SHORTLY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SHORTLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
s1h4o1r1t1l1y4
PlayableSHORTLY · 7 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 12 pts WWF
13points in Scrabble
12points in Words with Friends
7letters
0hooks available
1 in 868,466odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept SHORTLY?
| 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: 48 / 100
48WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.86
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%full rack
Tile availability 20%4.57%
Our own measure of how useful SHORTLY is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHORTLY
No single letter turns SHORTLY into another word.
How SHORTLY scores
Scrabble s1h4o1r1t1l1y4 13
Words with Friends s1h3o1r1t1l2y3 12
Face value of the 7 tiles in SHORTLY, 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 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 868,466.
What stands out about SHORTLY
- SHORTLY gets by on a single vowel across 7 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in SHORTLY
hostly12 hostry12 shorty12 horsy11 hotly11 toshy11 holts8 horst8 royst8 ryots8 shorl8 short8 sloth8 story8 stroy8 stylo8 troys8 tyros8 rotls5 holy10 hoys10 hols7 holt7 hors7 host7 hots7 lory7 losh7 loth7 loys7 rhos7 rosy7 ryot7 shot7 soth7 thro7 tory7 tosh7 toys7 troy7
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Common questions about SHORTLY
- Is SHORTLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHORTLY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHORTLY worth?
- SHORTLY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SHORTLY?
- No single letter can be added to SHORTLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SHORTLY:
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