Is PORTENDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PORTENDS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PORTENDS mean?
Portends is a form of PORTEND.
- verb
indicate, as with a sign or an omen
“These signs bode bad news”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 8
P (3) + O (1) + R (1) + T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + D (2) + S (1) = 11 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 PORTENDS
PORTENDS 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.
Anagrams of PORTENDS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from PORTENDS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- protends11
- deports10
- pernods10
- ponders10
- portend10
- protend10
- redtops10
- respond10
- sported10
- postern9
- pronest9
- deport9
- depots9
- despot9
- dopers9
- dopest9
- pedros9
- pernod9
- ponder9
- ported9
- posted9
- proned9
- prosed9
- redtop9
- spored9
- stoped9
- rodents8
- snorted8
- netops8
- person8
- pontes8
- poster8
- presto8
- prones8
- repost8
- repots8
- respot8
- sprent8
- stoper8
- topers8
- tropes8
- depot8
- doper8
- dopes8
- dorps8
- drops8
- dropt8
- opted8
- pedro8
- pends8
- ponds8
- pored8
- posed8
- prods8
- roped8
- spend8
- spode8
- toped8
- doters7
- drones7
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