1noun
small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails
01 Word definition
opossum
7 letters · 3 vowels · 4 consonants
Is OPOSSUM a word?
Yes. OPOSSUM is a 7-letter noun. small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.
Correct spelling
O-P-O-S-S-U-MHow do you spell OPOSSUM?
OPOSSUM contains 7 letters, begins with O, and ends with M.
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2noun
nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America
Synonyms
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗phalangerpossum
02 Letter breakdown
How is OPOSSUM spelled?
O1P2O3S4S5U6M7
03 Word-game status
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About OPOSSUM.
How do you spell OPOSSUM?
OPOSSUM is spelled O-P-O-S-S-U-M. It contains 7 letters.