SHORTS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SHORTS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHORTS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHORTS is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHORTS
No single letter turns SHORTS into another word.
How SHORTS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SHORTS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 344,923.
What stands out about SHORTS
- SHORTS gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
- SHORTS 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 SHORTS mean in Scrabble?
noun
A light garment that covers the body from the waist down to somewhere above the knee.
Shorts are worn in warm weather, for sport and as casual clothing, and the plural form is used even for one garment, as with trousers. The word is also used in finance for short positions, and in film for short films. In the United States the word can also mean men's underpants.
How SHORTS is used
Always plural when it means the garment.
- He packed three pairs of shorts for the beach.
- Her shorts were covered with grass stains.
- The school requires blue shorts for gym class.
- A pair of shorts hung on the line.
- Shorts are not allowed in the restaurant.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHORTS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SHORTS
The 6 tiles of SHORTS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SHORTS
11 longer words begin with SHORTS.
Shorter words from the letters in SHORTS
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Common questions about SHORTS
- Is SHORTS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHORTS, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHORTS worth?
- SHORTS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHORTS mean?
- A light garment that covers the body from the waist down to somewhere above the knee.
- What letters can be added to SHORTS?
- No single letter can be added to SHORTS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SHORTS:
Open SHORTS in the Word Finder