Is PORTCULLISED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PORTCULLISED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PORTCULLISED mean?
Portcullised is a form of PORTCULLIS.
- noun
gate consisting of an iron or wooden grating that hangs in the entry to a castle or fortified town; can be lowered to prevent passage
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
—
Words With Friends
12
Letters
P (3) + O (1) + R (1) + T (1) + C (3) + U (1) + L (1) + L (1) + I (1) + S (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 17 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 PORTCULLISED
PORTCULLISED 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 PORTCULLISED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- portcullis14
- clupeoids14
- depictors14
- outpriced14
- poulticed14
- surpliced14
- croupiest13
- outprices13
- poultices13
- supercoil13
- clupeids13
- clupeoid13
- cuspidor13
- depictor13
- despotic13
- octupled13
- pellucid13
- percoids13
- pictured13
- predicts13
- produces13
- products13
- scripted13
- scrupled13
- sculpted13
- upcoiled13
- cloudiest12
- cloudlets12
- colliders12
- colluders12
- courtside12
- dipterous12
- lodicules12
- pistolled12
- couplers12
- couplets12
- crepitus12
- culprits12
- cuprites12
- leprotic12
- octuples12
- outprice12
- petrolic12
- pictures12
- piecrust12
- policers12
- pollices12
- poultice12
- precious12
- resculpt12
- sculptor12
- surplice12
- toeclips12
- clupeid12
- coupled12
- crisped12
- depicts12
- discept12
- percids12
- percoid12
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