Unscramble SHORTNESS to get 272 words. SHORTNESS itself is a real word: 12 points on a Scrabble board, 12 in Words With Friends. It has 9 letters, 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from SHORTNESS split into 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 16 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 54 with 3 and 20 with 2.
SHORTENS is the only one of the 8-letter words made with SHORTNESS letters; it scores 11 points.
Of the 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble SHORTNESS, 27 score 9 points, the group's best. STORES, STRESS and HORSES are the ones most people know.
60 5-letter words from SHORTNESS; 38 of them share the top score of 8. OTHER, NORTH and SHORT are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words in SHORTNESS, the top score is 7, reached by 39. THEN, NOTE and RENT are the familiar ones.
Of the 54 3-letter words made with SHORTNESS letters, 20 score 6 points, the group's best. NOT, ONE and SET are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of SHORTNESS for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with SH · ending in SS · all 9-letter words
The meaning of SHORTNESS, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept SHORTNESS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHORTNESS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 272) | 228 | 272 | 209 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: THRENOS, TOSHERS, RHONES, TOSHER, HOTEN, RHONE, ROHES, SHETS, TEHRS, HORE, HORS, HOTE and 32 more, 44 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: HOSERS, HOSSES, HOSER, SHERO, HOSS, SESH, SHEN, SOHS, HOS, SHO, SOH, SORTES and 7 more, 19 in all.