Is SHORTCUTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SHORTCUTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SHORTCUTS mean?
Shortcuts is a form of SHORTCUT.
- noun
a route shorter than the usual one
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + H (4) + O (1) + R (1) + T (1) + C (3) + U (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 14 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 SHORTCUTS
SHORTCUTS 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 SHORTCUTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- shortcut13
- scouths12
- chorus11
- chotts11
- couths11
- scouth11
- thrusts10
- chott10
- couth10
- crush10
- hocus10
- rotch10
- torch10
- touch10
- horsts9
- hursts9
- rouths9
- shorts9
- shotts9
- shouts9
- souths9
- thrust9
- troths9
- truths9
- cosh9
- ouch9
- such9
- courts8
- crusts8
- custos8
- scours8
- scouts8
- horst8
- hosts8
- hours8
- hurst8
- hurts8
- routh8
- ruths8
- short8
- shots8
- shott8
- shout8
- shuts8
- soths8
- south8
- thous8
- troth8
- truth8
- och8
- costs7
- court7
- cross7
- crust7
- curst7
- cusso7
- scots7
- scour7
- scout7
- scuts7
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