PORTAGE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PORTAGE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PORTAGE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PORTAGE is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PORTAGE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PORTAGE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PORTAGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 85,774.
What does PORTAGE mean in Scrabble?
noun
The carrying of boats and supplies overland between two stretches of navigable water.
A portage may be a short path around rapids or a long trek between lakes. Canoeists plan their routes around where each portage begins and ends.
How PORTAGE is used
Portage is also a verb, as in portage the canoe past the falls.
- The portage between the lakes took an hour.
- We shouldered our packs for the long portage.
- A marked portage trail bypasses the waterfall.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PORTAGE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PORTAGE
The 7 tiles of PORTAGE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PORTAGE
2 longer words begin with PORTAGE.
Shorter words from the letters in PORTAGE
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Common questions about PORTAGE
- Is PORTAGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PORTAGE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PORTAGE worth?
- PORTAGE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PORTAGE mean?
- The carrying of boats and supplies overland between two stretches of navigable water.
- What letters can be added to PORTAGE?
- PORTAGE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PORTAGE:
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