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PORTCULLISES

12 letters · 4 syllables · noun, verb

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Definition of PORTCULLISES

noun

A gate in the form of a grating which is lowered into place at the entrance to a castle, fort, etc.

noun

An English coin of the reign of Elizabeth I, struck for the use of the East India Company, and bearing the figure of a portcullis on the reverse.

verb

To obstruct with, or as with, a portcullis; to shut; to bar.

Word Details

Letters
12
Syllables
4
Scrabble
16
points
WWF
21
points

Is PORTCULLISES a Scrabble Word?

Yes, PORTCULLISES is a valid word in the following dictionaries:

Scrabble US (TWL) — 16 pts Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) — 16 pts Words With Friends — 21 pts

Tip: PORTCULLISES uses 12 letters. Look for double or triple letter squares under high-value tiles to maximize your score.

Letter Values for PORTCULLISES

Point breakdown for each letter in Scrabble and Words With Friends.

Letter portcullises Total
Scrabble 311131111111 16
WWF 411142221111 21

Words You Can Make With the Letters in PORTCULLISES

100 words from the letters in PORTCULLISES

10-letter words

supercoils 14/18 USUKWWF portcullis 14/19 USUKWWF postillers 12/15 UK

9-letter words

persicots 13/15 UK supercoil 13/17 USUKWWF surplices 13/17 USUKWWF prescious 13/16 UK epulotics 13/17 UK poultices 13/17 USUKWWF croupiest 13/16 USUKWWF outprices 13/16 USUKWWF piecrusts 13/16 USUKWWF spruciest 13/16 USUKWWF resculpts 13/17 USUKWWF susceptor 13/16 UK sculptors 13/17 USUKWWF postiller 11/14 UK pilotless 11/14 USUKWWF cloisters 11/13 USUKWWF coistrels 11/13 USUKWWF creolists 11/13 UK pollsters 11/14 USUKWWF coutilles 11/15 UK poultries 11/14 USUKWWF polluters 11/15 USUKWWF outspells 11/15 USUKWWF posturise 11/13 UK troiluses 9/11 USUKWWF

8-letter words

pollices 12/16 USUKWWF policers 12/15 UK splicers 12/15 USUKWWF persicos 12/14 UK cropless 12/15 USUKWWF leprotic 12/15 USUKWWF petrolic 12/15 USUKWWF toeclips 12/15 UK persicot 12/14 UK crispest 12/14 USUKWWF prosects 12/14 USUKWWF surplice 12/16 USUKWWF precious 12/15 USUKWWF couplers 12/16 USUKWWF spicules 12/16 USUKWWF specious 12/15 USUKWWF closeups 12/16 UK opuscles 12/16 UK upcloses 12/16 UK scruples 12/16 USUKWWF corpuses 12/15 UK epulotic 12/16 UK poultice 12/16 USUKWWF eutropic 12/15 UK outprice 12/15 USUKWWF piculets 12/16 UK couplets 12/16 USUKWWF octuples 12/16 USUKWWF crepitus 12/15 UK cuprites 12/15 USUKWWF pictures 12/15 USUKWWF piecrust 12/15 USUKWWF resculpt 12/16 USUKWWF culprits 12/16 USUKWWF sculptor 12/16 USUKWWF sculpsit 12/16 UK sprucest 12/15 USUKWWF colliers 10/13 USUKWWF orsellic 10/13 UK slipsole 10/13 USUKWWF escrolls 10/13 UK spillers 10/13 USUKWWF spoilers 10/12 USUKWWF cloister 10/12 USUKWWF coistrel 10/12 USUKWWF costlier 10/12 USUKWWF creolist 10/12 UK poitrels 10/12 USUKWWF pollster 10/13 USUKWWF cellists 10/13 USUKWWF solecist 10/12 USUKWWF solstice 10/12 USUKWWF pistoles 10/12 USUKWWF plotless 10/13 USUKWWF pollists 10/13 USUKWWF crosstie 10/11 USUKWWF corslets 10/12 USUKWWF costrels 10/12 USUKWWF crosslet 10/12 USUKWWF resplits 10/12 USUKWWF spirtles 10/12 UK periosts 10/11 UK prosiest 10/11 USUKWWF prosties 10/11 USUKWWF reposits 10/11 USUKWWF ripostes 10/11 USUKWWF triposes 10/11 USUKWWF portless 10/12 USUKWWF perilous 10/13 USUKWWF cullises 10/14 USUKWWF coulises 10/13 USUKWWF coulisse 10/13 USUKWWF

How to Use PORTCULLISES in Word Games

PORTCULLISES is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words With Friends, making it a high-scoring word.

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Frequently Asked Questions About PORTCULLISES

What does PORTCULLISES mean?
PORTCULLISES is a noun. A gate in the form of a grating which is lowered into place at the entrance to a castle, fort, etc.
Is PORTCULLISES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PORTCULLISES is valid in Scrabble US (TWL) and valid in Scrabble UK (SOWPODS). It is worth 16 points in Scrabble.
How many points is PORTCULLISES worth in Scrabble?
PORTCULLISES is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words With Friends. It is a 12-letter word with 4 syllables.
How many words can you make from PORTCULLISES?
You can make 100 words from the letters in PORTCULLISES. The longest sub-words are 10 letters long. Use our word unscrambler to see the full list with point values.