Is SHORTSTOP a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SHORTSTOP is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SHORTSTOP mean?
- noun
(baseball) the person who plays the shortstop position
- noun
the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + H (4) + O (1) + R (1) + T (1) + S (1) + T (1) + O (1) + P (3) = 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 SHORTSTOP
Single letters that turn SHORTSTOP into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from SHORTSTOP
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hotspots13
- potshots13
- hotpots12
- hotspot12
- potshot12
- hotpot11
- photos11
- pothos11
- thorps11
- hoops10
- photo10
- phots10
- poohs10
- shops10
- sophs10
- thorp10
- tophs10
- tosspot9
- horsts9
- shoots9
- shorts9
- shotts9
- sooths9
- tooths9
- toroth9
- troths9
- hoop9
- hops9
- phos9
- phot9
- pooh9
- posh9
- shop9
- soph9
- toph9
- pottos8
- prosos8
- sopors8
- spoors8
- sports8
- stoops8
- strops8
- troops8
- hoots8
- horst8
- hosts8
- ortho8
- shoos8
- shoot8
- short8
- shots8
- shott8
- sooth8
- soths8
- thoro8
- tooth8
- troth8
- hop8
- pho8
- pht8
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