360 words come out when you unscramble PORTHOUSES, starting with PORTHOUSES itself: 15 in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends. 7 shorter words score 14, among them HOOPSTERS, HOUSETOPS and PORTHOSES. The 10 letters split into 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from PORTHOUSES by length: 1 with 10 letters, 8 with 9, 25 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 26 with 2.
Of the 25 8-letter words made with PORTHOUSES letters, 10 score 13 points, the group's best. SHOOTERS is the one most people know.
Among 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble PORTHOUSES, the top score is 12, reached by 12. POSTERS, SHOOTER and POSTURE are the familiar ones.
21 of 60 6-letter words from PORTHOUSES tie at 11 points; none scores more. PHOTOS, HOUSES and HORSES will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble PORTHOUSES, 22 score 10 points, the group's best. OTHER, HOUSE and PHOTO are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words from PORTHOUSES; 21 of them share the top score of 9. SHOP, HOPE and HOUR are everyday picks.
8 of 60 3-letter words in PORTHOUSES tie at 8 points; none scores more. TOP, HOT and PUT will look familiar.
These 6 words have the length of PORTHOUSES, with one letter different:
More 10-letter words: starting with PO · ending in ES · all 10-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by HOOPSTERS, HOUSETOPS and POTHOUSES (14 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
PORTHOUSES 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PORTHOUSES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 360) | 283 | 360 | 254 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
77 of the 360 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PORTHOUSES, PORTHOSES, PORTHOUSE, POSTHORSE, POSTHOUSE, POUTHERS, PORTHOS, POUTHER, PORTOUSES, POSHES, POSHOS, SPRUSH and 65 more. 29 of the 360 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: POTHOSES, POTHOS, SHTUPS, THESPS, PHEOS, SHTUP, THESP, HEPS, HOSERS, PHEO, PHOS, REPOSTS and 17 more.
These 3 words take every letter of PORTHOUSES plus a single extra one.