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Is SHORTAGES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, SHORTAGES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does SHORTAGES mean?

Shortages is a form of SHORTAGE.

  1. noun

    the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required

    “new blood vessels bud out from the already dilated vascular bed to make up the nutritional deficit”

  2. noun

    an acute insufficiency

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

13

Scrabble

13

Words With Friends

9

Letters

S (1) + H (4) + O (1) + R (1) + T (1) + A (1) + G (2) + E (1) + S (1) = 13 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 SHORTAGES

SHORTAGES 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 SHORTAGES

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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