position
Position can refer to the particular portion of space occupied by something, a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons, or a way of regarding situations or topics etc. As a verb, position can mean to cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation or put into a certain place or abstract location.
Length
8
Scrabble
10
WWF
12
Starts
PO
Ends
ION
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “POSITION” Mean?
/pəˈzɪ.ʃ(ə)n/
position has 18 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
16 sensesthe particular portion of space occupied by something
“he put the lamp back in its place”
Synonyms
a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
“consider what follows from the positivist view”
Synonyms
the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
“he had the status of a minor”
“the novel attained the status of a classic”
“atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life”
Synonyms
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the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
“the position of the hands on the clock”
“he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage”
the appropriate or customary location
“the cars were in position”
(in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player
“what position does he play?”
the act of putting something in a certain place
a condition or position in which you find yourself
“the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils”
“found herself in a very fortunate situation”
Synonyms
an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute
“there are two sides to every question”
Synonyms
an item on a list or in a sequence
“in the second place”
“moved from third to fifth position”
Synonyms
the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom
Verb
2 sensesScrabble Score
10
Letters
8
Vowels
4
Consonants
4
Word Intelligence
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Definition
the particular portion of space occupied by something
Length
8 letters
Starts With
P
Ends With
N
Vowels
4
Consonants
4
Letters
P, O, S, I, T, I, O, N
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
Strategy notes for using position in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.
Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆POSITION has a Scrabble score of 10. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆POSITION is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆POSITION can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆POSITION contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
6
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
P
Letter Pattern
ABCDEDBF
CV Pattern
CVCVCVVC
Vowel Share
50%
Consonant Share
50%
Bigrams
PO, OS, SI, IT, TI, IO, ON
Trigrams
POS, OSI, SIT, ITI, TIO, ION
Crossword Intelligence
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