Is SHORTSIGHTED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SHORTSIGHTED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SHORTSIGHTED mean?
- adjective
lacking foresight or scope
“a short view of the problem”
- adjective
unable to see distant objects clearly
- adjective
not given careful consideration
“ill-considered actions often result in disaster”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
12
Letters
S (1) + H (4) + O (1) + R (1) + T (1) + S (1) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + T (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 20 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 SHORTSIGHTED
SHORTSIGHTED 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 SHORTSIGHTED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- horseshit15
- highted15
- thighed15
- hitherto14
- shortish14
- eighths14
- heights14
- highest14
- ghostiest13
- hottish13
- thither13
- eighth13
- height13
- higher13
- hights13
- thighs13
- theorists12
- ghostier12
- gothites12
- hidroses12
- resights12
- rightest12
- sighters12
- thirsted12
- ghosted12
- girthed12
- hogtied12
- righted12
- sighted12
- hither12
- thresh12
- heigh12
- highs12
- hight12
- thigh12
- digestors11
- stodgiest11
- hoisters11
- horsiest11
- shitters11
- shortest11
- shorties11
- theorist11
- thorites11
- dehorts11
- dithers11
- ghettos11
- girshes11
- gothite11
- hogties11
- hoisted11
- ogreish11
- resight11
- shirted11
- shitted11
- shorted11
- shotted11
- sighers11
- sighter11
- theroid11
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