The word possum is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • possum n. (US) An opossum, a marsupial of the family Didelphidae of the Americas.
  • possum n. Any of the marsupials in several families of the order Diprotodontia of Australia and neighboring islands.
  • possum v. (Intransitive) To play possum; to feign sleep, illness, or death.

25 valid words from 3 definitions

AN AND ANY DEATH FAMILIES FAMILY FEIGN ILLNESS IN INTRANSITIVE ISLANDS MARSUPIAL MARSUPIALS NEIGHBORING OF OPOSSUM OR ORDER PLAY POSSUM SEVERAL SLEEP THE TO US

4 invalid words from 3 definitions

AMERICAS AUSTRALIA DIDELPHIDAE DIPROTODONTIA

6 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

OS PO POS POSS SUM UM

7 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

MU MUS MUSS OP SO SOP US

3 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

POSSUMS POSSUMED POSSUMING

One time in the middle (New word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

OPOSSUMS

One prefix (New word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

OPOSSUM

4 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+E MOPUSES
+O OPOSSUM
+S POSSUMS
+U SPUMOUS

7 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-M SOUPS
-O SUMPS
-P MUSOS SOUMS SUMOS
-S MOPUS MOUPS

Scrabble scoring

  • 10 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 32499 chance.
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 221736 chance.

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Categories without words

  • No anagrams (Word found by changing the order of the letters.)
  • No cousins (Word found by changing only one letter.)
  • No lipograms (Word found when removing only one letter.)
  • No epentheses (Word found when adding only one letter.)

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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