SHORTHANDS is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. SHORTHANDS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHORTHANDS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHORTHANDS is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHORTHANDS
No single letter turns SHORTHANDS into another word.
How SHORTHANDS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SHORTHANDS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 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 SHORTHANDS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SHORTHANDS
- SHORTHANDS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SHORTHANDS mean in Scrabble?
SHORTHANDS is the plural of SHORTHAND.
SHORTHAND(noun) — A fast method of writing that uses symbols and abbreviations to keep up with speech.
Shorter words from the letters in SHORTHANDS
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Common questions about SHORTHANDS
- Is SHORTHANDS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHORTHANDS, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHORTHANDS worth?
- SHORTHANDS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SHORTHANDS?
- No single letter can be added to SHORTHANDS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SHORTHANDS:
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