PORTLESS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PORTLESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PORTLESS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PORTLESS is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PORTLESS
Front hooks — 1
sportlessBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How PORTLESS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PORTLESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PORTLESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PORTLESS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Having no port or harbour where ships can dock.
A portless coast forces cargo to be landed on beaches or carried far overland. In computing, portless can also describe a device with no connection sockets, but the harbour sense is the older one.
How PORTLESS is used
Portless is used of coastlines, countries or regions without harbours.
- The portless shore offered no shelter from the storm.
- Trade struggled in the portless province.
- Their portless island depended on lighters to unload goods.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PORTLESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PORTLESS
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Common questions about PORTLESS
- Is PORTLESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PORTLESS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PORTLESS worth?
- PORTLESS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PORTLESS mean?
- Having no port or harbour where ships can dock.
- What letters can be added to PORTLESS?
- PORTLESS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PORTLESS:
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