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Is portable a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word portable is a Scrabble US word. The word portable is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

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Is portable a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word portable is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

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Is portable a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word portable is a Words With Friends word. The word portable is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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8-letter words (1 found)

PORTABLE,

7-letter words (6 found)

BLOATER,POTABLE,PROBATE,PROLATE,RETABLO,ROPABLE,

6-letter words (23 found)

ALBERT,BATLER,BLATER,BOATEL,BOATER,BOLTER,BORATE,BOREAL,LABRET,LOBATE,LORATE,OBLATE,PALTER,PAROLE,PATROL,PELOTA,PETROL,PLATER,PORTAL,POTALE,PROTEA,REBATO,REPLOT,

5-letter words (80 found)

ABLER,ABLET,ABORE,ABORT,ALERT,ALTER,APERT,APORT,APTER,ARTEL,BALER,BELAR,BEPAT,BLAER,BLARE,BLART,BLATE,BLEAR,BLEAT,BLERT,BLOAT,BLORE,BOART,BOLAR,BORAL,BOREL,BOTEL,LABOR,LATER,LEAPT,LEPRA,LEPTA,LOBAR,LOPER,OATER,OLPAE,OPERA,OPTER,ORATE,PALER,PALET,PAREO,PARLE,PAROL,PATER,PEARL,PEART,PELTA,PETAL,PETAR,PLATE,PLEAT,PLOAT,POLAR,POLER,PORAE,PORAL,PORTA,POTAE,PRATE,PROBE,PROLE,RATEL,REALO,REBOP,REPLA,REPOT,ROATE,ROBLE,ROTAL,TABER,TABLE,TABOR,TALER,TAPER,TEPAL,TOLAR,TOPER,TRAPE,TROPE,

4-letter words (117 found)

ABER,ABET,ABLE,AERO,ALBE,ALOE,ALTO,APER,ARET,ARLE,ATOP,BAEL,BALE,BARE,BARP,BATE,BEAL,BEAR,BEAT,BELT,BETA,BLAE,BLAT,BLET,BLOT,BOAR,BOAT,BOEP,BOET,BOLA,BOLE,BOLT,BORA,BORE,BORT,BOTA,BOTE,BRAE,BRAP,BRAT,EARL,EORL,LAER,LARE,LATE,LEAP,LEAR,LEAT,LEPT,LERP,LOBE,LOPE,LORE,LOTA,LOTE,OLEA,OLPE,OPAL,ORAL,ORLE,PALE,PARE,PART,PATE,PEAL,PEAR,PEAT,PEBA,PELA,PELT,PERT,PLAT,PLEA,PLEB,PLOT,POET,POLE,POLT,PORE,PORT,POTE,PRAO,PRAT,PROA,PROB,RALE,RAPE,RAPT,RATE,RATO,REAL,REAP,REPO,ROBE,ROLE,ROPE,ROTA,ROTE,ROTL,TAEL,TALE,TAPE,TARE,TARO,TARP,TEAL,TEAR,TELA,TEPA,TOEA,TOLA,TOLE,TOPE,TORA,TORE,TRAP,TROP,

3-letter words (85 found)

ABO,ALB,ALE,ALP,ALT,APE,APO,APT,ARB,ARE,ART,ATE,BAE,BAL,BAO,BAP,BAR,BAT,BEL,BET,BOA,BOP,BOR,BOT,BRA,BRO,EAR,EAT,ELT,ERA,ETA,LAB,LAP,LAR,LAT,LEA,LEP,LET,LOB,LOP,LOR,LOT,OAR,OAT,OBA,OBE,OLE,OPA,OPE,OPT,ORA,ORB,ORE,ORT,PAL,PAR,PAT,PEA,PEL,PER,PET,POA,POL,POT,PRE,PRO,RAP,RAT,REB,REO,REP,RET,ROB,ROE,ROT,TAB,TAE,TAO,TAP,TAR,TEA,TEL,TOE,TOP,TOR,

2-letter words (25 found)

AB,AE,AL,AR,AT,BA,BE,BO,EA,EL,ER,ET,LA,LO,OB,OE,OP,OR,PA,PE,PO,RE,TA,TE,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 338 words from portable according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of portable

portable

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French portable, or from Latin portabilis.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɔː(ɹ)təbəl/, /ˈpɔː(ɹ)təbl̩/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈpɔɹtəbəl/, /ˈpɔɹtəbl̩/, [ˈpʰɔɹɾɪ̈bl̩]
  • Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)təbəl
  • Hyphenation: por‧ta‧ble

Adjective

portable (comparative more portable, superlative most portable)

  1. Able to be carried or easily moved.
  2. Able to be transferred from one organization to another.
  3. (computing) Of software: able to be run on multiple hardware or operating systems.
  4. (computing) Of a program: able to be copied directly from one machine to another without the use of an installer.
    • 2014, Bertrand Dufrasne, ‎Bruce Allworth, ‎Desire Brival, IBM XIV Storage System: Host Attachment and Interoperability (page 10)
      Starting with release 1.7, a portable version allows all Host Attachment Kit commands to be run without installing the Host Attachment Kit.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

  • hand-held
  • transportable

Noun

portable (plural portables)

  1. A portable building used for temporary purposes, particularly:
    1. Clipping of portable toilet.
    2. A trailer or other movable structure used for classes at a school.
  2. (computing) Clipping of portable computer.
  3. (video games) A hand-held video gaming device.

Synonyms

  • (facility for urination and defecation): See Thesaurus:bathroom

Translations


Anagrams

  • tropable

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin portābilis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [purˈtab.blə]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [porˈtab.blə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [poɾˈta.ble]

Adjective

portable m or f (masculine and feminine plural portables)

  1. portable
    Synonym: portàtil

Related terms

  • portar

Further reading

  • “portable” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
  • “portable”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
  • “portable” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
  • “portable” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin portābilis. By surface analysis, porter +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔʁ.tabl/

Adjective

portable (plural portables)

  1. portable

Derived terms

  • téléphone portable
  • ordinateur portable

Related terms

  • portatif

Noun

portable m (plural portables)

  1. a mobile phone; Ellipsis of téléphone portable.
  2. a laptop; Ellipsis of ordinateur portable.
    Synonym: ordinateur portable m

Synonyms

  • (mobile phone): mobile m, téléphone portable m, cellulaire m (Quebec), cell, téléphone mobile, téléphone cellulaire

Further reading

  • “portable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin portabilis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

portable m (feminine singular portabla, masculine plural portables, feminine plural portablas)

  1. portable

Related terms

  • portar

Further reading

  • Joan de Cantalausa (2006) Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians‎[1], 2 edition, →ISBN, page 769.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin portābilis; equivalent to portar +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /poɾˈtable/ [poɾˈt̪a.β̞le]
  • Rhymes: -able
  • Syllabification: por‧ta‧ble

Adjective

portable m or f (masculine and feminine plural portables)

  1. portable
    Synonym: portátil

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “portable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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