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Porterly

p 3o 1r 1t 1e 1r 1l 1y 4

About 3 syllables

noun · verb · 8 letters · Rare · form of porter

  • Scrabble US & Canada : not valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : not valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does porterly mean?

noun

  1. a person employed to carry luggage and supplies

  2. someone who guards an entrance

    Synonymsdoorkeeperdoormandoor guardhall portergatekeeper

  3. United States writer of novels and short stories (1890-1980)

    Synonymskatherine anne porter

  4. United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies (1891-1946)

    Synonymscole portercole albert porter

  5. United States writer of short stories whose pen name was O. Henry (1862-1910)

    Synonymswilliam sydney porter

  6. a railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars)

    Synonymspullman porter

verb

  1. carry luggage or supplies

    “They portered the food up Mount Kilimanjaro for the tourists”

Definitions shown for porter, the base form of porterly.

Is PORTERLY a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) No
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) No
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is PORTERLY worth?

Scrabble

13 pts
p 3o 1r 1t 1e 1r 1l 1y 4

Words With Friends

14 pts
p 4o 1r 1t 1e 1r 1l 2y 3

Wordfeud

14 pts
p 4o 1r 1t 1e 1r 1l 1y 4

NYT Crossplay

14 pts
p 3o 1r 1t 1e 1r 1l 2y 4

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in PORTERLY

Words that end like PORTERLY

Common words that share the ending -ERLY, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

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All words ending in -ERLY

Porterly: quick answers

Is PORTERLY a valid Scrabble word?
Only in Collins. PORTERLY is valid in Scrabble outside North America (Collins/SOWPODS) but not in the North American NWL list.
How many points is PORTERLY worth?
PORTERLY scores 13 points in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends, 14 in Wordfeud and 14 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does porterly mean?
porterly is related to porter, which means “a person employed to carry luggage and supplies”. It has 7 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in PORTERLY?
You can make 163 shorter words from PORTERLY, such as PROTYLE, PYRROLE, PELORY, PELTRY. See the full list.