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Yes. The word poetess is a Scrabble US word. The word poetess is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word poetess is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

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7-letter words (1 found)

POETESS,

6-letter words (10 found)

EPOSES,ESTOPS,PESTOS,POSSET,PTOSES,SETOSE,STEEPS,STOEPS,STOPES,TOPEES,

5-letter words (22 found)

ESTOP,PESOS,PESTO,PESTS,POETS,POSES,POSSE,POSTS,POTES,SEEPS,SEPTS,SPEOS,SPETS,SPOTS,STEEP,STEPS,STOEP,STOPE,STOPS,TOPEE,TOPES,TOSES,

4-letter words (36 found)

EPOS,ESES,ESSE,ESTS,OPES,OPTS,OSES,PEES,PESO,PEST,PETS,POET,POSE,POSS,POST,POTE,POTS,PSST,SEEP,SEES,SEPS,SEPT,SESE,SETS,SOPS,SOTS,SPET,SPOT,STEP,STOP,TEES,TOES,TOPE,TOPS,TOSE,TOSS,

3-letter words (22 found)

ESS,EST,OES,OPE,OPS,OPT,OSE,PEE,PES,PET,POS,POT,PST,SEE,SET,SOP,SOS,SOT,TEE,TES,TOE,TOP,

2-letter words (12 found)

EE,ES,ET,OE,OP,OS,PE,PO,SO,ST,TE,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 104 words from poetess according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of poetess

poetess

Etymology

From poet +‎ -ess. Compare Middle English poetresse (poetess).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌpəʊ.ɪˈtɛs/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpoʊ.ɪˌtɛs/

Noun

poetess (plural poetesses)

  1. (dated) A female poet.

Usage notes

Poetess is rare in contemporary usage according to which both sexes are known normally as poets. The Latin term for a female poet was poētria, derived from the Ancient Greek ποιήτρια (poiḗtria), which still means “female poet” in Modern Greek. “Female poet” is the more usual modern translation where the gendered form in the original language is preserved.

Synonyms

  • poetress (obsolete)

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Further reading

  • poetess on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Source: wiktionary.org