SHORTING is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SHORTING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
s1h4o1r1t1i1n1g2
PlayableSHORTING · 8 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 13 pts WWF
12points in Scrabble
13points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept SHORTING?
| 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%1.5
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%5.5%
Our own measure of how useful SHORTING is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHORTING
No single letter turns SHORTING into another word.
How SHORTING scores
Scrabble s1h4o1r1t1i1n1g2 12
Words with Friends s1h3o1r1t1i1n2g3 13
Face value of the 8 tiles in SHORTING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHORTING has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SHORTING
- All 8 letters of SHORTING are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in SHORTING
horsing11 hosting11 shoring11 thingos11 throngs11 toshing11 hornist10 rosting8 sorting8 storing8 trigons8 girths10 griths10 hongis10 hosing10 nights10 ogrish10 righto10 rights10 thingo10 things10 thongs10 throng10 norths9 rhinos9 thorns9 tonish9 girons7 griots7 grison7 groins7 ingots7 rosing7 roting7 signor7 soring7 stingo7 string7 strong7 tigons7
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Common questions about SHORTING
- Is SHORTING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHORTING, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHORTING worth?
- SHORTING is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SHORTING?
- No single letter can be added to SHORTING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SHORTING:
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