PORTRAY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PORTRAY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PORTRAY?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PORTRAY is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PORTRAY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
portraysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PORTRAY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PORTRAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 617,576.
What does PORTRAY mean in Scrabble?
verb
To show someone or something in a picture, a piece of writing or a performance.
A painter can portray a face, a novelist can portray a whole town, and an actor can portray a historical figure. The verb also covers describing something in a certain light, fair or not.
How PORTRAY is used
Portray is common in art, literature, film and journalism.
- The artist chose to portray the queen in a plain dress.
- The film does not portray the war as glorious.
- She will portray a young nurse in the new series.
- Newspapers often portray the mayor as a stubborn man.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PORTRAY and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PORTRAY
The 7 tiles of PORTRAY in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PORTRAY
8 longer words begin with PORTRAY.
Shorter words from the letters in PORTRAY
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Common questions about PORTRAY
- Is PORTRAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PORTRAY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PORTRAY worth?
- PORTRAY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PORTRAY mean?
- To show someone or something in a picture, a piece of writing or a performance.
- What letters can be added to PORTRAY?
- PORTRAY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PORTRAY:
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