Is POSSIBILITY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, POSSIBILITY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does POSSIBILITY mean?
- noun
a future prospect or potential
“this room has great possibilities”
- noun
capability of existing or happening or being true
“there is a possibility that his sense of smell has been impaired”
- noun
a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena
“a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory”
- noun
a possible alternative
“bankruptcy is always a possibility”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
11
Letters
P (3) + O (1) + S (1) + S (1) + I (1) + B (3) + I (1) + L (1) + I (1) + T (1) + Y (4) = 18 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 POSSIBILITY
POSSIBILITY 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 POSSIBILITY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- possibly15
- biolysis13
- pilosity13
- biopsy13
- bossily12
- piosity12
- stylops12
- tipsily12
- polity11
- pyosis11
- sibyls11
- bitsy10
- bossy10
- byssi10
- pissy10
- ploys10
- polys10
- potsy10
- sibyl10
- sysop10
- tipsy10
- typos10
- pistils9
- pistols9
- blips9
- boys9
- pily9
- pity9
- ploy9
- poly9
- posy9
- sybo9
- toby9
- typo9
- yips9
- yobs9
- pilots8
- pistil8
- pistol8
- posits8
- ptosis8
- splits8
- spoils8
- spoilt8
- lossy8
- lysis8
- silty8
- styli8
- sylis8
- blip8
- bops8
- boy8
- bys8
- ply8
- spy8
- yip8
- yob8
- bliss7
- blots7
- boils7
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