SHORTENS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SHORTENS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
s1h4o1r1t1e1n1s1
PlayableSHORTENS · 8 letters · 11 pts Scrabble · 11 pts WWF
11points in Scrabble
11points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept SHORTENS?
| 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: 37 / 100
37WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.38
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%6%
Our own measure of how useful SHORTENS is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHORTENS
No single letter turns SHORTENS into another word.
How SHORTENS scores
Scrabble s1h4o1r1t1e1n1s1 11
Words with Friends s1h3o1r1t1e1n2s1 11
Face value of the 8 tiles in SHORTENS, 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 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHORTENS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SHORTENS
- SHORTENS 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 SHORTENS
hornets10 horstes10 hotness10 noshers10 senhors10 shorten10 threnos10 thrones10 toshers10 nestors7 stoners7 tensors7 ethnos9 herons9 honers9 honest9 hornet9 horses9 horste9 horsts9 hosers9 norths9 nosher9 noshes9 nother9 others9 reshot9 rhones9 senhor9 shoers9 shores9 shorts9 shotes9 thorns9 throes9 throne9 tosher9 toshes9 estros6 nestor6
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Common questions about SHORTENS
- Is SHORTENS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHORTENS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHORTENS worth?
- SHORTENS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SHORTENS?
- No single letter can be added to SHORTENS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SHORTENS:
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