portion: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 9 letter points · starts with P · ends with N
Meaning of portion
noun
An allocated amount.
That which is divided off or separated, as a part from a whole; a separated part of anything.
One's fate; lot.
The part of an estate given or falling to a child or heir; an inheritance.
Listed forms: portions.
Source: Wiktionary — portion.
verb
- transitive
To divide into amounts, as for allocation to specific purposes.
- transitive
To endow with a portion or inheritance.
Listed forms: portions, portioning, portioned.
Source: Wiktionary — portion.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for portion.
noun
something determined in relation to something that includes it
- part
- component part
- component
- constituent
noun
something less than the whole of a human artifact
noun
the allotment of some amount by dividing something
noun
assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is portion in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of portion
P(3) + O(1) + R(1) + T(1) + I(1) + O(1) + N(1) = 9 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of portion
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from portion
71 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in portion. Showing up to 24, longest first.