Unscramble PORTOUSES and you have 308 words, PORTOUSES itself among them: it scores 11 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. The best shorter words score 10: 7 of them, POSTURES, OUTPRESS and OUTROPES included. It has 9 letters, 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from PORTOUSES by length: 1 with 9 letters, 8 with 8, 39 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2.
29 of 39 7-letter words in PORTOUSES tie at 9 points; none scores more. POSTERS, POSTURE and POOREST will look familiar.
Every one of the 60 6-letter words from PORTOUSES scores 8. SPORTS, POSTER and TROOPS are everyday picks.
All 60 of the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble PORTOUSES score 7 points. POSTS, PRESS and SPORT are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble PORTOUSES; 55 of them share the top score of 6. POST, STEP and PORT are everyday picks.
25 of 60 3-letter words from PORTOUSES tie at 5 points; none scores more. OUT, TOP and SET will look familiar.
Trade one tile of PORTOUSES for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with PO · ending in ES · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 7 strongest answers mean; OUTPRESS, POSTURES, SPOUTERS and STOOPERS (10 points each) share the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble UK accepts PORTOUSES, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PORTOUSES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 308) | 238 | 308 | 220 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PORTOUSES, OUTROPES, PORTEOUS, SEPTUORS, OUTROPE, POOTERS, POROSES, PORTESS, PORTOUS, SEPTUOR, SEROPUS, SOUPERS and 58 more, 70 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: REPOSTS, REPOST, TORUSES, POOS, SEPS, TOPO, URPS, POO, POS, PST, URP, ESTS and 6 more, 18 in all.
These 5 words take every letter of PORTOUSES plus a single extra one.