What does POSE mean?

Pronunciation
/poʊz/
Letters
4
Scrabble score
6
Words With Friends score
7
How common
Common

Meaning

verb

  1. introduce“This poses an interesting question”
  2. assume a posture as for artistic purposes“We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often”
  3. pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions“She posed as the Czar's daughter”
  4. behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others“Don't pay any attention to him--he is always posing to impress his peers!”
  5. put into a certain place or abstract location“Put your things here”
  6. be a mystery or bewildering to“This beats me!”

noun

  1. affected manners intended to impress others“don't put on airs with me”
  2. a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

poses7

Anagrams of POSE

peso6epos6opes6

Words inside POSE

12 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

oes3ope5ops5ose3pes5sop5es2oe2op4os2 pe4 so2

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Questions

Is POSE a valid word in word games?

POSE is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is POSE worth?

POSE is worth 6 points with Scrabble letter values and 7 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from POSE?

12 other words, including SO, OP, OS and ES.