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Is SHORTNESSES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, SHORTNESSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does SHORTNESSES mean?

Shortnesses is a form of SHORTNESS.

  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

14

Scrabble

14

Words With Friends

11

Letters

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

SHORTNESSES 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 SHORTNESSES

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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