POSY is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. POSY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POSY?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POSY is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POSY
No single letter turns POSY into another word.
How POSY scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in POSY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 30,635.
What does POSY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small bunch of cut flowers.
Posy is a worn-down form of poesy, because such a bunch once carried a written verse tucked into it. The flowers kept the name long after the verses stopped.
How POSY is used
Countable; the plural changes the y.
- A posy small enough to hold in one hand.
- The word posy is worn down from poesy.
- A posy once carried a verse inside it.
- The verses stopped and the posy kept the name.
- A posy ring was engraved with a line of poetry.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POSY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in POSY
Common questions about POSY
- Is POSY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POSY, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POSY worth?
- POSY is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POSY mean?
- A small bunch of cut flowers.
- What letters can be added to POSY?
- No single letter can be added to POSY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of POSY:
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