POSSESSES is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. POSSESSES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POSSESSES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POSSESSES is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POSSESSES
No single letter turns POSSESSES into another word.
How POSSESSES scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in POSSESSES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 5 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. POSSESSES needs 1 blank tile.
What stands out about POSSESSES
- The letter S appears five times in POSSESSES.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does POSSESSES mean in Scrabble?
POSSESSES is the present-tense form of POSSESS used with he, she and it.
Shorter words from the letters in POSSESSES
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Common questions about POSSESSES
- Is POSSESSES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POSSESSES, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POSSESSES worth?
- POSSESSES is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POSSESSES?
- No single letter can be added to POSSESSES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of POSSESSES:
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