Definition of portcullis

"portcullis" in the noun sense

1. portcullis

gate consisting of an iron or wooden grating that hangs in the entry to a castle or fortified town can be lowered to prevent passage

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portcullis in Scrabble®

The word portcullis 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® Plays In The Letters portcullis:

PORTCULLIS
(135)
PORTCULLIS
(135)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (4 words)

culprit, oculist, slipout, tropics

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word portcullis

PORTCULLIS
(135)
PORTCULLIS
(135)
PORTCULLIS
(90)
PORTCULLIS
(90)
PORTCULLIS
(68)
PORTCULLIS
(60)
PORTCULLIS
(56)
PORTCULLIS
(56)
PORTCULLIS
(56)
PORTCULLIS
(56)
PORTCULLIS
(54)
PORTCULLIS
(52)
PORTCULLIS
(48)
PORTCULLIS
(45)
PORTCULLIS
(45)
PORTCULLIS
(44)
PORTCULLIS
(36)
PORTCULLIS
(36)
PORTCULLIS
(36)
PORTCULLIS
(36)
PORTCULLIS
(36)
PORTCULLIS
(36)
PORTCULLIS
(32)
PORTCULLIS
(32)
PORTCULLIS
(32)
PORTCULLIS
(32)
PORTCULLIS
(32)
PORTCULLIS
(32)
PORTCULLIS
(30)
PORTCULLIS
(30)
PORTCULLIS
(30)
PORTCULLIS
(30)
PORTCULLIS
(28)
PORTCULLIS
(28)
PORTCULLIS
(28)
PORTCULLIS
(21)
PORTCULLIS
(20)
PORTCULLIS
(19)
PORTCULLIS
(18)
PORTCULLIS
(18)
PORTCULLIS
(17)
PORTCULLIS
(17)
PORTCULLIS
(17)
PORTCULLIS
(17)

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

PORTCULLIS
(135)
PORTCULLIS
(135)
CULPRIT
(94 = 44 + 50)
TROPICS
(94 = 44 + 50)
CULPRIT
(92 = 42 + 50)
CULPRIT
(92 = 42 + 50)
TROPICS
(92 = 42 + 50)
CULPRIT
(92 = 42 + 50)
TROPICS
(92 = 42 + 50)
TROPICS
(92 = 42 + 50)
PORTCULLIS
(90)
PORTCULLIS
(90)
OCULIST
(86 = 36 + 50)
TROPICS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SLIPOUT
(86 = 36 + 50)
SLIPOUT
(86 = 36 + 50)
TROPICS
(86 = 36 + 50)
CULPRIT
(86 = 36 + 50)
TROPICS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SLIPOUT
(86 = 36 + 50)
CULPRIT
(86 = 36 + 50)
CULPRIT
(86 = 36 + 50)
TROPICS
(86 = 36 + 50)
OCULIST
(86 = 36 + 50)
CULPRIT
(86 = 36 + 50)
CULPRIT
(86 = 36 + 50)
TROPICS
(86 = 36 + 50)
TROPICS
(84 = 34 + 50)
CULPRIT
(83 = 33 + 50)
TROPICS
(83 = 33 + 50)
OCULIST
(80 = 30 + 50)
SLIPOUT
(80 = 30 + 50)
OCULIST
(80 = 30 + 50)
OCULIST
(80 = 30 + 50)
OCULIST
(80 = 30 + 50)
SLIPOUT
(80 = 30 + 50)
OCULIST
(80 = 30 + 50)
SLIPOUT
(80 = 30 + 50)
CULPRIT
(80 = 30 + 50)
OCULIST
(80 = 30 + 50)
SLIPOUT
(80 = 30 + 50)
SLIPOUT
(80 = 30 + 50)
SLIPOUT
(80 = 30 + 50)
OCULIST
(80 = 30 + 50)
OCULIST
(80 = 30 + 50)
TROPICS
(78 = 28 + 50)
CULPRIT
(78 = 28 + 50)
CULPRIT
(78 = 28 + 50)
OCULIST
(77 = 27 + 50)
SLIPOUT
(77 = 27 + 50)
TROPICS
(76 = 26 + 50)
CULPRIT
(76 = 26 + 50)
CULPRIT
(76 = 26 + 50)
CULPRIT
(76 = 26 + 50)
CULPRIT
(76 = 26 + 50)
TROPICS
(76 = 26 + 50)
CULPRIT
(76 = 26 + 50)
TROPICS
(76 = 26 + 50)
TROPICS
(76 = 26 + 50)
TROPICS
(76 = 26 + 50)
CULPRIT
(74 = 24 + 50)
CULPRIT
(74 = 24 + 50)
TROPICS
(74 = 24 + 50)
OCULIST
(74 = 24 + 50)
CULPRIT
(74 = 24 + 50)
TROPICS
(74 = 24 + 50)
CULPRIT
(74 = 24 + 50)
TROPICS
(74 = 24 + 50)
CULPRIT
(74 = 24 + 50)
CULPRIT
(74 = 24 + 50)
TROPICS
(74 = 24 + 50)
TROPICS
(74 = 24 + 50)
TROPICS
(74 = 24 + 50)
TROPICS
(74 = 24 + 50)
TROPICS
(72 = 22 + 50)
OCULIST
(72 = 22 + 50)
OCULIST
(72 = 22 + 50)
OCULIST
(72 = 22 + 50)
OCULIST
(72 = 22 + 50)
SLIPOUT
(72 = 22 + 50)
TROPICS
(72 = 22 + 50)
TROPICS
(72 = 22 + 50)
SLIPOUT
(72 = 22 + 50)
TROPICS
(72 = 22 + 50)
SLIPOUT
(72 = 22 + 50)
SLIPOUT
(72 = 22 + 50)
SLIPOUT
(72 = 22 + 50)
SLIPOUT
(72 = 22 + 50)
OCULIST
(72 = 22 + 50)
TROPICS
(72 = 22 + 50)
CULPRIT
(72 = 22 + 50)
CULPRIT
(72 = 22 + 50)
CULPRIT
(72 = 22 + 50)
CULPRIT
(72 = 22 + 50)
CULPRIT
(72 = 22 + 50)
OCULIST
(70 = 20 + 50)
SLIPOUT
(70 = 20 + 50)
SLIPOUT
(70 = 20 + 50)
OCULIST
(70 = 20 + 50)
SLIPOUT
(70 = 20 + 50)
OCULIST
(70 = 20 + 50)
SLIPOUT
(70 = 20 + 50)
OCULIST
(70 = 20 + 50)
SLIPOUT
(70 = 20 + 50)
SLIPOUT
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SLIPOUT
(70 = 20 + 50)
OCULIST
(70 = 20 + 50)
OCULIST
(70 = 20 + 50)
OCULIST
(70 = 20 + 50)
SLIPOUT
(70 = 20 + 50)
TROPICS
(69 = 19 + 50)
CULPRIT
(69 = 19 + 50)
OCULIST
(68 = 18 + 50)
PORTCULLIS
(68)
OCULIST
(68 = 18 + 50)
SLIPOUT
(68 = 18 + 50)
SLIPOUT
(68 = 18 + 50)
SLIPOUT
(68 = 18 + 50)
OCULIST
(68 = 18 + 50)
OCULIST
(68 = 18 + 50)
SLIPOUT
(68 = 18 + 50)
SLIPOUT
(68 = 18 + 50)
OCULIST
(68 = 18 + 50)
TROPICS
(67 = 17 + 50)
TROPICS
(67 = 17 + 50)
CULPRIT
(67 = 17 + 50)
OCULIST
(67 = 17 + 50)
CULPRIT
(66 = 16 + 50)
CULPRIT
(66 = 16 + 50)
CULPRIT
(65 = 15 + 50)
TROPICS
(65 = 15 + 50)
TROPICS
(65 = 15 + 50)
CULPRIT
(65 = 15 + 50)
CULPRIT
(65 = 15 + 50)
CULPRIT
(65 = 15 + 50)
SLIPOUT
(65 = 15 + 50)
TROPICS
(65 = 15 + 50)
CULPRIT
(65 = 15 + 50)
TROPICS
(65 = 15 + 50)
TROPICS
(64 = 14 + 50)
CULPRIT
(64 = 14 + 50)
TROPICS
(64 = 14 + 50)
TROPICS
(64 = 14 + 50)
SLIPOUT
(63 = 13 + 50)
SLIPOUT
(63 = 13 + 50)
OCULIST
(63 = 13 + 50)
TROPICS
(63 = 13 + 50)
OCULIST
(63 = 13 + 50)
OCULIST
(63 = 13 + 50)
TROPICS
(63 = 13 + 50)
CULPRIT
(63 = 13 + 50)
CULPRIT
(63 = 13 + 50)
OCULIST
(63 = 13 + 50)
CULPRIT
(63 = 13 + 50)
TROPICS
(63 = 13 + 50)
SLIPOUT
(63 = 13 + 50)
SLIPOUT
(63 = 13 + 50)
SLIPOUT
(63 = 13 + 50)
SLIPOUT
(62 = 12 + 50)
SLIPOUT
(62 = 12 + 50)
OCULIST
(62 = 12 + 50)
SLIPOUT
(62 = 12 + 50)
OCULIST
(62 = 12 + 50)
OCULIST
(61 = 11 + 50)
SLIPOUT
(61 = 11 + 50)
SLIPOUT
(61 = 11 + 50)
OCULIST
(61 = 11 + 50)
SLIPOUT
(61 = 11 + 50)
OCULIST
(61 = 11 + 50)
OCULIST
(61 = 11 + 50)
OCULIST
(61 = 11 + 50)
SLIPOUT
(61 = 11 + 50)
PORTCULLIS
(60)
OCULIST
(60 = 10 + 50)
PORTCULLIS
(56)
PORTCULLIS
(56)
PORTCULLIS
(56)
PORTCULLIS
(56)
PORTCULLIS
(54)
PORTCULLIS
(52)
PORTCULLIS
(48)
PORTCULLIS
(45)
PORTCULLIS
(45)
PORTCULLIS
(44)
CORPUS
(39)
TOPICS
(39)
CORPUS
(39)
OPTICS
(39)
SPORIC
(39)
OPTICS
(39)
SCRIPT
(39)
SCULPT
(39)
SCRIPT
(39)
SCULPT
(39)
TOPICS
(39)
TROPIC
(39)
TROPIC
(39)
SPORIC
(39)
PORTCULLIS
(36)
CROPS
(36)

portcullis in Words With Friends™

The word portcullis 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: 19

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters portcullis:

PORTCULLIS
(279)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (4 words)

culprit, oculist, slipout, tropics

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word portcullis

PORTCULLIS
(279)
PORTCULLIS
(225)
PORTCULLIS
(138)
PORTCULLIS
(126)
PORTCULLIS
(92)
PORTCULLIS
(87)
PORTCULLIS
(84)
PORTCULLIS
(81)
PORTCULLIS
(80)
PORTCULLIS
(80)
PORTCULLIS
(80)
PORTCULLIS
(80)
PORTCULLIS
(76)
PORTCULLIS
(76)
PORTCULLIS
(75)
PORTCULLIS
(70)
PORTCULLIS
(69)
PORTCULLIS
(58)
PORTCULLIS
(58)
PORTCULLIS
(50)
PORTCULLIS
(50)
PORTCULLIS
(46)
PORTCULLIS
(46)
PORTCULLIS
(42)
PORTCULLIS
(38)
PORTCULLIS
(38)
PORTCULLIS
(38)
PORTCULLIS
(38)
PORTCULLIS
(31)
PORTCULLIS
(29)
PORTCULLIS
(26)
PORTCULLIS
(25)
PORTCULLIS
(25)
PORTCULLIS
(25)
PORTCULLIS
(25)
PORTCULLIS
(25)
PORTCULLIS
(24)
PORTCULLIS
(24)
PORTCULLIS
(23)
PORTCULLIS
(23)
PORTCULLIS
(23)
PORTCULLIS
(23)
PORTCULLIS
(22)
PORTCULLIS
(22)
PORTCULLIS
(21)
PORTCULLIS
(21)

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

PORTCULLIS
(279)
PORTCULLIS
(225)
PORTCULLIS
(138)
PORTCULLIS
(126)
TROPICS
(122 = 87 + 35)
CULPRIT
(116 = 81 + 35)
CULPRIT
(116 = 81 + 35)
CULPRIT
(110 = 75 + 35)
SLIPOUT
(107 = 72 + 35)
OCULIST
(107 = 72 + 35)
SLIPOUT
(107 = 72 + 35)
CULPRIT
(104 = 69 + 35)
CULPRIT
(104 = 69 + 35)
TROPICS
(104 = 69 + 35)
CULPRIT
(104 = 69 + 35)
TROPICS
(98 = 63 + 35)
TROPICS
(98 = 63 + 35)
TROPICS
(98 = 63 + 35)
CULPRIT
(95 = 60 + 35)
OCULIST
(95 = 60 + 35)
CULPRIT
(95 = 60 + 35)
SLIPOUT
(95 = 60 + 35)
CULPRIT
(95 = 60 + 35)
SLIPOUT
(95 = 60 + 35)
PORTCULLIS
(92)
CULPRIT
(92 = 57 + 35)
CULPRIT
(92 = 57 + 35)
OCULIST
(89 = 54 + 35)
OCULIST
(89 = 54 + 35)
TROPICS
(87 = 52 + 35)
TROPICS
(87 = 52 + 35)
PORTCULLIS
(87)
TROPICS
(87 = 52 + 35)
TROPICS
(86 = 51 + 35)
CULPRIT
(86 = 51 + 35)
CULPRIT
(86 = 51 + 35)
TROPICS
(86 = 51 + 35)
TROPIC
(84)
PORTCULLIS
(84)
OCULIST
(83 = 48 + 35)
OCULIST
(83 = 48 + 35)
SLIPOUT
(83 = 48 + 35)
SLIPOUT
(83 = 48 + 35)
SLIPOUT
(83 = 48 + 35)
SLIPOUT
(83 = 48 + 35)
SLIPOUT
(83 = 48 + 35)
OCULIST
(83 = 48 + 35)
SLIPOUT
(83 = 48 + 35)
OCULIST
(83 = 48 + 35)
SLIPOUT
(83 = 48 + 35)
OCULIST
(83 = 48 + 35)
OCULIST
(83 = 48 + 35)
PORTCULLIS
(81)
CULPRIT
(81 = 46 + 35)
PORTCULLIS
(80)
PORTCULLIS
(80)
PORTCULLIS
(80)
PORTCULLIS
(80)
TROPICS
(80 = 45 + 35)
TROPICS
(80 = 45 + 35)
TROPICS
(80 = 45 + 35)
OCULIST
(77 = 42 + 35)
TROPICS
(77 = 42 + 35)
OCULIST
(77 = 42 + 35)
OCULIST
(77 = 42 + 35)
SLIPOUT
(77 = 42 + 35)
SLIPOUT
(77 = 42 + 35)
PORTCULLIS
(76)
PORTCULLIS
(76)
OCULIST
(75 = 40 + 35)
PORTCULLIS
(75)
CULPRIT
(73 = 38 + 35)
CULPRIT
(73 = 38 + 35)
CULPRIT
(73 = 38 + 35)
LOCULI
(72)
PORTCULLIS
(70)
CULPRIT
(69 = 34 + 35)
CULPRIT
(69 = 34 + 35)
CULPRIT
(69 = 34 + 35)
LOCUST
(69)
CULPRIT
(69 = 34 + 35)
CULPRIT
(69 = 34 + 35)
POULTS
(69)
PORTCULLIS
(69)
CORPUS
(69)
CORPUS
(69)
TROPICS
(69 = 34 + 35)
SLIPOUT
(67 = 32 + 35)
SLIPOUT
(67 = 32 + 35)
CULPRIT
(67 = 32 + 35)
OCULIST
(67 = 32 + 35)
OCULIST
(67 = 32 + 35)
CULPRIT
(67 = 32 + 35)
CULPRIT
(67 = 32 + 35)
TOPICS
(66)
COURTS
(66)
SCULPT
(66)
SCULPT
(66)
SPORIC
(66)
PILOTS
(66)
CULPRIT
(65 = 30 + 35)
CULPRIT
(65 = 30 + 35)
TROPICS
(65 = 30 + 35)
TROPICS
(65 = 30 + 35)
CULPRIT
(65 = 30 + 35)
CULPRIT
(65 = 30 + 35)
TROPICS
(65 = 30 + 35)
CULPRIT
(65 = 30 + 35)
CULPRIT
(65 = 30 + 35)
TROPICS
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TROPICS
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CULPRIT
(65 = 30 + 35)
TROPICS
(63 = 28 + 35)
TROPICS
(63 = 28 + 35)
OCULIST
(63 = 28 + 35)
CORPUS
(63)
TROPICS
(63 = 28 + 35)
OCULIST
(63 = 28 + 35)
TROPICS
(63 = 28 + 35)
OCULIST
(63 = 28 + 35)
TROPICS
(63 = 28 + 35)
CLOUTS
(63)
OCULIST
(63 = 28 + 35)
SLIPOUT
(63 = 28 + 35)
CORPUS
(63)
SLIPOUT
(63 = 28 + 35)
SLIPOUT
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OCULIST
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SLIPOUT
(63 = 28 + 35)
SLIPOUT
(63 = 28 + 35)
SLIPOUT
(63 = 28 + 35)
TROPICS
(61 = 26 + 35)
OCULIST
(61 = 26 + 35)
SLIPOUT
(61 = 26 + 35)
OCULIST
(61 = 26 + 35)
SLIPOUT
(61 = 26 + 35)
TROPICS
(61 = 26 + 35)
TROPICS
(61 = 26 + 35)
TROPICS
(61 = 26 + 35)
TROPICS
(61 = 26 + 35)
TROPICS
(61 = 26 + 35)
OCULIST
(61 = 26 + 35)
OCULIST
(61 = 26 + 35)
TROPICS
(61 = 26 + 35)
SLIPOUT
(61 = 26 + 35)
SLIPOUT
(61 = 26 + 35)
STUPOR
(60)
LOCULI
(60)
CULPRIT
(60 = 25 + 35)
COUPS
(60)
COUPS
(60)
SPORIC
(60)
SPORIC
(60)
CROUP
(60)
CROUP
(60)
COITUS
(60)
TOPICS
(60)
TOPICS
(60)
CLIPS
(60)
CLOPS
(60)
CURIOS
(60)
SCULPT
(60)
SCULPT
(60)
SCRIPT
(60)
TROPIC
(60)
RUSTIC
(60)
PURIST
(60)
TROPIC
(60)
CLOPS
(60)
CLIPS
(60)
SCRIPT
(60)
PISTOL
(60)
OPTICS
(60)
POSTIL
(60)
OPTICS
(60)
CITRUS
(60)
SLIPOUT
(59 = 24 + 35)
OCULIST
(59 = 24 + 35)
SLIPOUT
(59 = 24 + 35)
SLIPOUT
(59 = 24 + 35)
OCULIST
(59 = 24 + 35)
CULPRIT
(59 = 24 + 35)
OCULIST
(59 = 24 + 35)
SLIPOUT
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SLIPOUT
(59 = 24 + 35)
OCULIST
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SLIPOUT
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OCULIST
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OCULIST
(59 = 24 + 35)
SLIPOUT
(59 = 24 + 35)
OCULIST
(59 = 24 + 35)
PORTCULLIS
(58)
CULPRIT
(58 = 23 + 35)
TROPICS
(58 = 23 + 35)
CULPRIT
(58 = 23 + 35)
PORTCULLIS
(58)
POULTS
(57)
CULLS
(57)
LOCUST
(57)
OPTIC
(57)

Words within the letters of portcullis

2 letter words in portcullis (9 words)

7 letter words in portcullis (4 words)

8 letter words in portcullis (2 words)

10 letter words in portcullis (1 word)

portcullis + 2 blanks (1 word)

Words containing the sequence portcullis

Words that start with portcullis (2 words)

Words with portcullis in them (1 word)

Words that end with portcullis (1 word)

Word Growth involving portcullis

Shorter words in portcullis

cull

is

or port

Longer words containing portcullis

portcullises