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Possums

p ₃o ₁s ₁s ₁u ₁m ₃s ₁

About 2 syllables

noun · 7 letters · Common · plural of possum

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

What does possums mean?

noun

nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America
Synonymsopossum
small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails
Synonymsphalanger opossum

Definitions shown for possum, the base form of possums.

Is POSSUMS a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
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 POSSUMS worth?

Scrabble

11 pts

p ₃o ₁s ₁s ₁u ₁m ₃s ₁

Words With Friends

14 pts

p ₄o ₁s ₁s ₁u ₂m ₄s ₁

Wordfeud

13 pts

p ₄o ₁s ₁s ₁u ₂m ₃s ₁

NYT Crossplay

12 pts

p ₃o ₁s ₁s ₁u ₂m ₃s ₁

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

Words from the letters in POSSUMS

Best shorter words top 30 of 63

possum 10 mopus 9 moups 9 sumps 9 mops 8 moup 8 poms 8 sump 8 umps 8 mop 7 musos 7 pom 7 soums 7 soups 7 sumos 7 ump 7 moss 6 mous 6 muso 6 muss 6 opus 6 oups 6 poss 6 puss 6 soms 6 sops 6 soum 6 soup 6 sumo 6 sums 6

See all 63 words made from POSSUMS

Hooks for POSSUMS

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

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Words that end like POSSUMS

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

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Possums: quick answers

Is POSSUMS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. POSSUMS 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 POSSUMS worth?

POSSUMS 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 possums mean?

possums is the plural of possum, which means “nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.

What words can you make with the letters in POSSUMS?

You can make 63 shorter words from POSSUMS, such as POSSUM, MOPUS, MOUPS, SUMPS. See the full list.