Is SHORTHAND a word?
SHORTHAND is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words With Friends, has 9 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 60 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, SHORTHAND is a valid word.
What does shorthand mean?
noun: a method of writing rapidly using an abbreviated symbolic system.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
SHORTHAND: word details
- Pronunciation: SHAWRT-hand (approx., 2 syllables)
- Length: 9 letters, a long word. It is one of 41,139 9-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 16 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 15 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 shorthand
Words you can make from the letters of shorthand.
Solve a whole rack, not just SHORTHAND
SHORTHAND is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does SHORTHAND mean?
SHORTHAND is a noun. It means: a method of writing rapidly using an abbreviated symbolic system.
Is SHORTHAND a valid word?
Yes, SHORTHAND is a valid word. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 15 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.