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Is portance a Scrabble word?

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

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Is portance a Scrabble UK word?

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

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Is portance a Words With Friends word?

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

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8-letter words (2 found)

COPARENT,PORTANCE,

7-letter words (5 found)

ENACTOR,OPERANT,PATONCE,PRONATE,PROTEAN,

6-letter words (43 found)

ARPENT,ATONER,CANOER,CANTER,CANTOR,CAPOTE,CAPTOR,CARNET,CARPET,CARTON,CARTOP,CATNEP,CENTRA,COATER,CONTRA,COPTER,CORNEA,CORNET,CRATON,CREANT,CREPON,CRONET,EARCON,ENRAPT,ENTRAP,NECTAR,OCTANE,ORNATE,PANTER,PARENT,PARTON,PATRON,PRANCE,PREACT,PROTEA,RECANT,RECOAT,TANREC,TARPON,TEOPAN,TOECAP,TRANCE,TREPAN,

5-letter words (95 found)

ACORN,ACTON,ACTOR,ANTRE,APERT,APORT,APRON,APTER,ARPEN,ATONE,CANER,CANOE,CANTO,CAPER,CAPON,CAPOT,CARET,CARON,CARTE,CATER,CENTO,COAPT,COATE,CONTE,COPEN,COPER,COPRA,COTAN,CRANE,CRAPE,CRATE,CRENA,CREPT,CRONE,EARNT,ENACT,EPACT,NACRE,NARCO,NETOP,NOTER,OATEN,OATER,OCEAN,OCREA,OCTAN,ONCER,ONCET,OPERA,OPTER,ORANT,ORATE,PACER,PAEON,PANCE,PANTO,PAREN,PAREO,PATEN,PATER,PEART,PECAN,PETAR,PONCE,PORAE,PORTA,POTAE,PRATE,PRENT,PREON,PRONE,RACON,RANCE,REACT,RECAP,RECON,RECTA,RECTO,REPOT,ROATE,RONTE,ROTAN,TAPEN,TAPER,TAROC,TENOR,TONER,TOPER,TORAN,TRACE,TRAPE,TRONA,TRONC,TRONE,TROPE,

4-letter words (116 found)

ACER,ACNE,ACRE,ACRO,AEON,AERO,ANCE,ANTE,APER,ARCO,ARET,ATOC,ATOP,CANE,CANT,CAPE,CAPO,CARE,CARN,CARP,CART,CATE,CENT,CERO,CERT,COAT,CONE,COPE,CORE,CORN,COTE,CRAN,CRAP,CRON,CROP,EARN,EOAN,ETNA,NAPE,NARC,NARE,NEAP,NEAR,NEAT,NOPE,NOTA,NOTE,OCTA,ONCE,ONER,OPEN,ORCA,PACE,PACO,PACT,PANE,PANT,PARE,PART,PATE,PEAN,PEAR,PEAT,PENT,PEON,PERC,PERN,PERT,POET,PONE,PONT,PORE,PORN,PORT,POTE,PRAO,PRAT,PROA,RACE,RANT,RAPE,RAPT,RATE,RATO,REAN,REAP,RENO,RENT,REPO,ROAN,RONE,RONT,ROPE,ROTA,ROTE,TACE,TACO,TANE,TAPE,TARE,TARN,TARO,TARP,TEAR,TEPA,TERN,TOEA,TONE,TOPE,TORA,TORC,TORE,TORN,TRAP,TRON,TROP,

3-letter words (83 found)

ACE,ACT,ANE,ANT,APE,APO,APT,ARC,ARE,ART,ATE,CAN,CAP,CAR,CAT,CEP,CON,COP,COR,COT,EAN,EAR,EAT,ECO,EON,ERA,ERN,ETA,NAE,NAP,NAT,NEP,NET,NOR,NOT,OAR,OAT,OCA,ONE,OPA,OPE,OPT,ORA,ORC,ORE,ORT,PAC,PAN,PAR,PAT,PEA,PEC,PEN,PER,PET,POA,POT,PRE,PRO,RAN,RAP,RAT,REC,REN,REO,REP,RET,ROC,ROE,ROT,TAE,TAN,TAO,TAP,TAR,TEA,TEC,TEN,TOC,TOE,TON,TOP,TOR,

2-letter words (22 found)

AE,AN,AR,AT,EA,EN,ER,ET,NA,NE,NO,OE,ON,OP,OR,PA,PE,PO,RE,TA,TE,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 367 words from portance according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of portance

portance

Etymology

From Middle French portance (“a carrying, support”), from porter (“to carry”), from Latin portare (“carry, bear, convey”).

Noun

portance (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) The manner in which one carries oneself; behaviour.

Synonyms

  • port (also a dated/archaic sense)

Anagrams

  • Caperton, co-parent, coparent, rent-a-cop

French

Etymology

From porter +‎ -ance.

Pronunciation

Noun

portance f (plural portances)

  1. lift (upward force, such as that which keeps an aircraft aloft)
  2. bearing pressure

Further reading

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

Anagrams

  • coparent

Source: wiktionary.org