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Opossum

o 1p 3o 1s 1s 1u 1m 3

About 3 syllables

noun · 7 letters · Common

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does opossum mean?

noun

  1. small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails

    Synonymsphalangerpossum

  2. nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America

    Synonymspossum

Is OPOSSUM a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is OPOSSUM worth?

Scrabble

11 pts
o 1p 3o 1s 1s 1u 1m 3

Words With Friends

14 pts
o 1p 4o 1s 1s 1u 2m 4

Wordfeud

13 pts
o 1p 4o 1s 1s 1u 2m 3

NYT Crossplay

12 pts
o 1p 3o 1s 1s 1u 2m 3

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in OPOSSUM

Hooks for OPOSSUM

Add one letter to the front or back of OPOSSUM to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

opossums

Words that end like OPOSSUM

Common words that share the ending -OSSUM, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

possum
All words ending in -OSSUM

Opossum: quick answers

Is OPOSSUM a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. OPOSSUM is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 11 points before board bonuses.
How many points is OPOSSUM worth?
OPOSSUM scores 11 points in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends, 13 in Wordfeud and 12 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does opossum mean?
As a noun, opossum means “small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in OPOSSUM?
You can make 83 shorter words from OPOSSUM, such as POSSUM, SPOOMS, MOOPS, MOPUS. See the full list.