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Is SHORTENING a Scrabble word?
✔ In our word list SHORTENING 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | 16 | 10 |
What does SHORTENING mean?
- verbreduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- nounfat such as butter or lard used in baked goods
- verbmake shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration
Definitions from WordNet.
Hooks for SHORTENING
Add a letter to make a new word: SHORTENINGS.
Words inside SHORTENING
- THE6
- THIS7
- NOT3
- HIS6
- ONE3
- THEIR8
- HER6
- SHE6
- GET4
- OTHER8
- THEN7
- INTO4
- ITS3
- RIGHT9
- THOSE8
- GOT4
- THINGS10
- THING9
- NOTHING11
- NIGHT9
- SET3
- SHIT7
- OTHERS9
- HIT6
- NORTH8
- SHORT8
- SONG5
- SON3
- RIGHTS10
- SHOT7
- STRONG7
- HOT6
- GETS5
- GOES5
- GONE5
- REST4
- SENT4
- SITE4
- SIGN5
- ONES4
- SIR3
- EIGHT9
- REGION7
- STORE5
- NOTE4
- SORT4
- TEN3
- SENIOR6
- NINE4
- NONE4
- SIT3
- HORSE8
- HOST7
- NOTES5
- RING5
- STONE5
- RISE4
- ROSE4
- NET3
- NOR3
- HONEST9
- HERO7
- IRON4
- SHIRT8
- HITS7
- NOISE5
- RENT4
- NIGHTS10
- SIGHT9
- HONG8
- REGIONS8
- IGNORE7
- SINGER7
- THIN7
- INNER5
- SING5
- TRIES5
- NOSE4
- TONE4
- TONS4
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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 SHORTENING in Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, Collins or Dictionary.com. Check it for Scrabble at Merriam-Webster Scrabble.
FAQ
Is SHORTENING a Scrabble word?
SHORTENING 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 SHORTENING worth?
SHORTENING is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.
What does SHORTENING mean?
Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements.