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Is SHORTAGE a Scrabble word?
✔ In our word list SHORTAGE is in ENABLE, the open word list behind Words With Friends and most word apps. For official tournament Scrabble, check Merriam-Webster's Scrabble dictionary.
| Scrabble points | Words With Friends points | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | 12 | 8 |
What does SHORTAGE mean?
- nounthe property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required
- nounan acute insufficiency
Definitions from WordNet.
Hooks for SHORTAGE
Add a letter to make a new word: SHORTAGES.
Words inside SHORTAGE
- THE6
- ARE3
- HAS6
- HER6
- SHE6
- GET4
- OTHER8
- THOSE8
- GREAT6
- GOT4
- SET3
- OTHERS9
- AGO4
- HEART8
- SHORT8
- AGE4
- ART3
- SHARE8
- HEAR7
- SHOT7
- HOT6
- GETS5
- GOES5
- EAST4
- REST4
- STAR4
- EARTH8
- HATE7
- STAGE6
- RATE4
- EAT3
- SEA3
- STORE5
- GAS4
- SORT4
- HEAT7
- RATES5
- HORSE8
- HOST7
- ROSE4
- SEAT4
- HERO7
- ARTS4
- ERA3
- TEA3
- STORAGE8
- SAT3
- HAT6
- AGES5
- GATE5
- GEAR5
- TEARS5
- GHOST9
- HEARTS9
- TRASH8
- THO6
- EARS4
- TAG4
- TEAR4
- EAR3
- SHORE8
- GATES6
- ATE3
- GATHER10
- HATES8
- SHOE7
- ASH6
- RAT3
- RAGE5
- ORE3
- TOE3
- HART7
- HATS7
- HERS7
- OATH7
- HES6
- GOAT5
- EATS4
- EGO4
- RATS4
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About this list
Our word list is ENABLE, first published in 2000 and still used by most word games.
Meanings come from Princeton WordNet (2011). How common a word is comes from wordfreq.
Look up SHORTAGE in Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, Collins or Dictionary.com. Check it for Scrabble at Merriam-Webster Scrabble.
FAQ
Is SHORTAGE a Scrabble word?
SHORTAGE is in ENABLE, the word list Words With Friends closely matches, and most ENABLE words are playable in North American Scrabble. Confirm tournament validity in the official Scrabble dictionary.
How many points is SHORTAGE worth?
SHORTAGE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.
What does SHORTAGE mean?
The property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required.