possibility: meaning and words from its letters
11 letters · 18 letter points · starts with P · ends with Y
Meaning of possibility
noun
- countable, uncountable
The quality of being possible.
Example: 'There is little possibility of that happening' 'I'd say there's rather a strongish possibility that it won't.'
- countable, uncountable
A thing possible; that which may take place or come into being.
- countable, uncountable
An option or choice, usually used in context with future events.
- countable, obsolete, uncountable
Capability, power or capacity to act.
Listed forms: possibilities.
Source: Wiktionary — possibility.
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 possibility.
noun
capability of existing or happening or being true
- possibleness
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
noun
a possible alternative
- possible action
- opening
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is possibility in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of possibility
P(3) + O(1) + S(1) + S(1) + I(1) + B(3) + I(1) + L(1) + I(1) + T(1) + Y(4) = 18 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 possibility
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 possibility
192 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in possibility. Showing up to 24, longest first.