port
Port can refer to a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country, sweet dark-red dessert wine originally from Portugal, or an opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through. As a verb, port can mean to put or turn on the left side, of a ship, turn or go to the port or left side, of a ship, or carry, bear, convey, or bring.
Length
4
Scrabble
6
WWF
7
Starts
PO
Ends
ORT
Difficulty
Easy
Dictionary
What Does “PORT” Mean?
port has 14 documented senses across adjective, noun, verb.
Adjective
1 senselocated on the left side of a ship or aircraft
Synonyms
Noun
5 sensesa place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
sweet dark-red dessert wine originally from Portugal
the left side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose
Synonyms
(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)
Synonyms
Verb
8 sensesput or turn on the left side, of a ship
“port the helm”
bring to port
“the captain ported the ship at night”
land at or reach a port
“The ship finally ported”
turn or go to the port or left side, of a ship
“The big ship was slowly porting”
carry, bear, convey, or bring
“The small canoe could be ported easily”
carry or hold with both hands diagonally across the body, especially of weapons
“port a rifle”
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drink port
“We were porting all in the club after dinner”
modify (software) for use on a different machine or platform
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
4
Vowels
1
Consonants
3
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Definition
located on the left side of a ship or aircraft
Length
4 letters
Starts With
P
Ends With
T
Vowels
1
Consonants
3
Letters
P, O, R, T
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★☆☆☆PORT has a Scrabble score of 6. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆PORT is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆PORT can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 4-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆PORT uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
4
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
P
Letter Pattern
ABCD
CV Pattern
CVCC
Vowel Share
25%
Consonant Share
75%
Bigrams
PO, OR, RT
Trigrams
POR, ORT
Crossword Intelligence
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