portsider

Not valid in Scrabble

It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
13
Letters
9

Definition of portsider

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A left-handed pitcher, boxer, hockey player, etc.; a southpaw.
    “Then came Henderson, already a high-scoring portsider in the NHL for a decade, with Detroit and then Toronto.”
    “It would seem that a healthy stint of sparring with Manny Pacquiao, in readiness for the southpaw elusiveness of McCloskey, had still left Khan ill-equipped to conclusively deal with the plucky portsider.”
    “The Giants' portsider pitched a beautiful game, going into the Dodgers' ninth with a 2–1 lead.”

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Etymology

From portside + -er.

Anagrams of portsider

2 plays · some not in Scrabble

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8-letter words

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7-letter words

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6-letter words

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5-letter words

52 words

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