New York POST Peace Officer Vocabulary Game
Exam terms with clues and explanations by OpenExamPrep.
About the New York POST Peace Officer Vocabulary Games
4 free word games built on 20 New York POST Peace Officer terms across 10 topics. Every game deals terms at random and shows what each term means, so you can keep playing as long as you like.
How to Play
- 1.Read the clue and type the term (3 to 6 letters).
- 2.Green: right spot. Yellow: wrong spot. Gray: not in the term.
- 3.Solve it in 6 tries, then read the explanation.
- 1.Swap two neighboring tiles to line up 3 of the same term.
- 2.Longer lines, two lines at once and chains score more.
- 3.Play until no swap can make a line.
- 1.Flip two cards. A matching pair stays face up.
- 2.Each pair you find shows what the term means.
- 3.Clear the board in as few moves as you can.
- 1.Find each listed term in the letter grid.
- 2.Drag across its letters: across, down or diagonally.
- 3.Find all five as fast as you can.
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Topics in the New York POST Peace Officer Vocabulary Game
Constitutional law
Use of force
Criminal law
Traffic enforcement
Criminal investigations
Emergency care
Emergency response
Professional conduct
Academy program
Public safety
Sources for these terms (18)
- Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1 (1968) (U.S. Reports, GovInfo) · Source checked 2026-11-06
- Mapp v. Ohio, 367 U.S. 643 (1961) (U.S. Reports, GovInfo) · Source checked 2026-11-06
- Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963) (U.S. Reports, GovInfo) · Source checked 2026-11-06
- Tennessee v. Garner, 471 U.S. 1 (1985) (U.S. Reports, GovInfo) · Source checked 2026-11-06
- Graham v. Connor, 490 U.S. 386 (1989) (U.S. Reports, GovInfo) · Source checked 2026-11-06
- DWI Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Test (SFST) Participant Manual, 2023 (NHTSA) · Source checked 2026-11-06
- Glossary for Crime Scene Investigation: Guides for Law Enforcement (NIJ) · Source checked 2026-11-06
- Law 101: Legal Guide for the Forensic Expert - Chain of Custody (NIJ) · Source checked 2026-11-06
- Fingerprints: An Overview (NIJ) · Source checked 2026-11-06
- SUDORS Coding Manual, OD2A v6.3b, February 2025 (CDC) · Source checked 2026-11-06
- National Incident Management System (FEMA) · Source checked 2026-11-06
- Policing Code of Ethics (IACP) · Source checked 2026-11-06
- Sex Offender Registry Overview (New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services) · Source checked 2026-11-06
- Impaired Driving (New York State Police) · Source checked 2026-11-06
- Efforts to Prevent Impaired Driving (New York State Governor's Traffic Safety Committee) · Source checked 2026-11-06
- Basic Course for Police Officers - Administrator's Guide (New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services, Sep 2016) · Source checked 2026-11-06
- Required Training Resources (New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services) · Source checked 2026-11-06
- New York Penal Law 150.10 - Arson in the third degree (NY Senate) · Source checked 2026-11-06
About the NY POST Exam
New York has no single POST certification exam. Newly appointed police officers must complete the Municipal Police Training Council's Basic Course for Police Officers, a minimum of over 700 hours, within one year of appointment and average at least 70% on the course's written examination or series of examinations. The DCJS commissioner then issues a certificate of completion.
Exam sponsor: New York Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) / Municipal Police Training Council. The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.
Assessment
Question count not published by the exam provider
Time Limit
Not set by MPTC rules
Passing Score
70%
Reported exam pass rate: Not published. Exam sponsor website
Fees, eligibility, and exam policies can change. Confirm them with the exam sponsor before applying or paying.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the NY POST vocabulary game free?
Yes. The game is free to play with no sign-up. Signing in adds AI explanations for any term.
How do the NY POST vocabulary games work?
There are 4 games built on 20 NY POST terms. In Guess the Term, a clue describes one term and you have six tries to spell it, with green, yellow and gray letters showing how close you are. In Term Match, six terms appear as colored tiles; swap neighbors to line up three or more of the same term, and each match shows what the term means. In Term Pairs, twelve face-down cards hide six pairs of terms; flip two at a time to find each pair, and every pair you find shows what the term means. In Term Search, five terms hide in a grid of letters, reading across, down or diagonally; drag across a term to circle it, and each term you find shows what it means.
Where do the NY POST terms come from?
OpenExamPrep researched each term from the New York Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) / Municipal Police Training Council content outline and primary sources, listed under Sources on this page. The game is independent study material, not an official exam resource.
What is the NY POST passing score?
Students must average at least 70% on the Basic Course's written examination, or series of examinations, to complete the course. If a series mixes MPTC topics and agency topics, the MPTC portion must be at least 50% of the final grade. Civil service written exams for police officer jobs are a separate hiring step under the Civil Service Law.
How hard is the New York peace officer exam?
No state pass rate is published. The Basic Course is a minimum of over 700 hours on topics such as ethics, use of physical and deadly force, crisis intervention and decision making, and students must keep a 70% average on its written examinations.