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portmanteau

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Is portmanteau a Scrabble word?

Yes, portmanteau is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 15 points in Scrabble.

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  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of portmanteau?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (Australia, dated) A schoolbag.Synonyms: port, school portAustraliadated

2. (archaic) A hook on which to hang clothing.Examples: "But before I started that long and rather far-fetched and not frightfully original digression, what I meant to say quite simply was that there are no portmanteaux to be examined here because the clientele of this café, ladies and gentlemen, does not sit down."archaic

adj (English)

1. (attributive, linguistics) Made by combining two (or more) words, stories, etc., in the manner of a linguistic portmanteau.Examples: "The overall narrator of this portmanteau story - for Dickens co-wrote it with five collaborators on his weekly periodical, All the Year Round - expresses deep, rational scepticism about the whole business of haunting."; "We're so bombarded with images, it's a struggle to preserve our imaginations.' In response, he's turned to cinema, commissioning 11 film-makers to contribute to a portmanteau film, entitled '11'09"01' and composed of short films each running 11 minutes, nine seconds and one frame."attributivenot-comparable

noun (English)

1. (linguistics) A word formed by putting two words together and thereby their meaning e.g. shrinkflation.Examples: "Well then, ‘mimsy’ is ‘flimsy and miserable’ (there’s another portmanteau for you)."Synonyms: blend, frankenword, portmanteau word, portmantologism

verb (English)

1. (transitive) To create a portmanteau word.transitive

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "portmanteau"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "portmanteau"?

Scrabble
15 points
P3
O1
R1
T1
M3
A1
N1
T1
E1
A1
U1
Words With Friends
19 points
P4
O1
R1
T1
M4
A1
N2
T1
E1
A1
U2

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