIO,TRIP,TRON,TROP,

3-letter words (93 found)

ENS,EON,ERN,ERS,EST,INS,ION,IOS,IRE,ISO,ITS,NEP,NET,NIE,NIP,NIS,NIT,NOO,NOR,NOS,NOT,OES,OIS,ONE,ONO,ONS,OON,OOP,OOR,OOS,OOT,OPE,OPS,OPT,ORE,ORS,ORT,OSE,PEN,PEP,PER,PES,PET,PIE,PIN,PIP,PIR,PIS,PIT,POI,POO,POP,POS,POT,PRE,PRO,PSI,PST,REI,REN,REO,REP,RES,RET,RIN,RIP,RIT,ROE,ROO,ROT,SEI,SEN,SER,SET,SIN,SIP,SIR,SIT,SON,SOP,SOT,SRI,TEN,TES,TIE,TIN,TIP,TIS,TOE,TON,TOO,TOP,TOR,

2-letter words (27 found)

EN,ER,ES,ET,IN,IO,IS,IT,NE,NO,OE,OI,ON,OO,OP,OR,OS,PE,PI,PO,RE,SI,SO,ST,TE,TI,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 859 words from preposition according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of preposition

preposition

Etymology 1

From Middle English preposicioun, from Old French preposicion, from Latin praepositio, praepositionem, from praepono (“to place before”), equivalent to pre- +‎ position. Compare French préposition. So called because it is placed before the word with which it is phrased, as in a bridge of iron, he comes from town, it is good for food, he escaped by running.

Alternative forms

  • præposition (archaic)

Pronunciation

  • enPR: prĕp-ə-zĭsh'ən, IPA(key): /ˌpɹɛpəˈzɪʃən/

Noun

preposition (plural prepositions)

  1. (grammar, strict sense) Any of a class of non-inflecting words typically employed to connect a following noun or a pronoun, in an adjectival or adverbial sense, with some other word: a particle used with a noun or pronoun (in English always in the objective case) to make a phrase limiting some other word.
  2. (grammar, broad sense) An adposition.
  3. (obsolete) A proposition; an exposition; a discourse.
Hypernyms
  • (grammar, strict sense): adposition
Coordinate terms
  • (grammar, strict sense): circumposition
  • (grammar, strict sense): postposition
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations

See also

  • preverb

Etymology 2

pre- +‎ position

Alternative forms

  • pre-position

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɹiːpəˌzɪʃən/

Verb

preposition (third-person singular simple present prepositions, present participle prepositioning, simple past and past participle prepositioned)

  1. To place in a location before some other event occurs.
    It is important to preposition the material before turning on the machine.
Translations

Finnish

Noun

preposition

  1. genitive singular of prepositio

Interlingua

Noun

preposition (plural prepositiones)

  1. (grammar) A word that is used in conjunction with a noun or pronoun in order to form a phrase.

Swedish

Noun

preposition c

  1. a preposition (part of speech)

Declension

Related terms

  • prepositionell
  • prepositionsadverbial
  • prepositionsattribut
  • prepositionsuttryck

References

  • preposition in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

Source: wiktionary.org