Is PORTHOLE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PORTHOLE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PORTHOLE mean?
- noun
a window in a ship or airplane
- noun
an opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 8
P (3) + O (1) + R (1) + T (1) + H (4) + O (1) + L (1) + E (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 PORTHOLE
Single letters that turn PORTHOLE into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Anagrams of PORTHOLE
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from PORTHOLE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- potholer13
- pothole12
- hooper11
- pother11
- thorpe11
- ephor10
- hoper10
- photo10
- thorp10
- tophe10
- hooter9
- help9
- holp9
- hoop9
- hope9
- pheo9
- phot9
- pooh9
- toph9
- looper8
- petrol8
- pooler8
- replot8
- helot8
- hotel8
- ortho8
- other8
- thole8
- thoro8
- throe8
- hep8
- hop8
- peh8
- pho8
- pht8
- poh8
- loper7
- orlop7
- poler7
- prole7
- repot7
- toper7
- troop7
- trope7
- helo7
- herl7
- hero7
- hoer7
- hole7
- holo7
- holt7
- hoot7
- lehr7
- loth7
- thro7
- looter6
- retool6
- rootle6
- tooler6
- lept6
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