Is SHORTAGE a word?
SHORTAGE is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words With Friends, has 8 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 60 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, SHORTAGE is a valid word.
What does shortage mean?
noun: the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required.
“new blood vessels bud out from the already dilated vascular bed to make up the nutritional deficit”
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
SHORTAGE: word details
- Pronunciation: SHAWR-tuhj (approx., 2 syllables)
- Length: 8 letters, a long word. It is one of 40,530 8-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 12 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 12 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside shortage
Words you can make from the letters of shortage.
Frequently asked questions
What does SHORTAGE mean?
SHORTAGE is a noun. It means: the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required.
Is SHORTAGE a valid word?
Yes, SHORTAGE is a valid word. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.