202 words come out when you unscramble SHORTSTOP, starting with SHORTSTOP itself: 14 in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends. HOTSPOTS and POTSHOTS are the best of the shorter words, at 13 points. The 9 letters split into 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from SHORTSTOP by length: 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 5 with 7, 27 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 36 with 3 and 11 with 2.
Of the 27 6-letter words from SHORTSTOP, 5 score 11 points, the group's best. SPORTS, PHOTOS and TROOPS are the ones most people know.
Among 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble SHORTSTOP, the top score is 10, reached by 10. PHOTO, POSTS and SHORT are the familiar ones.
10 of 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble SHORTSTOP tie at 9 points; none scores more. POST, SHOP and SORT will look familiar.
These 6 words have the length of SHORTSTOP, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with SH · ending in OP · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; HOTSPOTS and POTSHOTS (13 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept SHORTSTOP, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHORTSTOP itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 202) | 166 | 202 | 143 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PORTHOS, POSHOS, POSHO, SPOSH, ORTHOS, POHS, HOORS, POORTS, SPOOTS, TOHOS, HOOR, HORS and 24 more, 36 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: HOTSPOTS, HOTPOTS, HOTSPOT, HOTPOT, POTHOS, PHOS, PHO, HOSS, SOHS, HOO, HOS, POOS and 11 more, 23 in all.
With one more tile, the letters of SHORTSTOP spell the words below.