SHORTY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SHORTY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHORTY?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHORTY is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHORTY
No single letter turns SHORTY into another word.
How SHORTY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SHORTY, 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 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 258,692.
What stands out about SHORTY
- SHORTY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SHORTY mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A casual name for a person of small height, or a garment cut shorter than usual.
Friends often use shorty as a nickname, sometimes affectionately and sometimes as teasing, so tone decides whether it sounds kind. In clothing, a shorty is a brief version of a normal item, such as a nightdress or a raincoat that stops well above the knee. In American slang it can also mean a girlfriend, though that use is less neutral. The word grows from short with a familiar ending.
How SHORTY is used
Informal; can sound disrespectful when aimed at a stranger.
- The team called him shorty, and he took it with a grin.
- She slept in a cotton shorty during the summer heat.
- Everyone on the crew knew the cook as shorty.
- He bought a shorty raincoat for walks in light drizzle.
- Hey shorty, can you reach the top shelf?
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHORTY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SHORTY
The 6 tiles of SHORTY in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in SHORTY
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Common questions about SHORTY
- Is SHORTY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHORTY, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHORTY worth?
- SHORTY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHORTY mean?
- A casual name for a person of small height, or a garment cut shorter than usual.
- What letters can be added to SHORTY?
- No single letter can be added to SHORTY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SHORTY:
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