Is SHORTCUTTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SHORTCUTTING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
18
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
12
Letters
S (1) + H (4) + O (1) + R (1) + T (1) + C (3) + U (1) + T (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 18 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.
Definition
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See the definition of ShortcuttingHooks for SHORTCUTTING
SHORTCUTTING 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 SHORTCUTTING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- chorusing15
- chousing14
- crushing14
- hocusing14
- ruchings14
- torching14
- touching14
- thrusting13
- cothurni13
- cothurns13
- shortcut13
- unstitch13
- choring13
- chusing13
- chuting13
- coshing13
- gothics13
- ochring13
- ouching13
- ruching13
- outright12
- outsight12
- shorting12
- shotting12
- shouting12
- shutting12
- southing12
- tonights12
- trothing12
- chitons12
- chutist12
- cothurn12
- cronish12
- cushion12
- ostrich12
- urchins12
- chings12
- coughs12
- gothic12
- grinch12
- grouch12
- grutch12
- coursing11
- courting11
- crusting11
- cuttings11
- scouring11
- scouting11
- sourcing11
- tungstic11
- gunshot11
- hognuts11
- horsing11
- hosting11
- hotting11
- housing11
- hurting11
- hutting11
- noughts11
- roguish11
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