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   postscript

   /ˈpəʊs(t)skrɪpt/

   noun

   • 1. an additional remark at the end of a letter, after the signature and introduced by ‘PS’: "he added a postscript: ‘Leaving tomorrow’" Similar afterthoughtPSadditional remarkrare:subscript
   • ▪ an extra piece of information about an event that is added after it has happened: "as a postscript to this, Paul did finally marry"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Latin postscriptum, neuter past participle (used as a noun) of postscribere ‘write under, add’, from post ‘after, later’ + scribere ‘write’.

   Scrabble Points: 16

   • P

     3

   • O

     1

   • S

     1

   • T

     1

   • S

     1

   • C

     3

   • R

     1

   • I

     1

   • P

     3

   • T

     1

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