7-Letter Words Starting With POSS
- 6 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 7-Letter Words Starting With POSS
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 7-Letter Words Starting With POSS 6 words
How common is POSS at the start of seven-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 6 seven-letter words that start with POSS. They average 9.5 points and the best is POSSUMS (11 points).
- Total words
- 6
- Average Scrabble score
- 9.5
- out of 11 max
- Everyday words
- 33%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 83.3% of words
Most common last letters
- s 83.3%
- g 16.7%
Top vowel pairs
- ie16.7%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring seven-letter word that starts with POSS
p 3o 1s 1s 1u 1m 3s 1
P 3 + O 1 + S 1 + S 1 + U 1 + M 3 + S 1 = 11 points
- Double word
- 22 pts
- Triple word
- 33 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
possums
Form of possum
- nounnocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America
- nounsmall furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails
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How many seven-letter words that start with POSS are there?
There are 6 seven-letter words that start with POSS in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring seven-letter word that starts with POSS?
POSSUMS is worth 11 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are POSSING (10), POSSESS (9), POSSETS (9).
Which rare seven-letter words that start with POSS score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include POSSING (10), POSSERS (9), POSSIES (9). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.