Play SHORTCOMINGS Strategically

718 valid words • Unscramble SHORTCOMINGS for Scrabble & Words With Friends

Strategy Tips for SHORTCOMINGS

Best Short Plays
CHIN (9pt)CHIS (9pt)CHIT (9pt)CHON (9pt)COHO (9pt)COSH (9pt)HOMO (9pt)ICHS (9pt)
High-Value Long Plays
SHORTCOMINGS (20pt)SHORTCOMING (19pt)SCHMOOSING (18pt)CHROMINGS (17pt)SMOOCHING (17pt)CHRISMONS (16pt)COHOSTING (15pt)SMOOTHING (15pt)
Scores
Scrabble: 20 pts
WWF: 23 pts
Valid: Yes

Complete Word List — 718 Words

12-letter 1 words Best: SHORTCOMINGS (20pt)

SHORTCOMINGS20pt

11-letter 1 words Best: SHORTCOMING (19pt)

SHORTCOMING19pt

10-letter 1 words Best: SCHMOOSING (18pt)

SCHMOOSING18pt

9-letter 11 words Best: CHROMINGS (17pt)

CHROMINGS17ptSMOOCHING17ptCHRISMONS16ptCOHOSTING15ptSMOOTHING15ptSONGSMITH15ptISOCHRONS14ptORTHICONS14ptSHOOTINGS13ptSTRONGISH13ptMOTORINGS12pt

8-letter 34 words Best: CHROMING (16pt)

CHROMING16ptMOOCHING16ptCHRISMON15ptCHRISOMS15ptHORMONIC15ptCHOOSING14ptTORCHING14ptCHORIONS13ptISOCHORS13ptISOCHRON13ptORTHICON13ptTORCHONS13ptCRIMSONS12ptOMICRONS12ptSHOOTING12ptSHORINGS12ptSHORTING12ptSOOTHING12ptCROSSING11ptGNOMISTS11ptHORNISTS11ptHORNITOS11ptMOORINGS11ptMOTORING11ptORTHOSIS11ptOSMOSING11ptSCOOTING11ptSTORMING11ptCISTRONS10ptCONSORTS10ptMONITORS10ptRINGTOSS9ptROOSTING9ptTORSIONS8pt

7-letter 84 words Best: CHRISMS (14pt)

CHRISMS14ptCHRISOM14ptCHROMOS14ptSCHMOOS14ptCHORING13ptCOSHING13ptGNOMISH13ptGOTHICS13ptOCHRING13ptCHITONS12ptCHORION12ptCOHORTS12ptCOHOSTS12ptCOMINGS12ptISOCHOR12ptMOONISH12ptMOORISH12ptOSTRICH12ptSMOOTHS12ptTORCHON12ptCOSMIST11ptCRIMSON11ptHOOTING11ptHORSING11ptHOSTING11ptMICRONS11ptMORONIC11ptMOTORIC11ptOMICRON11ptOSMOTIC11ptSHOOING11ptSHORING11ptSITCOMS11ptSORGHOS11ptTHRONGS11ptCOGITOS10ptCOSIGNS10ptCOSTING10ptGNOMIST10ptGNOSTIC10ptHORNIST10ptHORNITO10ptMOORING10ptMOOTING10ptMOSSING10ptOGRISMS10ptROOMING10ptSCORING10ptSTONISH10ptTHORONS10ptCISTRON9ptCITRONS9ptCONSIST9ptCONSORT9ptCORTINS9ptCROTONS9ptINCROSS9ptMISSORT9ptMONISTS9ptMONITOR9ptMORIONS9ptMOTIONS9ptNOSTOCS9ptOCTROIS9ptSIMOONS9ptTOCSINS9ptGRISONS8ptISOGONS8ptROOSING8ptROOTING8ptSIGNORS8ptSOOTING8ptSORINGS8ptSORTING8ptSTINGOS8ptSTORING8ptSTRINGS8ptTOSSING8ptTRIGONS8ptTROGONS8ptNITROSO7ptORISONS7ptTORSION7ptTSOORIS7pt

6-letter 133 words Best: CHIRMS (13pt)

CHIRMS13ptCHRISM13ptCHROMO13ptSCHISM13ptSCHMOS13ptSMIRCH13ptSMOOCH13ptCOHOGS12ptGOTHIC12ptGRINCH12ptHOMING12ptMIGHTS12ptCHINOS11ptCHINTS11ptCHIROS11ptCHITON11ptCHOIRS11ptCOHORT11ptCOHOST11ptCOMING11ptGNOMIC11ptICHORS11ptMIRTHS11ptMONISH11ptMONTHS11ptORCHIS11ptSCHIST11ptSMITHS11ptSMOOTH11ptSNITCH11ptSTICHS11ptTHORIC11ptCOSMOS10ptGHOSTS10ptGIRTHS10ptGRITHS10ptHOSING10ptMICRON10ptMICROS10ptNIGHTS10ptOGRISH10ptOOHING10ptOSMICS10ptRIGHTO10ptRIGHTS10ptSCRIMS10ptSIGHTS10ptSITCOM10ptSORGHO10ptTHINGS10ptTHONGS10ptTHRONG10ptCOGITO9ptCOGONS9ptCOIGNS9ptCONGOS9ptCOOING9ptCORGIS9ptCORING9ptCOSIGN9ptCOTING9ptGISMOS9ptGROOMS9ptHOISTS9ptHONORS9ptHORSTS9ptINCOGS9ptMONGOS9ptMONGST9ptMOOING9ptNORTHS9ptOGRISM9ptRHINOS9ptSHIRTS9ptSHOOTS9ptSHORTS9ptSOOTHS9ptTHORNS9ptTHORON9ptTONISH9ptCITRON8ptCONTOS8ptCORTIN8ptCROONS8ptCROTON8ptINMOST8ptMINORS8ptMONIST8ptMORION8ptMORONS8ptMOTION8ptMOTORS8ptNOSTOC8ptOCTROI8ptORCINS8ptSCIONS8ptSCOOTS8ptSCORNS8ptSIMOON8ptSONICS8ptSTOICS8ptSTORMS8ptTOCSIN8ptTONICS8ptGIRONS7ptGNOSIS7ptGRIOTS7ptGRISON7ptGRISTS7ptGROINS7ptINGOTS7ptISOGON7ptROSING7ptSIGNOR7ptSORGOS7ptSORING7ptSTINGO7ptSTINGS7ptSTRING7ptSTRONG7ptTIGONS7ptTRIGON7ptTRIGOS7ptTROGON7ptINTROS6ptNITROS6ptORISON6ptROOSTS6ptROSINS6ptSNOOTS6ptSNORTS6ptTORSOS6ptTSORIS6pt

5-letter 177 words Best: CHIRM (12pt)

CHIRM12ptMOOCH12ptOHMIC12ptSCHMO12ptCOHOG11ptMIGHT11ptCHINO10ptCHINS10ptCHIRO10ptCHITS10ptCHOIR10ptCOHOS10ptHOMOS10ptICHOR10ptMIRTH10ptMONTH10ptMOTHS10ptNOTCH10ptROTCH10ptSHIMS10ptSMITH10ptSTICH10ptTORCH10ptCORMS9ptGHOST9ptGIRSH9ptGIRTH9ptGRITH9ptHONGS9ptMICRO9ptNIGHS9ptNIGHT9ptOHING9ptOSMIC9ptRIGHT9ptSCRIM9ptSHOGS9ptSIGHS9ptSIGHT9ptTHING9ptTHONG9ptCOGON8ptCOIGN8ptCONGO8ptCORGI8ptGISMO8ptGROOM8ptHINTS8ptHISTS8ptHOIST8ptHONOR8ptHOOTS8ptHORNS8ptHORST8ptHOSTS8ptINCOG8ptMONGO8ptNORTH8ptORGIC8ptORTHO8ptRHINO8ptSHINS8ptSHIRT8ptSHIST8ptSHITS8ptSHOON8ptSHOOS8ptSHOOT8ptSHORN8ptSHORT8ptSHOTS8ptSHRIS8ptSINHS8ptSMOGS8ptSOOTH8ptSOTHS8ptTHINS8ptTHORN8ptTHORO8ptCIONS7ptCISTS7ptCOINS7ptCOIRS7ptCONTO7ptCOONS7ptCOOTS7ptCORNS7ptCOSTS7ptCROON7ptCROSS7ptICONS7ptMINOR7ptMINTS7ptMISOS7ptMISTS7ptMOIST7ptMONOS7ptMOONS7ptMOORS7ptMOOTS7ptMORNS7ptMORON7ptMORTS7ptMOSSO7ptMOSTS7ptMOTOR7ptNOMOI7ptNOMOS7ptNORMS7ptOMITS7ptONTIC7ptORCIN7ptROOMS7ptSCION7ptSCOOT7ptSCORN7ptSCOTS7ptSONIC7ptSTOIC7ptSTORM7ptTONIC7ptTORCS7ptTORIC7ptTRIMS7ptGIRNS6ptGIRON6ptGIROS6ptGIRTS6ptGISTS6ptGOONS6ptGRINS6ptGRIOT6ptGRIST6ptGRITS6ptGROIN6ptGROSS6ptGROTS6ptINGOT6ptRINGS6ptSIGNS6ptSINGS6ptSNOGS6ptSONGS6ptSORGO6ptSTING6ptTIGON6ptTINGS6ptTONGS6ptTRIGO6ptTRIGS6ptINTRO5ptIRONS5ptNITRO5ptNOIRS5ptNORIS5ptORNIS5ptRIOTS5ptROOST5ptROOTS5ptROSIN5ptROTIS5ptROTOS5ptSNITS5ptSNOOT5ptSNORT5ptSNOTS5ptSOOTS5ptSORNS5ptSORTS5ptSTIRS5ptTIROS5ptTOONS5ptTOROS5ptTORSI5ptTORSO5ptTRIOS5ptTROIS5pt

4-letter 172 words Best: CHIN (9pt)

CHIN9ptCHIS9ptCHIT9ptCHON9ptCOHO9ptCOSH9ptHOMO9ptICHS9ptINCH9ptITCH9ptMHOS9ptMOTH9ptOHMS9ptRICH9ptSHIM9ptSHMO9ptCORM8ptGHIS8ptGOSH8ptHOGS8ptHONG8ptMOCS8ptNIGH8ptSHOG8ptSIGH8ptCOGS7ptGRIM7ptHINS7ptHINT7ptHISN7ptHISS7ptHIST7ptHITS7ptHONS7ptHOOT7ptHORN7ptHOST7ptHOTS7ptMIGS7ptMOGS7ptNOSH7ptOOHS7ptRHOS7ptSHIN7ptSHIT7ptSHOO7ptSHOT7ptSHRI7ptSINH7ptSITH7ptSMOG7ptSOTH7ptTHIN7ptTHIO7ptTHIR7ptTHIS7ptTHRO7ptTOSH7ptCION6ptCIST6ptCOIN6ptCOIR6ptCONI6ptCONS6ptCOON6ptCOOS6ptCOOT6ptCORN6ptCOSS6ptCOST6ptCOTS6ptCRIS6ptICON6ptISMS6ptMINT6ptMIRS6ptMISO6ptMISS6ptMIST6ptMONO6ptMONS6ptMOON6ptMOOR6ptMOOS6ptMOOT6ptMORN6ptMORS6ptMORT6ptMOSS6ptMOST6ptMOTS6ptNIMS6ptNOMS6ptNORM6ptOMIT6ptORCS6ptOTIC6ptRIMS6ptROCS6ptROMS6ptROOM6ptSCOT6ptSICS6ptSIMS6ptSMIT6ptTICS6ptTOMS6ptTOOM6ptTORC6ptTRIM6ptGINS5ptGIRN5ptGIRO5ptGIRT5ptGIST5ptGITS5ptGOON5ptGOOS5ptGRIN5ptGRIT5ptGROT5ptNOGS5ptRIGS5ptRING5ptSIGN5ptSING5ptSNOG5ptSONG5ptTING5ptTOGS5ptTONG5ptTRIG5ptINRO4ptINTO4ptIONS4ptIRON4ptNITS4ptNOIR4ptNORI4ptONTO4ptOOTS4ptORTS4ptRINS4ptRIOT4ptROOT4ptROTI4ptROTO4ptROTS4ptSINS4ptSIRS4ptSITS4ptSNIT4ptSNOT4ptSONS4ptSOON4ptSOOT4ptSORI4ptSORN4ptSORT4ptSOTS4ptSRIS4ptSTIR4ptTINS4ptTIRO4ptTONS4ptTOON4ptTORI4ptTORN4ptTORO4ptTORS4ptTOSS4ptTRIO4pt

3-letter 84 words Best: CHI (8pt)

CHI8ptHIC8ptHIM8ptICH8ptMHO8ptOHM8ptGHI7ptHOG7ptMOC7ptCOG6ptHIN6ptHIS6ptHIT6ptHON6ptHOT6ptMIG6ptMOG6ptNOH6ptNTH6ptOHO6ptOHS6ptOOH6ptRHO6ptTHO6ptCIS5ptCON5ptCOO5ptCOR5ptCOS5ptCOT5ptISM5ptMIR5ptMIS5ptMON5ptMOO5ptMOR5ptMOS5ptMOT5ptNIM5ptNOM5ptOMS5ptORC5ptRIM5ptROC5ptROM5ptSIC5ptSIM5ptTIC5ptTOM5ptGIN4ptGIT4ptGOO4ptGOR4ptGOT4ptNOG4ptRIG4ptTOG4ptINS3ptION3ptITS3ptNIT3ptNOO3ptNOR3ptNOS3ptNOT3ptONS3ptOOT3ptORS3ptORT3ptRIN3ptROT3ptSIN3ptSIR3ptSIS3ptSIT3ptSON3ptSOS3ptSOT3ptSRI3ptTIN3ptTIS3ptTON3ptTOO3ptTOR3pt

2-letter 20 words Best: HM (7pt)

HM7ptHI5ptHO5ptOH5ptSH5ptMI4ptMO4ptOM4ptGO3ptIN2ptIS2ptIT2ptNO2ptON2ptOR2ptOS2ptSI2ptSO2ptTI2ptTO2pt

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About the Word SHORTCOMINGS

  • Letters: 12
  • Scrabble score: 20 pts
  • Words With Friends score: 23 pts
  • Valid in Scrabble: Yes
  • Valid in Words With Friends: Yes
  • Words found: 718

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Game Strategy FAQ

How do I play SHORTCOMINGS in Scrabble?
Play SHORTCOMINGS directly for 20 points, or use its letters to form 718 other words for better board placement.
What is the difference in score for SHORTCOMINGS between Scrabble and WWF?
SHORTCOMINGS scores 20 pts in Scrabble and 23 pts in Words With Friends.
What is the best short word from SHORTCOMINGS?
CHIN (9 pts) is a strong short play from SHORTCOMINGS.

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