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Is SHORTLY a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, SHORTLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does SHORTLY mean?

  1. adverb

    for a short time

    “he was at the airport shortly before she was expected to arrive”

  2. adverb

    in the near future

    “the doctor will soon be here”

  3. adverb

    in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner

    “he told me curtly to get on with it”

  4. adverb

    in a concise manner; in a few words

    “the history is summed up concisely in this book”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

13

Scrabble

12

Words With Friends

7

Letters

S (1) + H (4) + O (1) + R (1) + T (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 13 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 SHORTLY

SHORTLY 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 SHORTLY

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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