position: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 10 letter points · starts with P · ends with N
Meaning of position
noun
A place or location.
A post of employment; a job.
A status or rank.
Example: Chief of Staff is the second-highest position in the army.
An opinion, stand, or stance.
Example: My position on this issue is unchanged.
Listed forms: positions.
Source: Wiktionary — position.
verb
To put into place.
Listed forms: positions, positioning, positioned.
Source: Wiktionary — position.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for position.
noun
the particular portion of space occupied by something
noun
a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons
- military position
noun
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
noun
the arrangement of the body and its limbs
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is position in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of position
P(3) + O(1) + S(1) + I(1) + T(1) + I(1) + O(1) + N(1) = 10 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of position
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from position
99 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in position. Showing up to 24, longest first.