possession: meaning and words from its letters
10 letters · 12 letter points · starts with P · ends with N
Meaning of possession
noun
- countable, uncountable
A control or occupancy of something for which one does not necessarily have private property rights.
- countable, uncountable
Something that is owned.
Example: The car quickly became his most prized possession.
- countable, uncountable
An ownership; a taking, a holding, keeping something as one's own.
Example: The car is in my possession.
- countable, uncountable
A territory under the rule of another country.
Example: Réunion is the largest of France's overseas possessions.
Listed forms: possessions.
Source: Wiktionary — possession.
verb
- obsolete, transitive
To invest with property.
Listed forms: possessions, possessioning, possessioned.
Source: Wiktionary — possession.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for possession.
noun
the act of having and controlling property
noun
a mania restricted to one thing or idea
noun
the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior
- self-control
- self-possession
- willpower
- will power
- self-command
- self-will
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is possession in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of possession
P(3) + O(1) + S(1) + S(1) + E(1) + S(1) + S(1) + I(1) + O(1) + N(1) = 12 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of possession
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from possession
134 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in possession. Showing up to 24, longest first.