PORTY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. PORTY is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 10 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PORTY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PORTY is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PORTY
Front hooks — 1
sportyBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How PORTY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PORTY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 65,354.
What does PORTY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Tasting or smelling like port wine.
Porty is a term reviewers reach for when a drink shows the rich, fortified character usually associated with a stronger drink from Portugal. It turns up mostly in cellar notes and reviews rather than everyday conversation, where a longer phrase is more common. The word simply adds the ordinary adjective ending -y to a shorter noun.
How PORTY is used
Confined chiefly to wine tasting and reviews; rare outside that context.
- The blend had a porty sweetness that lingered on the tongue.
- Critics called the wine too porty for a young vintage.
- A porty finish is prized in some fortified wines and disliked in others.
- The word porty appears mainly in tasting notes.
- A porty character can mean the wine was aged in the wrong barrel.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PORTY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words ending in PORTY
1 words end in PORTY. Useful as a back hook: play PORTY onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in PORTY
Common questions about PORTY
- Is PORTY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PORTY is not in it.
- How many points is PORTY worth?
- PORTY is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PORTY mean?
- Tasting or smelling like port wine.
- What letters can be added to PORTY?
- PORTY takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PORTY:
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