Is POSSESSED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, POSSESSED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does POSSESSED mean?
- adjective
influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion
“by love possessed”
- adjective
of, pertaining to, or like a demon or possession by a demon
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
9
Letters
P (3) + O (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 12 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for POSSESSED
POSSESSED has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from POSSESSED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- deposes10
- speedos10
- possess9
- depose9
- epodes9
- speedo9
- speeds9
- spodes9
- eposes8
- posses8
- sepses8
- deeps8
- dopes8
- epode8
- pedes8
- posed8
- speed8
- spode8
- dosses7
- pesos7
- poses7
- posse7
- seeps7
- deep7
- deps7
- dope7
- oped7
- peds7
- peed7
- pods7
- sped7
- doses6
- seeds6
- epos6
- opes6
- pees6
- peso6
- pose6
- seep6
- seps6
- sops6
- dep6
- ped6
- pod6
- esses5
- dees5
- does5
- dose5
- doss5
- odes5
- seed5
- sods5
- ope5
- ops5
- pee5
- pes5
- pos5
- sop5
- eses4
- esse4
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