How to spell and pronounce portcullis

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portcullis - noun; Level 5; origin: Middle English; pronunciation: pōrtˈkələ̇s. a heavy grating of iron bars or thick timbers, suspended by chains over a fortified gateway and lowered between grooves to block passage.

portcullis is in Level 5, Set 18 of the Spelling Bee Hive practice sets.

Where portcullis appears: 1 competition and 2 study lists on record.

Scripps National Spelling Bee: asked 2 times in 1998, 2013 - Round 3 (1998, 2013).

Consolidated Word List: listed 1 time.

Words of the Champions: listed 1 time in 2020.

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