PORTOLAN is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PORTOLAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PORTOLAN?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PORTOLAN is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PORTOLAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PORTOLAN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PORTOLAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PORTOLAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PORTOLAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A medieval book or chart of sailing directions describing harbours and coasts.
Portolan charts, with their crisscrossing compass lines, guided Mediterranean sailors long before modern mapping. A portolan was valued for its practical detail rather than for geographic accuracy.
How PORTOLAN is used
Portolan appears in the history of navigation and map-making.
- The museum displayed a hand-painted portolan from Genoa.
- A captain consulted his portolan for the safest anchorage.
- Each portolan recorded landmarks visible from the sea.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PORTOLAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PORTOLAN
The 8 tiles of PORTOLAN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PORTOLAN
4 longer words begin with PORTOLAN.
Shorter words from the letters in PORTOLAN
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Common questions about PORTOLAN
- Is PORTOLAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PORTOLAN, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PORTOLAN worth?
- PORTOLAN is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PORTOLAN mean?
- A medieval book or chart of sailing directions describing harbours and coasts.
- What letters can be added to PORTOLAN?
- PORTOLAN takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PORTOLAN:
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