PORTERAGE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PORTERAGE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PORTERAGE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PORTERAGE is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PORTERAGE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
porteragesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PORTERAGE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PORTERAGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PORTERAGE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PORTERAGE mean in Scrabble?
noun
The work of carrying luggage or goods, or the fee charged for it.
Hotels and stations once listed porterage as a separate charge on the bill. On mountain expeditions porterage refers to the whole business of hauling supplies up the trail.
How PORTERAGE is used
Used in travel, hotel and expedition contexts, partly dated in modern speech.
- The bill included a small fee for porterage.
- Porterage on the trek was handled by local villagers.
- Without porterage, the climbers could not carry such heavy tents.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PORTERAGE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PORTERAGE
The 9 tiles of PORTERAGE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PORTERAGE
1 longer words begin with PORTERAGE.
Shorter words from the letters in PORTERAGE
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Common questions about PORTERAGE
- Is PORTERAGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PORTERAGE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PORTERAGE worth?
- PORTERAGE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PORTERAGE mean?
- The work of carrying luggage or goods, or the fee charged for it.
- What letters can be added to PORTERAGE?
- PORTERAGE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PORTERAGE:
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