Is FORESHORTENED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FORESHORTENED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FORESHORTENED mean?
Foreshortened is a form of FORESHORTEN.
- verb
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
“The manuscript must be shortened”
- verb
shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depth
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
13
Letters
F (4) + O (1) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + H (4) + O (1) + R (1) + T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 20 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for FORESHORTENED
FORESHORTENED has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from FORESHORTENED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- foreshorten17
- heretofore16
- shorefront16
- freshened16
- refreshed16
- foresheet15
- foreshore15
- freshener15
- refreshen15
- therefore15
- serfhood15
- sheetfed15
- dethroners14
- reforested14
- resoftened14
- frothers14
- therefor14
- freshed14
- frothed14
- deferents13
- defroster13
- dehorners13
- dethroner13
- dethrones13
- festooned13
- refronted13
- shortened13
- threnodes13
- freshen13
- fresher13
- freshet13
- frother13
- hefters13
- hoofers13
- refresh13
- shereef13
- thereof13
- hefted13
- hoofed13
- freestone12
- referents12
- rooftrees12
- shortener12
- deferent12
- deforest12
- dehorner12
- dethrone12
- enserfed12
- ferreted12
- festered12
- foredoes12
- foredone12
- forested12
- fostered12
- frondose12
- redhorse12
- reroofed12
- softened12
- threnode12
- foehns12
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