PORTERHOUSE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. PORTERHOUSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PORTERHOUSE?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PORTERHOUSE is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PORTERHOUSE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
porterhousesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PORTERHOUSE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PORTERHOUSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PORTERHOUSE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PORTERHOUSE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A large steak cut from the thick end of the loin, with a T-shaped bone and a piece of tenderloin.
A porterhouse offers two kinds of meat in one cut, the strip on one side of the bone and the tenderloin on the other. The name once belonged to taverns that served porter beer and chops.
How PORTERHOUSE is used
Used on restaurant menus and in butchery.
- We shared a porterhouse at the steakhouse.
- The butcher trimmed a thick porterhouse for the grill.
- A porterhouse is too large for most single diners.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PORTERHOUSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PORTERHOUSE
1 longer words begin with PORTERHOUSE.
Shorter words from the letters in PORTERHOUSE
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Common questions about PORTERHOUSE
- Is PORTERHOUSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PORTERHOUSE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PORTERHOUSE worth?
- PORTERHOUSE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PORTERHOUSE mean?
- A large steak cut from the thick end of the loin, with a T-shaped bone and a piece of tenderloin.
- What letters can be added to PORTERHOUSE?
- PORTERHOUSE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PORTERHOUSE:
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