PORTRAYAL is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. PORTRAYAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PORTRAYAL?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PORTRAYAL is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PORTRAYAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
portrayalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PORTRAYAL scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PORTRAYAL, 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 | 2 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PORTRAYAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PORTRAYAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A picture, description or performance that presents a person or thing in a particular light.
A portrayal can be painted, written or acted, and it always involves a choice about what to emphasise. Critics often judge an actor by how convincing a portrayal feels, and historians by how fair it is.
How PORTRAYAL is used
Used in reviews and essays, as in a sympathetic portrayal of a villain.
- The actor won an award for his portrayal of the old king.
- The novel offers a harsh portrayal of life in a mining town.
- Her portrayal of the nurse felt honest and warm.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PORTRAYAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PORTRAYAL
1 longer words begin with PORTRAYAL.
Shorter words from the letters in PORTRAYAL
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Common questions about PORTRAYAL
- Is PORTRAYAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PORTRAYAL, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PORTRAYAL worth?
- PORTRAYAL is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PORTRAYAL mean?
- A picture, description or performance that presents a person or thing in a particular light.
- What letters can be added to PORTRAYAL?
- PORTRAYAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PORTRAYAL:
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