posset

Meanings

Plural: possets

Noun

sweet spiced hot milk curdled with ale or beer
A beverage composed of hot milk curdled by some strong infusion, such as wine.
A baby's vomit, comprising curdled milk.
A pudding-like food composed of cream, sugar, and other flavoring, such as lemon.

Verb

To curdle; to turn, as milk; to coagulate.
To treat with possets; to pamper.
To vomit up curdled milk.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English posset, possot, possate, poshet, posthot, of unclear origin. Perhaps from Welsh posel. A connection to Latin pōsca (medieval/dialectal poscada) has also been suggested.

Synonyms

coddle, cosset, pamper

Scrabble Score: 8

posset is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
posset is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
posset is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

posset is a valid Words With Friends word