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Ports

p 3o 1r 1t 1s 1

About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 5 letters · Very common · plural and third-person singular form of port

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : valid

What does ports mean?

noun

  1. a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country

  2. sweet dark-red dessert wine originally from Portugal

    Synonymsport wine

  3. an opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through

    Synonymsembrasureporthole

  4. the left side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose

    Synonymslarboard

  5. (computer science) computer circuit consisting of the hardware and associated circuitry that links one device with another (especially a computer and a hard disk drive or other peripherals)

    Synonymsinterface

verb

  1. put or turn on the left side, of a ship

    “port the helm”

  2. bring to port

    “the captain ported the ship at night”

  3. land at or reach a port

    “The ship finally ported”

  4. turn or go to the port or left side, of a ship

    “The big ship was slowly porting”

  5. carry, bear, convey, or bring

    “The small canoe could be ported easily”

  6. carry or hold with both hands diagonally across the body, especially of weapons

    “port a rifle”

Definitions shown for port, the base form of ports.

Is PORTS a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) Yes

How many points is PORTS worth?

Scrabble

7 pts
p 3o 1r 1t 1s 1

Words With Friends

8 pts
p 4o 1r 1t 1s 1

Wordfeud

8 pts
p 4o 1r 1t 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

7 pts
p 3o 1r 1t 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in PORTS

Anagrams 3

prostsportstrop

Hooks for PORTS

Add one letter to the front or back of PORTS to make another word.

Front hooks

sports

Back hooks

None

Words that end like PORTS

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

sortsshortsfortssnortseffortsabortsassortsresortsdistortscavortsescortsexhortsextortsretortscomfortsconsortscontortsdiscomfortssportsreportssupportsimportstransportsdeports
All words ending in -ORTS

Ports: quick answers

Is PORTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. PORTS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 7 points before board bonuses.
How many points is PORTS worth?
PORTS scores 7 points in Scrabble, 8 in Words With Friends, 8 in Wordfeud and 7 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does ports mean?
ports is the plural and third-person singular form of port, which means “a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country”. It has 11 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in PORTS?
You can make 34 shorter words from PORTS, such as OPTS, PORT, POST, POTS. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of PORTS?
PORTS rearranges into PROST, SPORT, STROP.