Play SHORTENING Strategically

647 valid words • Unscramble SHORTENING for Scrabble & Words With Friends

Strategy Tips for SHORTENING

Best Short Plays

GHIS (8pt)GOSH (8pt)HOGS (8pt)HONG (8pt)NIGH (8pt)SHOG (8pt)SIGH (8pt)ETHS (7pt)

High-Value Long Plays

SHORTENING (14pt)NORTHINGS (13pt)INTHRONES (12pt)NITROGENS (10pt)GHOSTIER (12pt)HISTOGEN (12pt)NORTHING (12pt)NOTHINGS (12pt)

Scores

Scrabble: 14 pts

WWF: 16 pts

Valid: Yes

Complete Word List — 647 Words

10-letter 1 words Best: SHORTENING (14pt)

9-letter 3 words Best: NORTHINGS (13pt)

NORTHINGS13pt INTHRONES12pt NITROGENS10pt

8-letter 20 words Best: GHOSTIER (12pt)

GHOSTIER12pt HISTOGEN12pt NORTHING12pt NOTHINGS12pt SENNIGHT12pt SHORTING12pt THORNING12pt THRONING12pt HORNIEST11pt INTHRONE11pt ORNITHES11pt THINNERS11pt TINHORNS11pt GENITORS9pt NEGRONIS9pt NITROGEN9pt RONTGENS9pt SNORTING9pt INTONERS8pt TERNIONS8pt

7-letter 67 words Best: GORHENS (11pt)

GORHENS11pt HENTING11pt HINGERS11pt HOGTIES11pt HORNING11pt HORSING11pt HOSTING11pt NIGHEST11pt NOSHING11pt NOTHING11pt OGREISH11pt RESIGHT11pt SHOEING11pt SHORING11pt SIGHTER11pt THRONGS11pt ETHIONS10pt HERIOTS10pt HEROINS10pt HINTERS10pt HISTONE10pt HOISTER10pt HORNETS10pt HORNIST10pt INSHORE10pt SHORTEN10pt SHORTIE10pt THINNER10pt THRONES10pt TINHORN10pt TONNISH10pt ERINGOS8pt GENITOR8pt GINNERS8pt GOITERS8pt GOITRES8pt GORIEST8pt IGNORES8pt NEGRONI8pt NESTING8pt REGIONS8pt RENTING8pt RESTING8pt RINGENT8pt RONTGEN8pt SIGNORE8pt SNORING8pt SORNING8pt SORTING8pt STINGER8pt STONING8pt STORING8pt TENSING8pt TONGERS8pt TRIGONS8pt INTERNS7pt INTONER7pt INTONES7pt INTRONS7pt NORITES7pt OESTRIN7pt ORIENTS7pt STONIER7pt TENSION7pt TERNION7pt TINNERS7pt TONNERS7pt

6-letter 134 words Best: EIGHTS (10pt)

EIGHTS10pt GIRTHS10pt GORHEN10pt GRITHS10pt HINGER10pt HINGES10pt HOEING10pt HOGTIE10pt HONING10pt HOSING10pt NEIGHS10pt NIGHER10pt NIGHTS10pt OGRISH10pt RIGHTO10pt RIGHTS10pt SIGHER10pt THEGNS10pt THINGS10pt THONGS10pt THRONG10pt ETHION9pt ETHNOS9pt HERIOT9pt HEROIN9pt HERONS9pt HINTER9pt HONERS9pt HONEST9pt HORNET9pt HORSTE9pt HOSIER9pt NINTHS9pt NORTHS9pt NOSHER9pt NOTHER9pt OTHERS9pt RESHOT9pt RHINOS9pt SENHOR9pt SHINER9pt SHRINE9pt THEINS9pt THEIRS9pt THORNS9pt THROES9pt THRONE9pt TONISH9pt EGOIST7pt ENGIRT7pt ENSIGN7pt ERGOTS7pt ERINGO7pt GENROS7pt GINNER7pt GIRONS7pt GOITER7pt GOITRE7pt GONERS7pt GRIOTS7pt GRISON7pt GROINS7pt IGNORE7pt INGEST7pt INGOTS7pt NOSING7pt NOTING7pt ORGIES7pt REGION7pt REIGNS7pt RENIGS7pt RESIGN7pt ROSING7pt SERING7pt SIGNER7pt SIGNET7pt SIGNOR7pt SINGER7pt SOIGNE7pt SORING7pt STINGO7pt STOGIE7pt STRING7pt STRONG7pt TIGERS7pt TIGONS7pt TINGES7pt TOEING7pt TONGER7pt TONING7pt TRIGON7pt TRIGOS7pt ESTRIN6pt INERTS6pt INNERS6pt INSERT6pt INTERN6pt INTERS6pt INTONE6pt INTRON6pt INTROS6pt IRONES6pt NESTOR6pt NITERS6pt NITONS6pt NITRES6pt NITROS6pt NONETS6pt NORITE6pt NOSIER6pt NOTERS6pt ORIENT6pt RENINS6pt SENIOR6pt SENNIT6pt SINNER6pt SINTER6pt SONNET6pt SORTIE6pt STONER6pt TENNIS6pt TENONS6pt TENORS6pt TENSOR6pt TINNER6pt TONERS6pt TONIER6pt TONNER6pt TONNES6pt TORIES6pt TRIENS6pt TRINES6pt TRIOSE6pt TRONES6pt

5-letter 161 words Best: EIGHT (9pt)

EIGHT9pt GHOST9pt GIRSH9pt GIRTH9pt GRITH9pt HINGE9pt HONGS9pt NEIGH9pt NIGHS9pt NIGHT9pt OHING9pt RIGHT9pt SIGHT9pt THEGN9pt THING9pt THONG9pt ETHOS8pt HEIRS8pt HEIST8pt HENTS8pt HERNS8pt HERON8pt HEROS8pt HINTS8pt HIRES8pt HOERS8pt HOISE8pt HOIST8pt HONER8pt HONES8pt HORNS8pt HORSE8pt HORST8pt HOSEN8pt ITHER8pt NINTH8pt NORTH8pt OTHER8pt RHINO8pt SHENT8pt SHIER8pt SHINE8pt SHIRE8pt SHIRT8pt SHOER8pt SHONE8pt SHORE8pt SHORN8pt SHORT8pt SHOTE8pt THEIN8pt THEIR8pt THENS8pt THINE8pt THINS8pt THORN8pt THOSE8pt THROE8pt ERGOT6pt GENRO6pt GENTS6pt GIRNS6pt GIRON6pt GIROS6pt GIRTS6pt GOERS6pt GONER6pt GORES6pt GORSE6pt GRINS6pt GRIOT6pt GRIST6pt GRITS6pt GROIN6pt GROTS6pt INGOT6pt OGRES6pt REIGN6pt RENIG6pt RINGS6pt SEGNI6pt SEGNO6pt SENGI6pt SINGE6pt STING6pt TIGER6pt TIGON6pt TINGE6pt TINGS6pt TONGS6pt TRIGO6pt TRIGS6pt EOSIN5pt INERT5pt INNER5pt INSET5pt INTER5pt INTRO5pt IRONE5pt IRONS5pt NEIST5pt NEONS5pt NERTS5pt NINES5pt NITER5pt NITES5pt NITON5pt NITRE5pt NITRO5pt NOIRS5pt NOISE5pt NONES5pt NONET5pt NORIS5pt NOTER5pt NOTES5pt ONSET5pt ORNIS5pt OSIER5pt REINS5pt RENIN5pt RENTS5pt RESIN5pt RINSE5pt RIOTS5pt RISEN5pt RITES5pt ROSET5pt ROSIN5pt ROTES5pt ROTIS5pt SENOR5pt SENTI5pt SERIN5pt SETON5pt SIREN5pt SNORE5pt SNORT5pt STEIN5pt STENO5pt STERN5pt STONE5pt STORE5pt TENON5pt TENOR5pt TERNS5pt TIERS5pt TINES5pt TIRES5pt TIROS5pt TONER5pt TONES5pt TONNE5pt TORES5pt TORSE5pt TORSI5pt TRIES5pt TRINE5pt TRIOS5pt TROIS5pt TRONE5pt

4-letter 155 words Best: GHIS (8pt)

GHIS8pt GOSH8pt HOGS8pt HONG8pt NIGH8pt SHOG8pt SIGH8pt ETHS7pt HEIR7pt HENS7pt HENT7pt HERN7pt HERO7pt HERS7pt HEST7pt HETS7pt HIES7pt HINS7pt HINT7pt HIRE7pt HISN7pt HIST7pt HITS7pt HOER7pt HOES7pt HONE7pt HONS7pt HORN7pt HOSE7pt HOST7pt HOTS7pt NOSH7pt RESH7pt RHOS7pt SHIN7pt SHIT7pt SHOE7pt SHOT7pt SHRI7pt SINH7pt SITH7pt SOTH7pt THEN7pt THIN7pt THIO7pt THIR7pt THIS7pt THRO7pt TOSH7pt EGIS5pt EGOS5pt ENGS5pt ERGO5pt ERGS5pt GENS5pt GENT5pt GEST5pt GETS5pt GIEN5pt GIES5pt GINS5pt GIRN5pt GIRO5pt GIRT5pt GIST5pt GITS5pt GOER5pt GOES5pt GONE5pt GORE5pt GRIN5pt GRIT5pt GROT5pt NOGS5pt OGRE5pt REGS5pt RIGS5pt RING5pt SEGO5pt SIGN5pt SING5pt SNOG5pt SONG5pt TEGS5pt TING5pt TOGS5pt TONG5pt TRIG5pt EONS4pt ERNS4pt EROS4pt ERST4pt INNS4pt INRO4pt INTO4pt IONS4pt IRES4pt IRON4pt NEON4pt NEST4pt NETS4pt NINE4pt NITE4pt NITS4pt NOES4pt NOIR4pt NONE4pt NORI4pt NOSE4pt NOTE4pt ONES4pt ORES4pt ORTS4pt REIN4pt REIS4pt RENT4pt REST4pt RETS4pt RINS4pt RIOT4pt RISE4pt RITE4pt ROES4pt ROSE4pt ROTE4pt ROTI4pt ROTS4pt SENT4pt SINE4pt SIRE4pt SITE4pt SNIT4pt SNOT4pt SONE4pt SORE4pt SORI4pt SORN4pt SORT4pt STIR4pt TENS4pt TERN4pt TIER4pt TIES4pt TINE4pt TINS4pt TIRE4pt TIRO4pt TOES4pt TONE4pt TONS4pt TORE4pt TORI4pt TORN4pt TORS4pt TRIO4pt

3-letter 81 words Best: GHI (7pt)

GHI7pt HOG7pt ETH6pt HEN6pt HER6pt HES6pt HET6pt HIE6pt HIN6pt HIS6pt HIT6pt HOE6pt HON6pt HOT6pt NOH6pt NTH6pt OHS6pt RHO6pt SHE6pt THE6pt THO6pt EGO4pt ENG4pt ERG4pt GEN4pt GET4pt GIE4pt GIN4pt GIT4pt GOR4pt GOT4pt NOG4pt REG4pt RIG4pt SEG4pt TEG4pt TOG4pt ENS3pt EON3pt ERN3pt ERS3pt INN3pt INS3pt ION3pt IRE3pt ITS3pt NET3pt NIT3pt NOR3pt NOS3pt NOT3pt OES3pt ONE3pt ONS3pt ORE3pt ORS3pt ORT3pt OSE3pt REI3pt RES3pt RET3pt RIN3pt ROE3pt ROT3pt SEI3pt SEN3pt SER3pt SET3pt SIN3pt SIR3pt SIT3pt SON3pt SOT3pt SRI3pt TEN3pt TIE3pt TIN3pt TIS3pt TOE3pt TON3pt TOR3pt

2-letter 25 words Best: EH (5pt)

EH5pt HE5pt HI5pt HO5pt OH5pt SH5pt GO3pt EN2pt ER2pt ES2pt ET2pt IN2pt IS2pt IT2pt NE2pt NO2pt OE2pt ON2pt OR2pt OS2pt RE2pt SI2pt SO2pt TI2pt TO2pt

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About the Word SHORTENING

Letters: 10
Scrabble score: 14 pts
Words With Friends score: 16 pts
Valid in Scrabble: Yes
Valid in Words With Friends: Yes
Words found: 647

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How do I play SHORTENING in Scrabble?: Play SHORTENING directly for 14 points, or use its letters to form 647 other words for better board placement.
What is the difference in score for SHORTENING between Scrabble and WWF?: SHORTENING scores 14 pts in Scrabble and 16 pts in Words With Friends.
What is the best short word from SHORTENING?: GHIS (8 pts) is a strong short play from SHORTENING.

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