PORTEOUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. PORTEOUS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 10 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PORTEOUS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PORTEOUS is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PORTEOUS
No single letter turns PORTEOUS into another word.
How PORTEOUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PORTEOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PORTEOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PORTEOUS
- PORTEOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Anagrams of PORTEOUS
The 8 tiles of PORTEOUS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PORTEOUS
1 longer words begin with PORTEOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in PORTEOUS
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Common questions about PORTEOUS
- Is PORTEOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PORTEOUS is not in it.
- How many points is PORTEOUS worth?
- PORTEOUS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PORTEOUS?
- No single letter can be added to PORTEOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PORTEOUS:
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