Is POSSESSING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, POSSESSING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does POSSESSING mean?
Possessing is a form of POSSESS.
- verb
have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill
“he possesses great knowledge about the Middle East”
- verb
have ownership or possession of
“He owns three houses in Florida”
- verb
enter into and control, as of emotions or ideas
“What possessed you to buy this house?”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
10
Letters
P (3) + O (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 13 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 POSSESSING
POSSESSING 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 POSSESSING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- epigons10
- gossips10
- pigeons10
- pingoes10
- sponges10
- possess9
- spinose9
- epigon9
- genips9
- gipons9
- gossip9
- pengos9
- pigeon9
- pingos9
- pogies9
- posing9
- sponge9
- sessions8
- inspos8
- opines8
- opsins8
- pisses8
- poises8
- ponies8
- posies8
- posses8
- sepsis8
- snipes8
- speiss8
- spines8
- genip8
- gipon8
- oping8
- pengo8
- pingo8
- pings8
- pongs8
- essoins7
- osseins7
- session7
- gneiss7
- gnoses7
- gnosis7
- segnos7
- singes7
- soigne7
- inspo7
- opens7
- opine7
- opsin7
- peins7
- penis7
- peons7
- pesos7
- pines7
- pions7
- pisos7
- poise7
- pones7
- poses7
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