PORTAPAK is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. PORTAPAK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PORTAPAK?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PORTAPAK is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PORTAPAK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
portapaksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PORTAPAK scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PORTAPAK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PORTAPAK has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PORTAPAK mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalhistorical
A portable video camera and recorder unit, first made popular in the late 1960s.
The portapak put moving-image recording into the hands of artists and activists for the first time. Earlier video equipment filled a studio, so a shoulder-carried unit changed who could make film.
How PORTAPAK is used
Used in the history of video art and early television.
- The artist shot her first tape with a borrowed portapak.
- A portapak let the activists record the protest as it happened.
- The museum displayed a battered portapak from 1969.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PORTAPAK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PORTAPAK
1 longer words begin with PORTAPAK.
Shorter words from the letters in PORTAPAK
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Common questions about PORTAPAK
- Is PORTAPAK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PORTAPAK, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PORTAPAK worth?
- PORTAPAK is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PORTAPAK mean?
- A portable video camera and recorder unit, first made popular in the late 1960s.
- What letters can be added to PORTAPAK?
- PORTAPAK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PORTAPAK:
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