SHORTEST is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SHORTEST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
s1h4o1r1t1e1s1t1
PlayableSHORTEST · 8 letters · 11 pts Scrabble · 10 pts WWF
11points in Scrabble
10points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept SHORTEST?
| 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 SHORTEST 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 SHORTEST
No single letter turns SHORTEST into another word.
How SHORTEST scores
Scrabble s1h4o1r1t1e1s1t1 11
Words with Friends s1h3o1r1t1e1s1t1 10
Face value of the 8 tiles in SHORTEST, 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 | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHORTEST has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in SHORTEST
horstes10 hotters10 shottes10 toshers10 tothers10 horses9 horste9 horsts9 hosers9 hotter9 others9 reshot9 shoers9 shores9 shorts9 shotes9 shotte9 shotts9 throes9 tosher9 toshes9 tother9 troths9 estros6 otters6 restos6 rosets6 rottes6 sorest6 sortes6 stores6 torses6 tortes6 tosser6 toters6 trests6 tsores6 ethos8 heros8 hests8
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Common questions about SHORTEST
- Is SHORTEST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHORTEST, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHORTEST worth?
- SHORTEST is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SHORTEST?
- No single letter can be added to SHORTEST to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SHORTEST:
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