Definition of portending

"portending" in the verb sense

1. bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predict

indicate, as with a sign or an omen

"These signs bode bad news"

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portending in Scrabble®

The word portending is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 14

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters portending:

PORTENDING
(144)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (30 words)

denting, diopter, dioptre, droning, egotrip, eroding, grinned, groined, ignored, intoned, intoner, negroid, nondiet, nondrip, opening, pending, peridot, pointed, pointer, pontine, portend, porting, printed, pronged, protein, redoing, rending, renting, repoint, tending

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word portending

PORTENDING
(144)
PORTENDING
(135)
PORTENDING
(96)
PORTENDING
(90)
PORTENDING
(60)
PORTENDING
(60)
PORTENDING
(56)
PORTENDING
(56)
PORTENDING
(56)
PORTENDING
(56)
PORTENDING
(54)
PORTENDING
(51)
PORTENDING
(45)
PORTENDING
(45)
PORTENDING
(44)
PORTENDING
(40)
PORTENDING
(36)
PORTENDING
(36)
PORTENDING
(36)
PORTENDING
(36)
PORTENDING
(34)
PORTENDING
(34)
PORTENDING
(34)
PORTENDING
(34)
PORTENDING
(32)
PORTENDING
(32)
PORTENDING
(32)
PORTENDING
(32)
PORTENDING
(32)
PORTENDING
(30)
PORTENDING
(30)
PORTENDING
(30)
PORTENDING
(28)
PORTENDING
(28)
PORTENDING
(24)
PORTENDING
(22)
PORTENDING
(20)
PORTENDING
(20)
PORTENDING
(18)
PORTENDING
(18)
PORTENDING
(18)
PORTENDING
(17)
PORTENDING
(17)
PORTENDING
(17)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In portending

PORTENDING
(144)
PORTENDING
(135)
PORTENDING
(96)
PENDING
(94 = 44 + 50)
PRONGED
(94 = 44 + 50)
PENDING
(92 = 42 + 50)
PRONGED
(92 = 42 + 50)
PORTING
(90 = 40 + 50)
PRINTED
(90 = 40 + 50)
POINTED
(90 = 40 + 50)
PORTEND
(90 = 40 + 50)
OPENING
(90 = 40 + 50)
EGOTRIP
(90 = 40 + 50)
DIOPTER
(90 = 40 + 50)
PORTENDING
(90)
NONDRIP
(90 = 40 + 50)
PERIDOT
(90 = 40 + 50)
DIOPTRE
(90 = 40 + 50)
DIOPTER
(89 = 39 + 50)
PENDING
(89 = 39 + 50)
PORTEND
(89 = 39 + 50)
PENDING
(89 = 39 + 50)
PENDING
(89 = 39 + 50)
PRONGED
(89 = 39 + 50)
PRINTED
(89 = 39 + 50)
PORTING
(89 = 39 + 50)
NONDRIP
(89 = 39 + 50)
DIOPTER
(89 = 39 + 50)
EGOTRIP
(89 = 39 + 50)
POINTED
(89 = 39 + 50)
OPENING
(89 = 39 + 50)
PRONGED
(89 = 39 + 50)
DIOPTRE
(89 = 39 + 50)
PERIDOT
(89 = 39 + 50)
DIOPTRE
(89 = 39 + 50)
DIOPTRE
(86 = 36 + 50)
DENTING
(86 = 36 + 50)
NONDRIP
(86 = 36 + 50)
TENDING
(86 = 36 + 50)
PORTING
(86 = 36 + 50)
PENDING
(86 = 36 + 50)
PENDING
(86 = 36 + 50)
GRINNED
(86 = 36 + 50)
OPENING
(86 = 36 + 50)
EGOTRIP
(86 = 36 + 50)
DIOPTER
(86 = 36 + 50)
GROINED
(86 = 36 + 50)
PENDING
(86 = 36 + 50)
REPOINT
(86 = 36 + 50)
PONTINE
(86 = 36 + 50)
PONTINE
(86 = 36 + 50)
PORTEND
(86 = 36 + 50)
NONDRIP
(86 = 36 + 50)
PERIDOT
(86 = 36 + 50)
REPOINT
(86 = 36 + 50)
PROTEIN
(86 = 36 + 50)
PRONGED
(86 = 36 + 50)
ERODING
(86 = 36 + 50)
PRONGED
(86 = 36 + 50)
PRONGED
(86 = 36 + 50)
RENDING
(86 = 36 + 50)
PRONGED
(86 = 36 + 50)
PROTEIN
(86 = 36 + 50)
DRONING
(86 = 36 + 50)
POINTED
(86 = 36 + 50)
NEGROID
(86 = 36 + 50)
PRONGED
(86 = 36 + 50)
PENDING
(86 = 36 + 50)
REDOING
(86 = 36 + 50)
POINTER
(86 = 36 + 50)
POINTER
(86 = 36 + 50)
IGNORED
(86 = 36 + 50)
PRINTED
(86 = 36 + 50)
REDOING
(83 = 33 + 50)
DIOPTER
(83 = 33 + 50)
DIOPTRE
(83 = 33 + 50)
DRONING
(83 = 33 + 50)
DIOPTER
(83 = 33 + 50)
DIOPTER
(83 = 33 + 50)
DIOPTRE
(83 = 33 + 50)
NONDRIP
(83 = 33 + 50)
RENDING
(83 = 33 + 50)
RENDING
(83 = 33 + 50)
NONDRIP
(83 = 33 + 50)
NONDRIP
(83 = 33 + 50)
NONDRIP
(83 = 33 + 50)
DIOPTER
(83 = 33 + 50)
RENDING
(83 = 33 + 50)
REDOING
(83 = 33 + 50)
DIOPTRE
(83 = 33 + 50)
PORTING
(83 = 33 + 50)
DIOPTER
(83 = 33 + 50)
PRINTED
(83 = 33 + 50)
PORTING
(83 = 33 + 50)
PRINTED
(83 = 33 + 50)
DIOPTRE
(83 = 33 + 50)
PORTING
(83 = 33 + 50)
PORTING
(83 = 33 + 50)
PRINTED
(83 = 33 + 50)
DENTING
(83 = 33 + 50)
IGNORED
(83 = 33 + 50)
PORTING
(83 = 33 + 50)
PORTING
(83 = 33 + 50)
IGNORED
(83 = 33 + 50)
PRINTED
(83 = 33 + 50)
PERIDOT
(83 = 33 + 50)
PORTEND
(83 = 33 + 50)
PORTEND
(83 = 33 + 50)
PRINTED
(83 = 33 + 50)
DRONING
(83 = 33 + 50)
GROINED
(83 = 33 + 50)
DENTING
(83 = 33 + 50)
PORTEND
(83 = 33 + 50)
NONDRIP
(83 = 33 + 50)
PORTEND
(83 = 33 + 50)
NEGROID
(83 = 33 + 50)
PRINTED
(83 = 33 + 50)
NEGROID
(83 = 33 + 50)
PRONGED
(83 = 33 + 50)
GROINED
(83 = 33 + 50)
PERIDOT
(83 = 33 + 50)
TENDING
(83 = 33 + 50)
EGOTRIP
(83 = 33 + 50)
EGOTRIP
(83 = 33 + 50)
EGOTRIP
(83 = 33 + 50)
ERODING
(83 = 33 + 50)
OPENING
(83 = 33 + 50)
OPENING
(83 = 33 + 50)
OPENING
(83 = 33 + 50)
PORTEND
(83 = 33 + 50)
POINTED
(83 = 33 + 50)
OPENING
(83 = 33 + 50)
POINTED
(83 = 33 + 50)
EGOTRIP
(83 = 33 + 50)
EGOTRIP
(83 = 33 + 50)
PERIDOT
(83 = 33 + 50)
PENDING
(83 = 33 + 50)
PERIDOT
(83 = 33 + 50)
TENDING
(83 = 33 + 50)
DIOPTRE
(83 = 33 + 50)
OPENING
(83 = 33 + 50)
POINTED
(83 = 33 + 50)
ERODING
(83 = 33 + 50)
GRINNED
(83 = 33 + 50)
POINTED
(83 = 33 + 50)
GRINNED
(83 = 33 + 50)
PERIDOT
(83 = 33 + 50)
POINTED
(83 = 33 + 50)
POINTED
(83 = 33 + 50)
TENDING
(83 = 33 + 50)
OPENING
(83 = 33 + 50)
PORTEND
(83 = 33 + 50)
PERIDOT
(83 = 33 + 50)
EGOTRIP
(83 = 33 + 50)
ERODING
(83 = 33 + 50)
INTONED
(82 = 32 + 50)
NONDIET
(82 = 32 + 50)
OPENING
(82 = 32 + 50)
RENTING
(82 = 32 + 50)
ERODING
(80 = 30 + 50)
POINTER
(80 = 30 + 50)
GRINNED
(80 = 30 + 50)
DRONING
(80 = 30 + 50)
GRINNED
(80 = 30 + 50)
RENTING
(80 = 30 + 50)
NEGROID
(80 = 30 + 50)
NEGROID
(80 = 30 + 50)
ERODING
(80 = 30 + 50)
NEGROID
(80 = 30 + 50)
POINTER
(80 = 30 + 50)
PERIDOT
(80 = 30 + 50)
GRINNED
(80 = 30 + 50)
POINTER
(80 = 30 + 50)
POINTER
(80 = 30 + 50)
DRONING
(80 = 30 + 50)
DRONING
(80 = 30 + 50)
DRONING
(80 = 30 + 50)
PROTEIN
(80 = 30 + 50)
NEGROID
(80 = 30 + 50)
PROTEIN
(80 = 30 + 50)
IGNORED
(80 = 30 + 50)
REDOING
(80 = 30 + 50)
REDOING
(80 = 30 + 50)
REDOING
(80 = 30 + 50)
REDOING
(80 = 30 + 50)
POINTED
(80 = 30 + 50)
ERODING
(80 = 30 + 50)
IGNORED
(80 = 30 + 50)
INTONED
(80 = 30 + 50)
IGNORED
(80 = 30 + 50)
REDOING
(80 = 30 + 50)
RENDING
(80 = 30 + 50)
PROTEIN
(80 = 30 + 50)
RENDING
(80 = 30 + 50)
PRONGED
(80 = 30 + 50)
PROTEIN
(80 = 30 + 50)
DRONING
(80 = 30 + 50)
PROTEIN
(80 = 30 + 50)
PROTEIN
(80 = 30 + 50)
RENDING
(80 = 30 + 50)

portending in Words With Friends™

The word portending is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 18

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters portending:

PORTENDING
(216)
PORTENDING
(216)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (30 words)

denting, diopter, dioptre, droning, egotrip, eroding, grinned, groined, ignored, intoned, intoner, negroid, nondiet, nondrip, opening, pending, peridot, pointed, pointer, pontine, portend, porting, printed, pronged, protein, redoing, rending, renting, repoint, tending

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word portending

PORTENDING
(216)
PORTENDING
(216)
PORTENDING
(132)
PORTENDING
(120)
PORTENDING
(88)
PORTENDING
(84)
PORTENDING
(80)
PORTENDING
(78)
PORTENDING
(76)
PORTENDING
(76)
PORTENDING
(76)
PORTENDING
(72)
PORTENDING
(72)
PORTENDING
(72)
PORTENDING
(66)
PORTENDING
(66)
PORTENDING
(60)
PORTENDING
(56)
PORTENDING
(56)
PORTENDING
(52)
PORTENDING
(48)
PORTENDING
(48)
PORTENDING
(40)
PORTENDING
(40)
PORTENDING
(36)
PORTENDING
(36)
PORTENDING
(36)
PORTENDING
(36)
PORTENDING
(27)
PORTENDING
(27)
PORTENDING
(26)
PORTENDING
(26)
PORTENDING
(25)
PORTENDING
(24)
PORTENDING
(24)
PORTENDING
(24)
PORTENDING
(23)
PORTENDING
(22)
PORTENDING
(22)
PORTENDING
(22)
PORTENDING
(22)
PORTENDING
(22)
PORTENDING
(21)
PORTENDING
(21)
PORTENDING
(20)
PORTENDING
(20)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In portending

PORTENDING
(216)
PORTENDING
(216)
PORTENDING
(132)
PORTENDING
(120)
PENDING
(116 = 81 + 35)
OPENING
(113 = 78 + 35)
PONTINE
(107 = 72 + 35)
PRONGED
(107 = 72 + 35)
PRONGED
(107 = 72 + 35)
NONDRIP
(104 = 69 + 35)
PENDING
(104 = 69 + 35)
PENDING
(104 = 69 + 35)
PORTING
(104 = 69 + 35)
PENDING
(104 = 69 + 35)
EGOTRIP
(101 = 66 + 35)
POINTED
(101 = 66 + 35)
OPENING
(101 = 66 + 35)
PRINTED
(101 = 66 + 35)
OPENING
(101 = 66 + 35)
PRONGED
(101 = 66 + 35)
PORTEND
(101 = 66 + 35)
OPENING
(101 = 66 + 35)
DIOPTER
(98 = 63 + 35)
DIOPTER
(98 = 63 + 35)
PENDING
(98 = 63 + 35)
PENDING
(98 = 63 + 35)
POINTER
(98 = 63 + 35)
DIOPTRE
(98 = 63 + 35)
NONDRIP
(98 = 63 + 35)
DIOPTRE
(98 = 63 + 35)
PROTEIN
(98 = 63 + 35)
NONDRIP
(98 = 63 + 35)
REPOINT
(98 = 63 + 35)
NEGROID
(98 = 63 + 35)
PORTING
(98 = 63 + 35)
PORTING
(98 = 63 + 35)
PERIDOT
(98 = 63 + 35)
PENDING
(95 = 60 + 35)
DRONING
(95 = 60 + 35)
PENDING
(95 = 60 + 35)
OPENING
(95 = 60 + 35)
DRONING
(95 = 60 + 35)
RENDING
(95 = 60 + 35)
RENDING
(95 = 60 + 35)
EGOTRIP
(95 = 60 + 35)
EGOTRIP
(95 = 60 + 35)
DENTING
(95 = 60 + 35)
DENTING
(95 = 60 + 35)
TENDING
(95 = 60 + 35)
PENDING
(95 = 60 + 35)
PORTEND
(95 = 60 + 35)
PRONGED
(95 = 60 + 35)
PRONGED
(95 = 60 + 35)
PONTINE
(95 = 60 + 35)
PRINTED
(95 = 60 + 35)
POINTED
(95 = 60 + 35)
GRINNED
(95 = 60 + 35)
TENDING
(95 = 60 + 35)
GRINNED
(95 = 60 + 35)
ERODING
(92 = 57 + 35)
REDOING
(92 = 57 + 35)
IGNORED
(92 = 57 + 35)
ERODING
(92 = 57 + 35)
PORTING
(92 = 57 + 35)
PORTING
(92 = 57 + 35)
PENDING
(92 = 57 + 35)
RENTING
(92 = 57 + 35)
NONDRIP
(92 = 57 + 35)
POINTER
(92 = 57 + 35)
DIOPTRE
(92 = 57 + 35)
GROINED
(92 = 57 + 35)
GROINED
(92 = 57 + 35)
NONDRIP
(92 = 57 + 35)
DIOPTRE
(92 = 57 + 35)
DIOPTER
(92 = 57 + 35)
PENDING
(92 = 57 + 35)
PROTEIN
(92 = 57 + 35)
PERIDOT
(92 = 57 + 35)
PENDING
(92 = 57 + 35)
DIOPTER
(92 = 57 + 35)
OPENING
(91 = 56 + 35)
OPENING
(91 = 56 + 35)
PRONGED
(91 = 56 + 35)
OPENING
(91 = 56 + 35)
PRONGED
(91 = 56 + 35)
PRONGED
(91 = 56 + 35)
TENDING
(89 = 54 + 35)
DENTING
(89 = 54 + 35)
OPENING
(89 = 54 + 35)
PORTEND
(89 = 54 + 35)
DENTING
(89 = 54 + 35)
INTONED
(89 = 54 + 35)
PRONGED
(89 = 54 + 35)
TENDING
(89 = 54 + 35)
PORTEND
(89 = 54 + 35)
POINTED
(89 = 54 + 35)
TENDING
(89 = 54 + 35)
PONTINE
(89 = 54 + 35)
PRINTED
(89 = 54 + 35)
PRINTED
(89 = 54 + 35)
EGOTRIP
(89 = 54 + 35)
DRONING
(89 = 54 + 35)
DRONING
(89 = 54 + 35)
NONDIET
(89 = 54 + 35)
OPENING
(89 = 54 + 35)
PRINTED
(89 = 54 + 35)
RENDING
(89 = 54 + 35)
OPENING
(89 = 54 + 35)
RENDING
(89 = 54 + 35)
PRONGED
(89 = 54 + 35)
OPENING
(89 = 54 + 35)
RENDING
(89 = 54 + 35)
POINTED
(89 = 54 + 35)
PRONGED
(89 = 54 + 35)
POINTED
(89 = 54 + 35)
DRONING
(89 = 54 + 35)
GRINNED
(89 = 54 + 35)
GRINNED
(89 = 54 + 35)
GRINNED
(89 = 54 + 35)
PORTENDING
(88)
NONDRIP
(87 = 52 + 35)
PORTING
(87 = 52 + 35)
PORTING
(87 = 52 + 35)
NONDRIP
(87 = 52 + 35)
NONDRIP
(87 = 52 + 35)
PORTING
(87 = 52 + 35)
PROTEIN
(86 = 51 + 35)
NONDRIP
(86 = 51 + 35)
POINTER
(86 = 51 + 35)
REPOINT
(86 = 51 + 35)
RENTING
(86 = 51 + 35)
POINTER
(86 = 51 + 35)
DIOPTRE
(86 = 51 + 35)
RENTING
(86 = 51 + 35)
ERODING
(86 = 51 + 35)
PERIDOT
(86 = 51 + 35)
ERODING
(86 = 51 + 35)
REDOING
(86 = 51 + 35)
RENTING
(86 = 51 + 35)
NONDRIP
(86 = 51 + 35)
PENDING
(86 = 51 + 35)
IGNORED
(86 = 51 + 35)
DIOPTER
(86 = 51 + 35)
IGNORED
(86 = 51 + 35)
NONDRIP
(86 = 51 + 35)
REDOING
(86 = 51 + 35)
PORTING
(86 = 51 + 35)
REDOING
(86 = 51 + 35)
GROINED
(86 = 51 + 35)
PORTING
(86 = 51 + 35)
IGNORED
(86 = 51 + 35)
NEGROID
(86 = 51 + 35)
PORTENDING
(84)
PRONGED
(83 = 48 + 35)
DRONING
(83 = 48 + 35)
TENDING
(83 = 48 + 35)
RENDING
(83 = 48 + 35)
DENTING
(83 = 48 + 35)
DRONING
(83 = 48 + 35)
DRONING
(83 = 48 + 35)
GRINNED
(83 = 48 + 35)
DRONING
(83 = 48 + 35)
POINTED
(83 = 48 + 35)
RENDING
(83 = 48 + 35)
DENTING
(83 = 48 + 35)
PRONGED
(83 = 48 + 35)
DENTING
(83 = 48 + 35)
DENTING
(83 = 48 + 35)
OPENING
(83 = 48 + 35)
RENDING
(83 = 48 + 35)
RENDING
(83 = 48 + 35)
POINTED
(83 = 48 + 35)
INTONED
(83 = 48 + 35)
DRONING
(83 = 48 + 35)
TENDING
(83 = 48 + 35)
GRINNED
(83 = 48 + 35)
DENTING
(83 = 48 + 35)
RENDING
(83 = 48 + 35)
DRONING
(83 = 48 + 35)
GRINNED
(83 = 48 + 35)
RENDING
(83 = 48 + 35)
DRONING
(83 = 48 + 35)
DENTING
(83 = 48 + 35)
NONDIET
(83 = 48 + 35)
PONTINE
(83 = 48 + 35)
PONTINE
(83 = 48 + 35)
PONTINE
(83 = 48 + 35)
PRINTED
(83 = 48 + 35)
PRINTED
(83 = 48 + 35)
PRINTED
(83 = 48 + 35)
POINTED
(83 = 48 + 35)
PRINTED
(83 = 48 + 35)
EGOTRIP
(83 = 48 + 35)
PONTINE
(83 = 48 + 35)
PONTINE
(83 = 48 + 35)
TENDING
(83 = 48 + 35)
TENDING
(83 = 48 + 35)
PRINTED
(83 = 48 + 35)
EGOTRIP
(83 = 48 + 35)
EGOTRIP
(83 = 48 + 35)

Words within the letters of portending

2 letter words in portending (13 words)

9 letter words in portending (3 words)

10 letter words in portending (1 word)

Words containing the sequence portending

Words that start with portending (1 word)

Words with portending in them (1 word)

Words that end with portending (1 word)

Word Growth involving portending

Shorter words in portending

or port porte portend

en end tend portend

en ten tend portend

in din ding ending tending

en end ending tending

en end tend tending

en ten tend tending

Longer words containing portending

(No longer words found)