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Is SHORTNESS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, SHORTNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does SHORTNESS mean?

  1. noun

    the property of being of short spatial extent

    “the shortness of the Channel crossing”

  2. noun

    the condition of being short of something

    “there was no shortness of money”

  3. noun

    the property of being truncated or short

  4. noun

    the property of being of short temporal extent

    “the shortness of air travel time”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

12

Scrabble

12

Words With Friends

9

Letters

S (1) + H (4) + O (1) + R (1) + T (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 12 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 SHORTNESS

SHORTNESS 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 SHORTNESS

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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