Unscramble PORTEOUS and you have 254 words, PORTEOUS itself among them: it scores 10 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. 1 anagram of PORTEOUS is on the page: OUTROPES, each 10 points. The best shorter words score 9: 13 of them, POSTURE, POOREST and PROTEUS included. The 8 letters split into 4 vowels and 4 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from PORTEOUS by length: 2 with 8 letters, 13 with 7, 39 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2.
Among 39 6-letter words from PORTEOUS, the top score is 8, reached by 29. POSTER, TROOPS and ROUTES are the familiar ones.
54 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble PORTEOUS tie at 7 points; none scores more. SUPER, SPORT and SETUP will look familiar.
Among 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble PORTEOUS, the top score is 6, reached by 49. POST, STEP and PORT are the familiar ones.
25 of 60 3-letter words from PORTEOUS tie at 5 points; none scores more. OUT, USE and TOP will look familiar.
These 6 words have the length of PORTEOUS, with one letter different:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; PETROUS, POOREST, POSTURE, POUTERS, PROTEUS, SPOUTER, STOOPER and TROUPES (9 points each) share the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: PORTEOUS is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PORTEOUS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 254) | 200 | 254 | 184 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: OUTROPES, PORTEOUS, OUTROPE, POOTERS, PORTOUS, SEPTUOR, OPTERS, POORTS, POOTER, SOUPER, STOOPE, STROUP and 42 more, 54 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: REPOST, OUTROS, POOS, TOPO, URPS, OUTRO, POO, POS, PST, URP, PO, EST and 4 more, 16 in all.
With one more tile, the letters of PORTEOUS spell the words below.