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POISES

6 letters

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Classic 3 pts
Big 3 pts
Super Big 3 pts

POISES is a valid 6-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 3 in Classic, 3 in Big, and 3 in Super Big Boggle.

POISES root POISE-s

Word family

POISE 2 POISING 5 POISED-d 3
noun
  1. countableuncountableA state of balance, equilibrium or stability.
  2. countableuncountableComposure; freedom from embarrassment or affectation.
  3. countableuncountableMien; bearing or deportment of the head or body.
  4. countableuncountableA condition of hovering, or being suspended.
  5. countableuncountableA CGS unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimetre.
  6. countableobsoleteuncountableWeight; an amount of weight, the amount something weighs.
  7. countableuncountableThe weight, or mass of metal, used in weighing, to balance the substance weighed.
  8. countableuncountableThat which causes a balance; a counterweight.
  9. Unit of viscosity in the centimetre–gram–second system of units (CGS).
verb
  1. obsoleteTo hang in equilibrium; to be balanced or suspended; hence, to be in suspense or doubt.
  2. obsoleteTo counterpoise; to counterbalance.
  3. obsoleteTo be of a given weight; to weigh.
  4. obsoleteTo add weight to, to weigh down.
  5. archaicTo hold (something) with or against something else in equilibrium; to balance, counterpose.
  6. To hold (something) in equilibrium, to hold balanced and ready; to carry (something) ready to be used.
    • I poised the crowbar in my hand, and waited.
    • to poise the scales of a balance
  7. To keep (something) in equilibrium; to hold suspended or balanced.
    • The rock was poised precariously on the edge of the cliff.
  8. To ascertain, as if by balancing; to weigh.