5- to 8-letter words formed by putting POST- in front of a valid word with definitions
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46 total entries across 2 section(s)
Note: this list is built from spelling, not meaning. Some words here begin with the right letters but do not really use the prefix in its usual sense. They are included on purpose: for Scrabble we suggest learning the prefix as a letter pattern rather than learning the meanings.
| FRONT | WORD | BACK | DEFINITION |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | POSTAGE | S | [n. -S] · the charge for mailing an item |
| — | POSTBAG | S | [n. -S] · a mailbag |
| — | POSTBOX | — | [n. -ES] · a mailbox |
| — | POSTBOY | S | [n. -BOYS] · a boy who carries mail |
| — | POSTDOC | S | [n. -S] · one engaged in postdoctoral study |
| — | POSTERN | S | [n. -S] · a rear door or gate |
| — | POSTFIX | — | [v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to affix at the end of something |
| — | POSTMAN | — | [n. POSTMEN] · a mailman |
| — | POSTMEN | — | < POSTMAN, [n. POSTMEN] · a mailman |
| — | POSTTAX | — | [a.] · after taxes have been taken out |
| — | POSTWAR | — | [a.] · occurring or existing after a war |
| FRONT | WORD | BACK | DEFINITION |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | POSTAGES | — | < POSTAGE, [n. -S] · the charge for mailing an item |
| — | POSTALLY | — | [b.] · in a manner pertaining to the mails |
| — | POSTANAL | — | [a.] · situated behind the anus |
| — | POSTBAGS | — | < POSTBAG, [n. -S] · a mailbag |
| — | POSTBASE | — | [a.] · following a base word |
| — | POSTBOYS | — | < POSTBOY, [n. -BOYS] · a boy who carries mail |
| — | POSTBURN | — | [a.] · following a burn |
| — | POSTCARD | S | [n. -S] · a card for use in the mail |
| — | POSTCAVA | ELS | [n. -VAS or -VAE] · a vein in higher vertebrates (=postcavas) |
| — | POSTCODE | S | [n. -S] · a code of numbers and letters used in a mailing address |
| — | POSTCOUP | — | [a.] · following a coup |
| — | POSTDATE | DS | [v. -DATED, -DATING, -DATES] · to give a date later than the actual date to |
| — | POSTDIVE | — | [a.] · following a dive |
| — | POSTDOCS | — | < POSTDOC, [n. -S] · one engaged in postdoctoral study |
| — | POSTDRUG | — | [a.] · following the taking of a drug |
| — | POSTERNS | — | < POSTERN, [n. -S] · a rear door or gate |
| — | POSTFACE | S | [n. -S] · a brief note placed at the end of a publication |
| — | POSTFIRE | — | [a.] · after a fire |
| — | POSTFORM | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to shape subsequently |
| — | POSTGAME | — | [a.] · following a game |
| — | POSTGRAD | S | [n. -S] · a student continuing formal education after graduation |
| — | POSTHEAT | S | [n. -S] · heat applied to a metal after welding |
| — | POSTHOLE | S | [n. -S] · a hole dug to secure a fence post |
| — | POSTLUDE | S | [n. -S] · a closing musical piece |
| — | POSTMARK | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to stamp mail with an official mark |
| — | POSTORAL | — | [a.] · situated behind the mouth |
| — | POSTPONE | DRS | [v. -PONED, -PONING, -PONES] · to put off to a future time |
| — | POSTPOSE | DS | [v. -POSED, -POSING, -POSES] · to place after a grammatically related word |
| — | POSTPUNK | — | [a.] · pertaining to music coming after punk rock |
| — | POSTRACE | — | [a.] · following a race |
| — | POSTRIOT | — | [a.] · following a riot |
| — | POSTSHOW | — | [a.] · after a show |
| — | POSTSYNC | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to add sound to a film after a scene has been photographed |
| — | POSTTEEN | S | [n. -S] · a person older than 19 years (=postteens) |
| — | POSTTEST | S | [n. -S] · a test given after the completion of an instructional program |
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