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Is portent a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word portent is a Scrabble US word. The word portent is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

P3O1R1T1E1N1T1

Is portent a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word portent is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

P3O1R1T1E1N1T1

Is portent a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word portent is a Words With Friends word. The word portent is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

P4O1R1T1E1N2T1

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7-letter words (1 found)

PORTENT,

6-letter words (4 found)

POTENT,POTTER,ROTTEN,TORTEN,

5-letter words (18 found)

NETOP,NOTER,OPTER,OTTER,PETTO,PRENT,PREON,PRONE,REPOT,RONTE,ROTTE,TENOR,TONER,TOPER,TORTE,TOTER,TRONE,TROPE,

4-letter words (37 found)

NETT,NOPE,NOTE,NOTT,ONER,OPEN,PENT,PEON,PERN,PERT,POET,PONE,PONT,PORE,PORN,PORT,POTE,POTT,RENO,RENT,REPO,RONE,RONT,ROPE,ROTE,TENT,TERN,TONE,TOPE,TORE,TORN,TORT,TOTE,TRET,TRON,TROP,TROT,

3-letter words (30 found)

EON,ERN,NEP,NET,NOR,NOT,ONE,OPE,OPT,ORE,ORT,PEN,PER,PET,POT,PRE,PRO,REN,REO,REP,RET,ROE,ROT,TEN,TET,TOE,TON,TOP,TOR,TOT,

2-letter words (14 found)

EN,ER,ET,NE,NO,OE,ON,OP,OR,PE,PO,RE,TE,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 105 words from portent according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of portent

portent

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin portentum, participle of portendere, from portendō (“I predict, I foretell”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɔːtɛnt/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɔɹtɛnt/
  • (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /ˈpo(ː)ɹtɛnt/
  • (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /ˈpoətɛnt/
  • Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)tɛnt, -o(ː)ɹtɛnt, -oətɛnt

Noun

portent (plural portents)

  1. Something that portends an event about to occur, especially an unfortunate or evil event; an omen.
  2. A portending; significance
  3. Something regarded as portentous; a marvel; prodigy.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:omen

Related terms

  • portend
  • portentous

Translations

References

  • “portent”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Anagrams

  • torpent

French

Pronunciation

Verb

portent

  1. third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of porter

Latin

Verb

portent

  1. third-person plural present active subjunctive of portō

Source: wiktionary.org