Is SHORTWAVING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SHORTWAVING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
21
Scrabble
—
Words With Friends
11
Letters
S (1) + H (4) + O (1) + R (1) + T (1) + W (4) + A (1) + V (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 21 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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.
Definition
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See the definition of ShortwavingHooks for SHORTWAVING
SHORTWAVING 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 SHORTWAVING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ingrowths16
- ingrowth15
- showring15
- swathing15
- thawings15
- thrawing15
- throwing15
- warthogs15
- whorings15
- worthing15
- wrathing15
- tovarish14
- avowing14
- growths14
- shaving14
- shawing14
- shoving14
- showing14
- thawing14
- warthog14
- washing14
- whoring14
- wrights14
- gravitons13
- airshow13
- haviors13
- townish13
- trishaw13
- varnish13
- wraiths13
- growth13
- having13
- hawing13
- vowing13
- waving13
- whangs13
- wights13
- wright13
- graviton12
- orangish12
- ringtaws12
- savoring12
- sharting12
- shorting12
- staghorn12
- starving12
- strawing12
- strowing12
- trashing12
- worsting12
- havior12
- ravish12
- rawish12
- rowths12
- swarth12
- thrawn12
- thraws12
- thrown12
- throws12
- vanish12
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