Definition of possessively

"possessively" in the adverb sense

1. possessively

in a possessive manner

"he was sleeping, one arm flung possessively across his wife"

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possessively in Scrabble®

The word possessively is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 20

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters possessively:

POSSESSIVELY
(243)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (6 words)

pieless, plosive, poesies, possess, sessile, vessels

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word possessively

POSSESSIVELY
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In possessively

POSSESSIVELY
(243)
POSSESSIVELY
(225)
POSSESSIVELY
(162)
POSSESSIVELY
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POSSESSIVELY
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PLOSIVE
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PLOSIVE
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PLOSIVE
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POSSESSIVELY
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POESIES
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PIELESS
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PLOSIVE
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POSSESS
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POSSESS
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POESIES
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POSSESSIVELY
(84)
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(84)
VESSELS
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VESSELS
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POESIES
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PIELESS
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POSSESS
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PIELESS
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VESSELS
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POSSESS
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POSSESSIVELY
(80)
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(80)
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POSSESS
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PLOSIVE
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PIELESS
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PIELESS
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VESSELS
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POSSESSIVELY
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SESSILE
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POSSESSIVELY
(66)
PLOSIVE
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SESSILE
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VESSELS
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possessively in Words With Friends™

The word possessively is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 22

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters possessively:

POSSESSIVELY
(306)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (6 words)

pieless, plosive, poesies, possess, sessile, vessels

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word possessively

POSSESSIVELY
(306)
POSSESSIVELY
(240)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In possessively

POSSESSIVELY
(306)
POSSESSIVELY
(240)
POSSESSIVELY
(234)
POSSESSIVELY
(234)
POSSESSIVELY
(234)
POSSESSIVELY
(180)
PLOSIVE
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POSSESSIVELY
(112)
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VESSELS
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POSSESSIVELY
(104)
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PIELESS
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POSSESS
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POESIES
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PLOSIVE
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PIELESS
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POSSESSIVELY
(92)
PLOSIVE
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PLOSIVE
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POSSESSIVELY
(92)
POSSESS
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VESSELS
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POESIES
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POSSESSIVELY
(88)
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PLOSIVE
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PIELESS
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VESSELS
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PIELESS
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PIELESS
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VESSELS
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PELVIS
(78)
PELVIS
(78)
POSSESS
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POESIES
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POESIES
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POSSESS
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POESIES
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VESSELS
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LEVIES
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POESIES
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PIELESS
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PLOSIVE
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PELVIS
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(69)
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(69)
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VESSEL
(69)
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OLIVES
(69)
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(68)
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PELVIS
(66)
VEILY
(66)
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(66)
PILOSE
(66)
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(63)
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(63)
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OLIVES
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PIELESS
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PIELESS
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OLIVE
(60)
SLEEPY
(60)
EVILS
(60)
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(60)
VIOLS
(60)
VOLES
(60)
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ELOPES
(60)
SOLVE
(60)
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(60)
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(60)
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(60)
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SIEVE
(57)
POESIES
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POESIES
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PIELESS
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POESIES
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PLOYS
(57)
POSSESS
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Words containing the sequence possessively

Words that start with possessively (1 word)

Words with possessively in them (1 word)

Words that end with possessively (3 words)

Word Growth involving possessively

Shorter words in possessively

el

ess possess possessive

os posse posses possess possessive

Longer words containing possessively

nonpossessively

unpossessively