6-Letter Words With POSS
- 6 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 6-Letter Words With POSS
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 6-Letter Words With POSS 6 words
How often does POSS appear in six-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 6 six-letter words containing POSS. They average 8.5 points and the best is POSSUM (10 points).
- Total words
- 6
- Average Scrabble score
- 8.5
- out of 10 max
- Everyday words
- 17%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- D
- 16.7% of words
Most common last letters
- d 16.7%
- e 16.7%
- m 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 six-letter word containing POSS
p 3o 1s 1s 1u 1m 3
P 3 + O 1 + S 1 + S 1 + U 1 + M 3 = 10 points
- Double word
- 20 pts
- Triple word
- 30 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
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 six-letter words containing POSS are there?
There are 6 six-letter words containing 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 six-letter word containing POSS?
POSSUM is worth 10 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are POSSED (9), POSSES (8), POSSET (8).
Which rare six-letter words containing POSS score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include POSSED (9), POSSER (8). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.