portmanteau word
NOUN
/poʊrt'mæntoʊ_wɜrd/
16 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH P
portmanteau word is a valid 16-letter word worth 23 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3O1R1T1M3A1N1T1E1A1U1W4O1R1D2
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 2 =23 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 46TRIPLE WORD → 69
MEANING
What does portmanteau word mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
A new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings.
“`motel' is a portmanteau word made by combining `motor' and `hotel'”
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BROADER