Is SHORTLISTED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SHORTLISTED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SHORTLISTED mean?
Shortlisted is a form of SHORTLIST.
- noun
a list of applicants winnowed from a longer list who have been deemed suitable and from which the successful person will be chosen
- verb
put someone or something on a short list
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
—
Words With Friends
11
Letters
S (1) + H (4) + O (1) + R (1) + T (1) + L (1) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 15 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 SHORTLISTED
SHORTLISTED 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 SHORTLISTED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- shortlist12
- theorists12
- throstles12
- hidroses12
- thirsted12
- hoisters11
- holsters11
- horsiest11
- hostiles11
- hostlers11
- shitters11
- shortest11
- shorties11
- slithers11
- sloshier11
- theorist11
- thistles11
- thorites11
- throstle11
- dehorts11
- dithers11
- doltish11
- hirsled11
- hoisted11
- holders11
- lithoed11
- shields11
- shirted11
- shitted11
- shorted11
- shotted11
- sloshed11
- theroid11
- thirled11
- trothed11
- stolidest10
- eoliths10
- heriots10
- hirsels10
- hirsles10
- hitless10
- hitters10
- hoister10
- holiest10
- holists10
- holster10
- horsies10
- horstes10
- hosiers10
- hostels10
- hostile10
- hostler10
- hotties10
- isohels10
- lithest10
- lithoes10
- shitter10
- shortie10
- shtetls10
- slither10
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