Posses
6 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
Plural of posse, referring to groups of people assembled, typically by law enforcement, to pursue a suspect or maintain order.
“Stories of the Wild West often feature rival posses hunting outlaws across open plains.”
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Wordle
Double S in positions four and five is the defining pattern, P, O, E are all common letters
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Worth 8 points, the double S uses two common tiles and the word plays off POSSE cleanly
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