Definition of portends

"portends" 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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portends in Scrabble®

The word portends 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: 11

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters portends:

PORTENDS
(108)
PORTENDS
(108)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (9 words)

deports, ponders, portend, postern, pronest, respond, rodents, snorted, sported

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word portends

PORTENDS
(108)
PORTENDS
(108)
PORTENDS
(72)
PORTENDS
(72)
PORTENDS
(44)
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(13)

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

PORTENDS
(108)
PORTENDS
(108)
SPORTED
(90 = 40 + 50)
DEPORTS
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PONDERS
(90 = 40 + 50)
RESPOND
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PORTEND
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SPORTED
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PORTEND
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SPORTED
(86 = 36 + 50)
POSTERN
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PORTEND
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PRONEST
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PRONEST
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RESPOND
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POSTERN
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RESPOND
(83 = 33 + 50)
PORTEND
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PORTEND
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PONDERS
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PORTEND
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SPORTED
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RESPOND
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PORTEND
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RESPOND
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SPORTED
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PORTEND
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PRONEST
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PRONEST
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POSTERN
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RODENTS
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PORTEND
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RESPOND
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RESPOND
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PORTENDS
(72)
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PORTENDS
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portends in Words With Friends™

The word portends 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: 13

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

PONDERS
(107 = 72 + 35)
RESPOND
(107 = 72 + 35)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (9 words)

deports, ponders, portend, postern, pronest, respond, rodents, snorted, sported

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word portends

PORTENDS
(90)
PORTENDS
(90)
PORTENDS
(69)
PORTENDS
(68)
PORTENDS
(57)
PORTENDS
(57)
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(56)
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(52)
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PORTENDS
(51)
PORTENDS
(45)
PORTENDS
(42)
PORTENDS
(34)
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(30)
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(30)
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PORTENDS
(28)
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PORTENDS
(26)
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(23)
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(20)
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(16)
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(16)
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(16)
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(15)
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(15)
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(14)
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(14)
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(14)

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

PONDERS
(107 = 72 + 35)
RESPOND
(107 = 72 + 35)
DEPORTS
(104 = 69 + 35)
PORTEND
(101 = 66 + 35)
RESPOND
(101 = 66 + 35)
PRONEST
(98 = 63 + 35)
POSTERN
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SPORTED
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RESPOND
(95 = 60 + 35)
RESPOND
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PONDERS
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PORTEND
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PRONEST
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SPORTED
(92 = 57 + 35)
POSTERN
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PORTENDS
(90)
PORTENDS
(90)
PONDERS
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PORTEND
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RESPOND
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PRONEST
(86 = 51 + 35)
SPORTED
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PORTEND
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PORTEND
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PORTEND
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PORTEND
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SNORTED
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Words within the letters of portends

2 letter words in portends (10 words)

8 letter words in portends (1 word)

portends + 1 blank (2 words)

Words containing the sequence portends

Words that start with portends (1 word)

Words with portends in them (1 word)

Words that end with portends (1 word)

Word Growth involving portends

Shorter words in portends

or port porte portend

en end tend portend

en ten tend portend

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Longer words containing portends

(No longer words found)