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Is portage a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word portage is a Scrabble US word. The word portage is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

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Is portage a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word portage is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

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Is portage a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word portage is a Words With Friends word. The word portage is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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7-letter words (2 found)

PORTAGE,POTAGER,

6-letter words (7 found)

GAROTE,ORGEAT,PARGET,POTAGE,PROTEA,RAGTOP,TOERAG,

5-letter words (40 found)

APERT,APORT,APTER,ARGOT,ERGOT,GAPER,GATER,GATOR,GRAPE,GRATE,GREAT,GROAT,GROPE,OATER,OPERA,OPTER,ORATE,PAGER,PAREO,PARGE,PARGO,PATER,PEART,PEROG,PETAR,PORAE,PORGE,PORTA,POTAE,PRATE,REPOT,RETAG,ROATE,TAPER,TARGE,TERGA,TOGAE,TOPER,TRAPE,TROPE,

4-letter words (67 found)

AERO,AGER,AGRO,APER,AREG,ARET,ATOP,ERGO,GAPE,GAPO,GARE,GART,GATE,GEAR,GEAT,GERT,GETA,GOAT,GOER,GORA,GORE,GORP,GRAT,GROT,OGRE,PAGE,PARE,PART,PATE,PEAG,PEAR,PEAT,PERT,POET,PORE,PORT,POTE,PRAO,PRAT,PROA,PROG,RAGE,RAPE,RAPT,RATE,RATO,REAP,REGO,REPO,ROPE,ROTA,ROTE,TAPE,TARE,TARO,TARP,TEAR,TEPA,TOEA,TOGA,TOGE,TOPE,TORA,TORE,TRAP,TROG,TROP,

3-letter words (64 found)

AGE,AGO,APE,APO,APT,ARE,ART,ATE,EAR,EAT,EGO,ERA,ERG,ETA,GAE,GAP,GAR,GAT,GEO,GER,GET,GOA,GOE,GOR,GOT,OAR,OAT,OPA,OPE,OPT,ORA,ORE,ORG,ORT,PAR,PAT,PEA,PEG,PER,PET,POA,POT,PRE,PRO,RAG,RAP,RAT,REG,REO,REP,RET,ROE,ROT,TAE,TAG,TAO,TAP,TAR,TEA,TEG,TOE,TOG,TOP,TOR,

2-letter words (18 found)

AE,AG,AR,AT,EA,ER,ET,GO,OE,OP,OR,PA,PE,PO,RE,TA,TE,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 199 words from portage according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of portage

portage

Etymology

From Middle English portage, borrowed from Old French portage, from Late Latin portāticum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɔː(ɹ)tɪd͡ʒ/

Noun

portage (countable and uncountable, plural portages)

  1. An act of carrying, especially the carrying of a boat overland between two waterways.
  2. The route used for such carrying.
  3. A charge made for carrying something.
  4. Carrying capacity; tonnage.
  5. The wages paid to a sailor when in port, or for a voyage.
  6. A porthole.

Derived terms

  • Portage County
  • Portage la Prairie

Translations

Verb

portage (third-person singular simple present portages, present participle portaging or portageing, simple past and past participle portaged)

  1. (nautical) To carry a boat overland

See also

  • porterage

Anagrams

  • potager, top gear

Old French

Etymology

At least in sense 2, from Late Latin portāticum. By surface analysis, porte +‎ -age.

Noun

portage oblique singular, m (oblique plural portages, nominative singular portages, nominative plural portage)

  1. act of carrying a heavy load
  2. tax paid for the transport of goods
  3. tonnage (carrying capacity of a ship)

Descendants

  • → English: portage
  • → Galician: portaxe
  • → Italian: portaggio
  • → Portuguese: portagem
  • → Spanish: portaje

References

  • portage in Anglo-Norman Dictionary, Aberystwyth University, 2022

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