298 words come out when you unscramble PORTHOSES, starting with PORTHOSES itself: 14 in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends. It has 2 anagrams, each with the same 14 points: HOOPSTERS and POSTHORSE. 4 shorter words score 13, among them HOOPSTER, HOTPRESS and POTHOSES. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from PORTHOSES split into 3 with 9 letters, 10 with 8, 25 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2.
25 7-letter words you get when you unscramble PORTHOSES; 6 of them share the top score of 12. POSTERS, SHOOTER and POOREST are everyday picks.
13 of 60 6-letter words from PORTHOSES tie at 11 points; none scores more. SPORTS, PHOTOS and POSTER will look familiar.
60 5-letter words from PORTHOSES; 18 of them share the top score of 10. OTHER, PHOTO and SHORT are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words in PORTHOSES, the top score is 9, reached by 16. SHOP, HOPE and HOST are the familiar ones.
6 of 60 3-letter words made with PORTHOSES letters tie at 8 points; none scores more. TOP, SET and HOT will look familiar.
Trade one tile of PORTHOSES for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with PO · ending in ES · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by HOOPSTERS (14 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
PORTHOSES is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PORTHOSES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 298) | 242 | 298 | 214 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PORTHOSES, POSTHORSE, PORTHOS, POSHES, POSHOS, HESPS, POSHO, SHOPE, SPOSH, TOSHERS, HEPT, HESP and 44 more, 56 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: POTHOSES, POTHOS, THESPS, PHEOS, THESP, HEPS, HOSERS, PHEO, PHOS, REPOSTS, HOSER, PHO and 16 more, 28 in all.
These 3 words take every letter of PORTHOSES plus a single extra one.