Jumble solved
Is APPOSITION a word? Yes.
APPOSITION is a valid word in the Scrabble dictionary — 10 letters, worth 14 points before any premium squares. It rearranges into 1 anagram, with 251 words hidden inside it.
- Total words
- 251
- Full anagrams
- 1
- Longest answer
- 10 letters
- Vowels : consonants
- 5 : 5
To solve the scramble by hand, set the 5 vowels (A, O, I, I, O) aside first, then try common beginnings and endings — re-, un-, -ing, -ed, -er — against the 5 remaining consonants (P, P, S, T, N).
apposition in a sentence
“by the apposition of new matter.”
— Webster 1913
Anagrams of APPOSITION
One word uses all 10 letters:
- apposition
10-letter words
1 word found8-letter words
2 words found7-letter words
7 words found6-letter words
21 words found+ 6 more 6-letter words
5-letter words
51 words found+ 36 more 5-letter words
4-letter words
86 words found+ 71 more 4-letter words
3-letter words
62 words found+ 47 more 3-letter words
2-letter words
21 words found+ 6 more 2-letter words
Words hidden inside APPOSITION
Without moving a single letter, reading apposition straight through uncovers 6 shorter words — position, posit, app, ion, pos, sit. The longest unbroken run is position.
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Shorter words inside APPOSITION — solve each on its own:
Add one letter to APPOSITION
Slot in one more tile — any letter — and apposition opens up 1 11-letter word. Handy when a puzzle gives you a blank or an extra square.
Best words for tile games
Playing Scrabble or Words with Friends? These finds carry the highest tile values (before any bonus squares).
Letter breakdown
Total Letters
10
Distinct
7
Vowels
50%
A, O, I, I, O
Consonants
50%
P, P, S, T, N
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Solving APPOSITION: common questions
How do you unscramble the letters apposition?
Rearranging the 10 letters in apposition produces 251 valid words in total. A quick way to crack a scramble is to pull the vowels out first, then test familiar beginnings and endings (such as re-, un-, -ing, -ed and -er) against the consonants that are left. That approach lands the 10-letter answer apposition here. Every arrangement below is checked against a standard word list, so anything listed is a real word.
Does apposition have any anagrams?
Using all 10 letters, apposition rearranges into exactly one word: apposition.
What is the longest word you can make from apposition?
The longest solution is apposition at 10 letters — it uses the most tiles of any word here.
What are the easiest short words from apposition?
Short answers are the quickest to spot: apposition yields ain, ais, ait, ani, ant, apo, app, apt, asp and ats. Two- and three-letter words are handy for warming up, for tricky racks, and for hooking onto letters already on the board in games like Scrabble and Words with Friends.
How is the word "apposition" used in a sentence?
Apposition is itself a valid word. For example: "by the apposition of new matter." Seeing a jumble answer used in a real sentence makes it easier to remember next time it turns up.
Which word from apposition scores best in Scrabble or Words with Friends?
If you are playing a tile game, apposition is the top scorer from apposition at 14 points, followed by appoints (12), appoint (11) and pinspot (11). Scores depend on the board, but these are the highest face values before any bonus squares.
What smaller words are hidden inside apposition?
Read left to right without moving any letters and apposition already contains 6 shorter words: position, posit, app, ion, pos and sit. The longest run of consecutive letters that spells a word is position. Because this depends on the exact order, each spelling of the same letters hides a different set.