Unscramble SHORTENER to get 284 words. SHORTENER itself is a real word: 12 points on a Scrabble board, 12 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are HONESTER and NORTHERS, 11 points each. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from SHORTENER by length: 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 20 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2.
20 7-letter words in SHORTENER; 14 of them share the top score of 10. RESTORE, SHORTER and THEREON are everyday picks.
Among 60 6-letter words from SHORTENER, the top score is 9, reached by 33. RESORT, STEREO and HONEST are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble SHORTENER, 44 score 8 points, the group's best. OTHER, THERE and THREE are the ones most people know.
39 of 60 4-letter words in SHORTENER tie at 7 points; none scores more. HERE, THEN and NOTE will look familiar.
Among 60 3-letter words made with SHORTENER letters, the top score is 6, reached by 20. NOT, ONE and SEE are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of SHORTENER but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with SH · ending in ER · all 9-letter words
What SHORTENER means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. SHORTENER is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHORTENER itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 284) | 229 | 284 | 215 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: HORNERS, ROTHERS, THRENES, THRENOS, EOTHEN, HORNER, NESHER, RHONES, ROTHER, SHORER, THRENE, TOSHER and 43 more, 55 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: HOSER, SHERO, RERENTS, SHEN, HOS, RERENT, SHO, SOH, STORER, RENOS, ESNE, EST and 2 more, 14 in all.
These 4 words take every letter of SHORTENER plus a single extra one.