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Shorter

s 1h 4o 1r 1t 1e 1r 1

About 2 syllables

adjective · adverb · 7 letters · Very common · comparative of short

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does shorter mean?

adjective

  1. primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

    “a short life”

  2. (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length

    “short skirts”

  3. low in stature; not tall

    “he was short and stocky”

    Synonymslittle

  4. of insufficient quantity to meet a need

    “an inadequate income”

    Synonymsinadequatepoorjejune

  5. (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range

    “a short memory”

    Synonymsunretentiveforgetful

  6. not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices

    “a short sale”

adverb

  1. quickly and without warning

    “he stopped suddenly”

    Synonymsabruptlysuddenlydead

Definitions shown for short, the base form of shorter.

Is SHORTER a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is SHORTER worth?

Scrabble

10 pts
s 1h 4o 1r 1t 1e 1r 1

Words With Friends

9 pts
s 1h 3o 1r 1t 1e 1r 1

Wordfeud

10 pts
s 1h 4o 1r 1t 1e 1r 1

NYT Crossplay

9 pts
s 1h 3o 1r 1t 1e 1r 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in SHORTER

Anagrams 2

rhetorsrothers

Words that end like SHORTER

Common words that share the ending -ORTER, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

porterreportersupporterexporterdistorter
All words ending in -ORTER

Shorter: quick answers

Is SHORTER a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. SHORTER is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 10 points before board bonuses.
How many points is SHORTER worth?
SHORTER scores 10 points in Scrabble, 9 in Words With Friends, 10 in Wordfeud and 9 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does shorter mean?
shorter is the comparative of short, which means “primarily temporal sense”. It has 7 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in SHORTER?
You can make 136 shorter words from SHORTER, such as HORSTE, OTHERS, RESHOT, RHETOR. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of SHORTER?
SHORTER rearranges into RHETORS, ROTHERS.