What PORTCULLIS Means
- noun: 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
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
PORTCULLIS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 14 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as P3 O1 R1 T1 C3 U1 L1 L1 I1 S1.
Words Made From The Letters In PORTCULLIS
498 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
8 letter words (3)
7 letter words (12)
6 letter words (67)
CITRUSCLOURSCLOUTSCOITUSCORPUSCOULISCOURTSCOUTILCROUPSCROUTSCULLISCURIOSLICTORLOCULILOCUSTLORICSLOUPITOILCUPOPTICSPICOTSPICULSPILOTSPILOUSPISTOLPISTOUPOILUSPOSTILPOULTSPRILLSPROLLSPROSITPROULSPSORICPURISTPUTOISRICTUSRIPOSTROUPITRUSTICSCRIPTSCROLLSCRUTOSCULPTSPOILTSPROUTSPRUITSTROLLSTROUPSTUPORSUITORTOLUICTOPICSTORICSTORULITRILLOTRILLSTRIOLSTRIPOSTRISULTROLLSTROPICTRULLSTULIPSUPCOILUPRISTUPROLLUPSTIR
5 letter words (148)
CILLSCIRLSCLIPSCLIPTCLOPSCLOTSCLOURCLOUSCLOUTCOILSCOIRSCOITSCOLLSCOLTSCORPSCOUPSCOURSCOURTCRIOSCRISPCRITSCROPSCROSTCROUPCROUTCRUSTCUITSCULLSCULTICULTSCURIOCURLICURLSCURSICURSTCUTISICTUSLILOSLILTSLIPOSLIROTLOCUSLOIRSLORICLORISLOTICLOTUSLOUISLOUPSLOURSLOUTSOCULIOPTICPICOTPICULPILLSPILOTPILUSPIOUSPIRLSPISCOPLOTSPOILUPOLISPOLLSPOLTSPORTSPOSITPOULTPOURSPOUTSPRILLPROLLPROSTPROULPULISPULLIPULLSPURISPURLSRILLSRIOTSROILSROISTROLLSROSITROSTIROTISROTLSROULSROUPSROUSTROUTSSCOUPSCOURSCOUTSCRIPSCULLSCULPSIROCSIRUPSITUPSLIPTSLUITSLURPSOUCTSPILLSPILTSPIRTSPLITSPOILSPORTSPOUTSPRITSPURTSTILLSTIRPSTOICSTOUPSTOURSTRIPSTROPSTULLSULCISUTORTILLSTIRLSTIROSTOILSTOLLSTOLUSTOPICTOPISTORCSTORICTORSITORUSTOURSTRILLTRIOLTRIOSTRIPSTROISTROLLTRULLTULIPTURPSUPLIT
4 letter words (163)
CILLCIRLCISTCITOCITSCLIPCLOPCLOTCLOUCOILCOIRCOITCOLLCOLSCOLTCOPSCORSCOSTCOTSCOUPCOURCRISCRITCROPCRUSCUITCULLCULTCUPSCURLCURSCURTCUSPCUTSILLSLILOLILTLIPOLIPSLISPLISTLITSLITULOCILOIRLOPSLOSTLOTILOTSLOUPLOURLOUSLOUTLUITLURSOILSOPTSOPUSORCSORTSOTICOUPSOURSOUSTOUTSPICSPILLPIRLPIRSPISOPITSPLOTPLUSPOISPOLLPOLSPOLTPORTPOSTPOTSPOURPOUTPROSPTUIPUIRPULIPULLPULSPURIPURLPURSPUTSRILLRIOTRIPSRIPTRISPRITSROCSROILROLLROSTROTIROTLROTSROULROUPROUTRUCSRUSTRUTSSCOPSCOTSCULSCUPSCURSCUTSILLSILOSILTSLIPSLITSLOPSLOTSLURSOILSOLISORISORTSOULSOUPSOURSOUTSPITSPOTSPURSTIRSTOPSUITTICSTILLTILSTIPSTIRLTIROTOCSTOILTOLLTOLUTOPITOPSTORCTORITORSTOURTRIOTRIPTROPTUISTUPSURICURPSUTIS
3 letter words (84)
CISCITCOLCOPCORCOSCOTCRUCUPCURCUTILLIOSISOITSLIPLISLITLOPLORLOSLOTLOULUROILOISOPSOPTORCORSORTOUPOUROUSOUTPICPIRPISPITPIUPLUPOIPOLPOSPOTPROPSIPSTPULPURPUSPUTRIPRITROCROTRUCRUTSICSIPSIRSITSOCSOLSOPSOTSOUSRISUISUPSURTICTILTIPTISTOCTOPTORTUITUPUPOUPSURPUTS
2 letter words (21)
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