PORTENT is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. PORTENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PORTENT?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PORTENT is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PORTENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
portentsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PORTENT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PORTENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 154,394.
What does PORTENT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A sign or warning that something important or calamitous is about to happen.
A portent looks ahead. It is usually dark in tone, as when a strange event is read as a warning of trouble, though it can point to something wonderful too. The verb portend is closely related.
How PORTENT is used
Portent is used in literary and news writing for an omen of coming events.
- The comet was taken as a portent of war.
- Dark clouds on the horizon seemed a portent of the storm.
- She saw the sudden silence as a portent of bad news.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PORTENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PORTENT
5 longer words begin with PORTENT.
Shorter words from the letters in PORTENT
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Common questions about PORTENT
- Is PORTENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PORTENT, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PORTENT worth?
- PORTENT is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PORTENT mean?
- A sign or warning that something important or calamitous is about to happen.
- What letters can be added to PORTENT?
- PORTENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PORTENT:
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