The word shorten is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • shorten v. (Transitive) To make shorter; to abbreviate.
  • shorten v. (Intransitive) To become shorter.
  • shorten v. (Transitive) To make deficient (as to); to deprive (of).

11 valid words from 3 definitions

ABBREVIATE AS BECOME DEFICIENT DEPRIVE INTRANSITIVE MAKE OF SHORTER TO TRANSITIVE

9 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

EN HO OR ORT SH SHO SHORT TE TEN

5 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

ET NE NET OH OHS

3 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

HORNETS THRENOS THRONES

4 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

CHORTEN SHORTED SHORTER SHOTTEN

6 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

SHORTENS SHORTENED SHORTENER SHORTENERS SHORTENING SHORTENINGS

4 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

FORESHORTENS FORESHORTENED FORESHORTENING FORESHORTENINGS

One prefix (New word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

FORESHORTEN

12 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+B BETHORNS
+C CHORTENS NOTCHERS
+E HONESTER
+F FORHENTS
+I HORNIEST ORNITHES
+L HORNLETS
+R NORTHERS
+S SHORTENS
+T THORNSET
+U SOUTHERN

25 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-E NORTHS THORNS
-H NESTOR NOTERS RONTES STONER TENORS TENSOR TONERS TRONES
-N HORSTE OTHERS RESHOT THROES TOSHER
-R ETHNOS HONEST
-S HORNET NOTHER THRONE
-T HERONS HONERS NOSHER RHONES SENHOR

Scrabble scoring

  • 10 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 20226 chance.
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 96496 chance.

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Categories without words

  • No lipograms (Word found when removing only one letter.)
  • No epentheses (Word found when adding only one letter.)

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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