SHORTENING

10 letters, 14 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What SHORTENING Means

noun: fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods
noun: act of decreasing in length“the dress needs shortening”

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

SHORTENING is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 14 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as S1 H4 O1 R1 T1 E1 N1 I1 N1 G2.

Words Made From The Letters In SHORTENING

875 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

9 letter words (4)

INTHRONES NITROGENS NORTHINGS RINGTONES

8 letter words (27)

7 letter words (83)

6 letter words (172)

EGOIST EIGHTS ENGIRT ENNOGS ENRING ENSIGN ERGONS ERGOTS ERINGO ERNING ESTRIN ETHION ETHNOS GENROS GINNER GIRONS GIRTHS GOIEST GOITER GOITRE GONERS GORHEN GOSTER GREINS GRIOTS GRISON GRITHS GROINS GRONES GROSET HERIOT HEROIN HERONS HETING HINGER HINGES HINTER HOEING HOGENS HOGTIE HONERS HONEST HONGIS HONING HORNET HORSTE HOSIER HOSING HOSTIE IGNORE INERTS INGEST INGOES INGOTS INNERS INSERT INTERN INTERS INTONE INTRON INTROS IRONES NEIGHS NESTOR NIGERS NIGHER NIGHTS NINTHS NITERS NITHER NITONS NITRES NITROS NOINTS NONETS NORITE NORTHS NOSHER NOSIER NOSING NOTERS NOTHER NOTING OGRISH ORGIES ORIENT OTHERS REGION REIGNS RENIGS RENINS RESHOT RESIGN RHINES RHINOS RHONES RIGHTO RIGHTS ROESTI RONINS RONNIE RONTES ROSING ROTING SENHOR SENIOR SENNIT SERING SHINER SHINNE SHRINE SIGHER SIGNER SIGNET SIGNOR SINGER SINNER SINNET SINTER SITHEN SOIGNE SONERI SONNET SORING SORTIE STINGO STOGIE STONEN STONER STONNE STORGE STRING STRONG TENNIS TENNOS TENONS TENORS TENSON TENSOR THEGNS THEINS THEIRS THINGS THONGS THORNS THROES THRONE THRONG TIGERS TIGONS TINGES TINNER TIROES TOEING TOINGS TONERS TONGER TONIER TONIES TONING TONISH TONNER TONNES TORIES TOSHER TOSING TRIENS TRIGON TRIGOS TRINES TRIOSE TRONES

5 letter words (237)

EHING EIGHT ENNOG EOSIN ERGON ERGOS ERGOT ERING ESTRO ETHOS GEIST GEITS GENRO GENTS GHEST GHOST GIRNS GIRON GIROS GIRSH GIRTH GIRTS GITES GOERS GOEST GOETH GOIER GONER GORES GORIS GORSE GOSHT GOTHS GREIN GRENS GRINS GRIOT GRISE GRIST GRITH GRITS GROIN GRONE GROTS HEIRS HEIST HENTS HERNS HERON HEROS HINGE HINGS HINTS HIRES HOERS HOGEN HOING HOISE HOIST HONER HONES HONGI HONGS HORIS HORNS HORSE HORST HOSEN HOSER HOTEN INERT INGOT INNER INSET INTER INTRO IRONE IRONS ITHER NEIGH NEIST NEONS NERTS NIGER NIGHS NIGHT NINES NINTH NITER NITES NITON NITRE NITRO NOINT NOIRS NOISE NONES NONET NONGS NONIS NORIS NORTH NOSER NOTER NOTES OGRES OHING OINTS ONERS ONSET ORNIS OSIER OTHER REGOS REIGN REINS REIST RENIG RENIN RENTS RESIN RESIT RESTO RHIES RHINE RHINO RHONE RIGHT RINES RINGS RINSE RIOTS RISEN RITES ROINS ROIST RONES RONIN RONNE RONTE RONTS ROSET ROSHI ROSIN ROSIT ROSTI ROTES ROTIS SEGNI SEGNO SEHRI SENGI SENOR SENTI SERIN SERON SETON SHENT SHIER SHINE SHIRE SHIRT SHOER SHOGI SHONE SHORE SHORN SHORT SHOTE SIENT SIETH SIGHT SINGE SIREN SITHE SNIRT SNORE SNORT SOGER SONNE STEIN STENO STERN STING STIRE STONE STONG STONN STORE STRIG TEHRS TEINS TENNO TENON TENOR TERNS THEGN THEIN THEIR THENS THIGS THINE THING THINS THONG THORN THOSE THROE TIERS TIGER TIGES TIGON TINES TINGE TINGS TIRES TIROS TOGES TOING TOISE TONER TONES TONGS TONNE TORES TORSE TORSI TRIES TRIGO TRIGS TRINE TRINS TRIOS TROGS TROIS TRONE TRONS

4 letter words (213)

EGIS EGOS EISH ENGS EONS ERGO ERGS ERNS EROS ERST ETHS GEIT GENS GENT GEOS GERS GERT GEST GETS GHIS GIEN GIES GINN GINS GIOS GIRN GIRO GIRT GIST GITE GITS GOER GOES GONE GONS GORE GORI GOSH GOTH GREN GRIN GRIS GRIT GROT HEIR HENS HENT HERN HERO HERS HEST HETS HIES HING HINS HINT HIRE HISN HIST HITS HOES HOGS HONE HONG HONS HORI HORN HORS HOSE HOST HOTE HOTS INGO INGS INNS INRO INTO IONS IRES IRON NEGS NEON NESH NEST NETS NIES NIGH NINE NISH NITE NITS NOES NOGS NOIR NONE NONG NONI NORI NOSE NOSH NOTE OGRE OINT ONER ONES ONIE ONST ORES ORTS REGO REGS REHS REIN REIS RENS RENT REOS RESH REST RETS RHOS RIGS RINE RING RINS RIOT RISE RITE RITS ROES ROIN RONE RONG RONT ROSE ROST ROTE ROTI ROTS SEGO SEIR SENT SHET SHIN SHIR SHOE SHOG SHOT SHRI SIEN SIGH SIGN SINE SING SINH SIRE SITE SITH SNIG SNIT SNOG SNOT SONE SONG SORE SORI SORN SORT SOTH STEN STIE STIR TEGS TEHR TEIN TENS TERN THEN THIG THIN THIO THIR THIS THON THRO TIER TIES TIGE TIGS TINE TING TINS TIRE TIRO TOES TOGE TOGS TONE TONG TONS TORE TORI TORN TORS TOSE TOSH TRES TRIE TRIG TRIN TRIO TROG TRON

3 letter words (109)

EGO EHS ENG ENS EON ERG ERN ERS EST ETH GEN GEO GER GET GHI GIE GIN GIO GIS GIT GOE GON GOR GOS GOT HEN HER HES HET HIE HIN HIS HIT HOE HOG HOI HON HOS HOT ING INN INS ION IOS IRE ISH ISO ITS NEG NET NIE NIS NIT NOG NOH NON NOR NOS NOT NTH OES OHS OIS ONE ONS ORE ORS ORT OSE REG REH REI REN REO RES RET RHO RIG RIN RIT ROE ROT SEG SEI SEN SER SET SHE SIN SIR SIT SOG SOH SON SOT SRI TEG TEN TES THE THO TIE TIG TIN TIS TOE TOG TON TOR

2 letter words (30)

EH EN ER ES ET GI GO HE HI HO IN IO IS IT NE NO OE OH OI ON OR OS RE SH SI SO ST TE TI TO

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