Is PORTABLES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PORTABLES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PORTABLES mean?
Portables is a form of PORTABLE.
- adjective
easily or conveniently transported
“a portable television set”
- noun
a small light typewriter; usually with a case in which it can be carried
- adjective
of a motor designed to be attached to the outside of a boat's hull
“a portable outboard motor”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 9
P (3) + O (1) + R (1) + T (1) + A (1) + B (3) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 13 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for PORTABLES
PORTABLES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from PORTABLES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- portable12
- potables12
- probates12
- posable11
- potable11
- probate11
- ropable11
- saprobe11
- bloaters10
- petrosal10
- polestar10
- retablos10
- sortable10
- storable10
- probes10
- rebops10
- apostle9
- blaster9
- bloater9
- boaster9
- boatels9
- boaters9
- bolster9
- bolters9
- borates9
- borstal9
- esparto9
- labrets9
- lobster9
- oblates9
- palters9
- paroles9
- patrols9
- pelotas9
- persalt9
- petrols9
- plaster9
- platers9
- portals9
- prolate9
- proteas9
- psalter9
- rebatos9
- replots9
- reposal9
- retablo9
- seaport9
- sorbate9
- stabler9
- stapler9
- plebs9
- probe9
- probs9
- rebop9
- ablest8
- aborts8
- aslope8
- balers8
- barest8
- baster8
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