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Possessing

p 3o 1s 1s 1e 1s 1s 1i 1n 1g 2

About 3 syllables

verb · 10 letters · Very common · present participle of possess

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

What does possessing 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 possessing.

Is POSSESSING 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 POSSESSING worth?

Scrabble

13 pts
p 3o 1s 1s 1e 1s 1s 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

16 pts
p 4o 1s 1s 1e 1s 1s 1i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

15 pts
p 4o 1s 1s 1e 1s 1s 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

15 pts
p 3o 1s 1s 1e 1s 1s 1i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in POSSESSING

Words that end like POSSESSING

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

addressingexpressingprocessingdepressingimpressingoppressingwitnessingaccessingassessingcompressingdistressingobsessingprogressingsuppressingabscessingconfessingdigressingharnessinghostessingprofessingredressingregressingrepressingundressing
All words ending in -ESSING

Possessing: quick answers

Is POSSESSING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. POSSESSING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 13 points before board bonuses.
How many points is POSSESSING worth?
POSSESSING scores 13 points in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends, 15 in Wordfeud and 15 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does possessing mean?
possessing is the present participle 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 POSSESSING?
You can make 268 shorter words from POSSESSING, such as EPIGONS, GIPSENS, GOSSIPS, PIGEONS. See the full list.