SHORTHAND is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. SHORTHAND is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHORTHAND?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHORTHAND is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHORTHAND
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
shorthandsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHORTHAND scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SHORTHAND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHORTHAND has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SHORTHAND mean in Scrabble?
noun
A fast method of writing that uses symbols and abbreviations to keep up with speech.
Secretaries and journalists once learned shorthand systems such as Pitman or Gregg to take dictation. The word has also spread into everyday speech for any brief label that stands in for something longer. Texting abbreviations are a modern kind of shorthand.
How SHORTHAND is used
Used both for the writing system and, figuratively, for any quick way of referring to something.
- The reporter took down the speech in shorthand.
- Her notes were written in a private shorthand nobody else could read.
- The initials are just a shorthand for the full committee name.
- He studied shorthand at night school.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHORTHAND and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SHORTHAND
2 longer words begin with SHORTHAND.
Shorter words from the letters in SHORTHAND
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Common questions about SHORTHAND
- Is SHORTHAND valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHORTHAND, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHORTHAND worth?
- SHORTHAND is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHORTHAND mean?
- A fast method of writing that uses symbols and abbreviations to keep up with speech.
- What letters can be added to SHORTHAND?
- SHORTHAND takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SHORTHAND:
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