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POSTERNS

8 letters

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Classic 11 pts
Big 11 pts
Super Big 11 pts

POSTERNS is a valid 8-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 11 in Classic, 11 in Big, and 11 in Super Big Boggle.

POSTERNS root POSTERN-s

Word family

POSTERN 5
noun
  1. alsoattributiveA back door or gate, side entrance, or other entrance distinct from the main one, especially one that is private or not obvious.
  2. alsoattributiveA hidden or secret exit or tunnel of a fortification such as a castle, city wall, or fort.
  3. alsoattributivebroadlyAny way in or out of a place, especially a hidden one; an entrance or exit.
  4. alsoattributivehistoricalAn underground passage communicating between a main ditch and a parade, or between the ditches and the interior of the outworks.
  5. archaicfigurativelyA means of escape; an escape route.
  6. archaicfigurativelyA dishonourable or unconventional means of doing something.
  7. figurativelyobsoleteThe back or rear part of a thing.
  8. figurativelyobsoleteThe buttocks of a person; behind, posterior.
adjective
  1. obsoleteSituated at the rear; posterior.
  2. obsoleteLower in quality or status; inferior, lesser.
  3. obsoleteClandestine, hidden, secret; also, dishonourable, underhand.