posset

Noun

A hot drink made from milk curdled with wine or ale, often spiced.
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.

Examples

The warm posset helped him relax during the intense Words With Friends match.
to posset the blood

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

Words With Friends Score: 9

posset: valid Words With Friends Word