Is SHORTISH a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SHORTISH is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SHORTISH mean?
- adjective
somewhat short
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
8
Letters
S (1) + H (4) + O (1) + R (1) + T (1) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) = 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 SHORTISH
SHORTISH 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 SHORTISH
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hoists9
- horsts9
- roshis9
- shirts9
- shorts9
- shh9
- hists8
- hoist8
- horst8
- hosts8
- roshi8
- shirt8
- shist8
- shits8
- short8
- shots8
- shris8
- soths8
- hiss7
- hist7
- hits7
- hoss7
- host7
- hots7
- rhos7
- shit7
- shot7
- shri7
- sith7
- sohs7
- soth7
- thio7
- thir7
- this7
- thro7
- tosh7
- rostis6
- tsoris6
- his6
- hit6
- hos6
- hot6
- ohs6
- rho6
- sho6
- soh6
- tho6
- riots5
- rosti5
- rotis5
- sorts5
- stirs5
- tiros5
- torsi5
- trios5
- trois5
- hi5
- ho5
- oh5
- sh5
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