SHORTAGES is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SHORTAGES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
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PlayableSHORTAGES · 9 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 13 pts WWF
13points in Scrabble
13points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept SHORTAGES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.44
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6%
Our own measure of how useful SHORTAGES is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHORTAGES
No single letter turns SHORTAGES into another word.
How SHORTAGES scores
Scrabble s1h4o1r1t1a1g2e1s1 13
Words with Friends s1h3o1r1t1a1g3e1s1 13
Face value of the 9 tiles in SHORTAGES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHORTAGES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SHORTAGES
- SHORTAGES begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in SHORTAGES
hostages12 shortage12 asthores11 earshots11 harosets11 hoarsest11 storages9 gashest11 gathers11 gheraos11 hostage11 seahogs11 asthore10 earshot10 haroset10 horstes10 rashest10 shaster10 toshers10 trashes10 garotes8 gasters8 goatses8 gosters8 grosets8 orgeats8 sorages8 stagers8 storage8 storges8 toerags8 osetras7 ossetra7 garths10 gasher10 gashes10 gather10 gerahs10 ghasts10 gherao10
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Common questions about SHORTAGES
- Is SHORTAGES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHORTAGES, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHORTAGES worth?
- SHORTAGES is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SHORTAGES?
- No single letter can be added to SHORTAGES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SHORTAGES:
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