Unscramble SHORTFALL and you have 225 words, SHORTFALL itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
S1H43O1R1T1F4A1L12L12
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from SHORTFALL by length: 1 with 9 letters, 4 with 7, 22 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 59 with 3 and 19 with 2. None has 8 letters.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
The 6-letter words made with SHORTFALL letters are led by FROTHS and SHOFAR, 12 points each. FLORAL, STROLL and FLOATS are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 5-letter words from SHORTFALL, 8 score 11 points, the group's best. SHORT, FLASH and FALLS are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble SHORTFALL; 4 of them share the top score of 10. FAST, HALF and FALL are everyday picks.
FAH and FOH are the top 3-letter words from SHORTFALL, 9 points each. ALL, HAS and ART will look familiar.
Keep every letter of SHORTFALL but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with SH · ending in LL · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with FROTHS and SHOFAR (12 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept SHORTFALL, and the Words With Friends list has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHORTFALL itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 225) | 199 | 225 | 184 |
* NWL2023 (US), Collins CSW24 (UK); *the Words With Friends list changes.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 26 of them: FLOSH, HALFS, SHALOT, FLORS, HAROS, HOAST, RATHS, SHOLA, FARS, FLOR, FRAS, FROS and 14 more. Words With Friends* skips 15 of them: FAHS, FAH, AFROS, SHART, HAOS, LAHS, HOS, LAH, SHO, SOH, SORTAL, TOLARS and 3 more.
This word takes every letter of SHORTFALL plus a single extra one.