Definition of postponement

"postponement" in the noun sense

1. delay, hold, time lag, postponement, wait

time during which some action is awaited

"instant replay caused too long a delay"

"he ordered a hold in the action"

2. postponement, deferment, deferral

act of putting off to a future time

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postponement in Scrabble®

The word postponement is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 18

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters postponement:

POSTPONEMENT

(216)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (11 words)

mottoes, nonstop, onestep, openest, pentose, peptone, postmen, poteens, someone, tempest, topmost

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POSTPONEMENT

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POSTPONEMENT

(216)

POSTPONEMENT

(180)

POSTPONEMENT

(144)

POSTPONEMENT

(120)

POSTMEN

(94 = 44 + 50)

TOPMOST

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TEMPEST

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PEPTONE

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PEPTONE

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PEPTONE

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PEPTONE

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NONSTOP

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PEPTONE

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SOMEONE

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SOMEONE

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PEPTONE

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TEMPEST

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OPENEST

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OPENEST

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MOTTOES

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POSTMEN

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POSTPONEMENT

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TOPMOST

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POSTPONEMENT

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POSTMEN

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TOPMOST

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NONSTOP

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ONESTEP

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PEPTONE

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POSTMEN

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POSTMEN

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NONSTOP

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PEPTONE

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postponement in Words With Friends™

The word postponement is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 23

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters postponement:

POSTPONEMENT

(315)

POSTPONEMENT

(315)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (11 words)

mottoes, nonstop, onestep, openest, pentose, peptone, postmen, poteens, someone, tempest, topmost

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word postponement

POSTPONEMENT

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POSTPONEMENT

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POSTPONEMENT

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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In postponement

POSTPONEMENT

(315)

POSTPONEMENT

(315)

POSTPONEMENT

(243)

POSTPONEMENT

(243)

POSTPONEMENT

(234)

POSTPONEMENT

(162)

PEPTONE

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POSTPONEMENT

(116)

POSTMEN

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POSTMEN

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PENTOSE

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OPENEST

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NONSTOP

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POSTPONEMENT

(100)

TOPMOST

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TEMPEST

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TEMPEST

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POTEENS

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SOMEONE

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TOPMOST

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ONESTEP

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POSTPONEMENT

(96)

POSTPONEMENT

(96)

PEPTONE

(95 = 60 + 35)

NONSTOP

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NONSTOP

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MOTTOES

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MOPPET

(93)

ONESTEP

(92 = 57 + 35)

POSTPONEMENT

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POSTPONEMENT

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OPENEST

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POSTPONEMENT

(92)

PENTOSE

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POSTPONEMENT

(92)

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OPENEST

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SOMEONE

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TOPMOST

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POTEENS

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POPEST

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POSTMEN

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NONSTOP

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PEPTONE

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SOMEONE

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SOMEONE

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SOMEONE

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PENMEN

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MOPPET

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SOMEONE

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MOPPET

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MOPPET

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Words within the letters of postponement

2 letter words in postponement (9 words)

em en me no on os pe so to

3 letter words in postponement (33 words)

ems ens eon men met moo mop net nos not one ops opt pen pep pet pop pot see set som son sop sot tee ten tet toe tom ton too top tot

4 letter words in postponement (70 words)

5 letter words in postponement (54 words)

6 letter words in postponement (21 words)

emotes monops moppet mottos oppose osteon penmen popest postop poteen potent potmen septet settop sonnet steppe tempos tempts tenets tonnes totems

7 letter words in postponement (11 words)

mottoes nonstop onestep openest pentose peptone postmen poteens someone tempest topmost

8 letter words in postponement (5 words)

opponent peptones postpone potstone tenotome

9 letter words in postponement (4 words)

metosteon opponents penstemon tenotomes

12 letter words in postponement (1 word)

postponement

postponement + 1 blank (1 word)

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Words containing the sequence postponement

Words that start with postponement (2 words)

postponement postponements

Words with postponement in them (1 word)

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Words that end with postponement (1 word)

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Word Growth involving postponement

Shorter words in postponement

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on one postpone

os post postpone

Longer words containing postponement

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