SHORTHORN is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. SHORTHORN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHORTHORN?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHORTHORN is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHORTHORN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
shorthornsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHORTHORN scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SHORTHORN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHORTHORN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SHORTHORN mean in Scrabble?
noun
An English breed of cattle with short horns, raised for meat and milk.
The shorthorn was developed in northern England and spread to ranches around the world. Its coat is red, white or roan, and farmers valued the breed for its solid build.
How SHORTHORN is used
Shorthorn is used in farming and livestock shows, often capitalised as part of a breed name.
- The farmer bought a shorthorn bull at the county fair.
- A red shorthorn grazed in the meadow.
- Each shorthorn in the herd was registered.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHORTHORN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SHORTHORN
1 longer words begin with SHORTHORN.
Shorter words from the letters in SHORTHORN
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Common questions about SHORTHORN
- Is SHORTHORN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHORTHORN, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHORTHORN worth?
- SHORTHORN is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHORTHORN mean?
- An English breed of cattle with short horns, raised for meat and milk.
- What letters can be added to SHORTHORN?
- SHORTHORN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SHORTHORN:
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