Is SHORTBREAD a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SHORTBREAD is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SHORTBREAD mean?
- noun
very rich thick butter cookie
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
10
Letters
S (1) + H (4) + O (1) + R (1) + T (1) + B (3) + R (1) + E (1) + A (1) + D (2) = 16 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 SHORTBREAD
Single letters that turn SHORTBREAD into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from SHORTBREAD
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- abhorred14
- breadths14
- harbored14
- brothers13
- berdash13
- breadth13
- hotbeds13
- hoarders12
- bathers12
- berthas12
- bothers12
- brasher12
- breaths12
- brother12
- harbors12
- bashed12
- bathed12
- hotbed12
- adsorber11
- boarders11
- broadest11
- broasted11
- reboards11
- dearths11
- dehorts11
- hardest11
- hardset11
- hatreds11
- hoarder11
- sharted11
- shorted11
- threads11
- trashed11
- abhors11
- basher11
- bather11
- bathes11
- bathos11
- bertha11
- berths11
- boheas11
- borsht11
- bother11
- breath11
- broths11
- harbor11
- obeahs11
- rehabs11
- throbs11
- aborters10
- taborers10
- aborted10
- arbored10
- boarder10
- boasted10
- borated10
- borders10
- broader10
- dabster10
- debtors10
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