Unscramble PORTOISES to get 325 words. PORTOISES itself is a real word: 11 points on a Scrabble board, 12 in Words With Friends. 11 shorter words score 10, among them ISOTOPES, PERIOSTS and PORTOISE. It has 9 letters, 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from PORTOISES by length: 1 with 9 letters, 11 with 8, 51 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 22 with 2.
37 of 51 7-letter words made with PORTOISES letters tie at 9 points; none scores more. STORIES, POSTERS and STRIPES will look familiar.
All 60 of the 6-letter words from PORTOISES score 8 points. SPORTS, POSTER and PRIEST are the ones most people know.
Every one of the 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble PORTOISES scores 7. POSTS, PRESS and PORTS are everyday picks.
All 60 of the 4-letter words in PORTOISES score 6 points. POST, TIPS and STEP are the ones most people know.
Among 60 3-letter words made with PORTOISES letters, the top score is 5, reached by 25. ITS, TOP and SET are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of PORTOISES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with PO · ending in ES · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; ISOTOPES, PROSIEST, PROSTIES, REPOSITS, RIPOSTES, STOOPERS and TRIPOSES (10 points each) share the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
PORTOISES 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PORTOISES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 325) | 248 | 325 | 226 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
77 of the 325 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PORTOISES, PERIOSTS, PORTOISE, ROOPIEST, SPORTIES, PERIOST, POOTERS, PORIEST, POROSES, POROSIS, PORTESS, SEPIOST and 65 more. 22 of the 325 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: ESPOIRS, POSIEST, POSTIES, REPOSTS, SITREPS, ESPOIR, POSIER, POSTIE, REPOST, SITREP, POOS, SEPS and 10 more.
Each word below uses all the letters of PORTOISES and one more.