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Possesses

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About 3 syllables

verb · 9 letters · Very common · third-person singular form of possess

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

What does possesses mean?

verb

  1. have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill

    “he possesses great knowledge about the Middle East”

  2. have ownership or possession of

    “He owns three houses in Florida”

    Synonymsownhave

  3. enter into and control, as of emotions or ideas

    “What possessed you to buy this house?”

Definitions shown for possess, the base form of possesses.

Is POSSESSES 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 POSSESSES worth?

Scrabble

11 pts
p 3o 1s 1s 1e 1s 1s 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

12 pts
p 4o 1s 1s 1e 1s 1s 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

12 pts
p 4o 1s 1s 1e 1s 1s 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

11 pts
p 3o 1s 1s 1e 1s 1s 1e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in POSSESSES

Words that end like POSSESSES

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

addressesexpressesprocessesdepressesimpressesoppresseswitnessesaccessesassessescompressesdistressesobsessesprogressessuppressesweaknessesabscessesactressesconfessescypressesdigressesduchessesempressesgoddessesharnesses
All words ending in -ESSES

Possesses: quick answers

Is POSSESSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. POSSESSES 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 POSSESSES worth?
POSSESSES scores 11 points in Scrabble, 12 in Words With Friends, 12 in Wordfeud and 11 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does possesses mean?
possesses is the third-person singular form of possess, which means “have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in POSSESSES?
You can make 48 shorter words from POSSESSES, such as POSSESS, SPEOSES, EPOSES, POSSES. See the full list.