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Is SHORTEN a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list SHORTEN 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 pointsWords With Friends pointsLetters
10107

What does SHORTEN mean?

  1. verbreduce in scope while retaining essential elements
  2. verbmake shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration
  3. verbmake short or shorter

Definitions from WordNet.

Hooks for SHORTEN

Add a letter to make a new word: SHORTENS.

Anagrams of SHORTEN

Words inside SHORTEN

See all 189 words you can make from SHORTEN

Similar word lists

7 letter wordsAnagrams of SHORTENWords starting with SHWords ending in ENWords ending in TEN7 letter words starting with S7 letter words ending in N

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 SHORTEN in Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, Collins or Dictionary.com. Check it for Scrabble at Merriam-Webster Scrabble.

FAQ

Is SHORTEN a Scrabble word?

SHORTEN 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 SHORTEN worth?

SHORTEN is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does SHORTEN mean?

Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements.