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SHORTAGES is a playable word
shortage Scrabble® Dictionary
noun
pl.
shortages
an insufficient supply or amount
494 Playable Words can be made from "SHORTAGES"
3-Letter Words (87 found)
- age
- ago
- ags
- ahs
- are
- aro
- ars
- art
- ash
- ass
- ate
- ats
- ear
- eat
- ego
- era
- erg
- ers
- ess
- est
- eta
- eth
- gae
- gar
- gas
- gat
- get
- goa
- gor
- gos
- got
- hae
- hag
- hao
- has
- hat
- her
- hes
- het
- hoe
- hog
- hot
- oar
- oat
- oes
- ohs
- ora
- ore
- org
- ors
- ort
- ose
- rag
- rah
- ras
- rat
- reg
- res
- ret
- rho
- roe
- rot
- sae
- sag
- sat
- sea
- ser
- set
- sha
- she
- sho
- soh
- sos
- sot
- tae
75 of 87 words shown
4-Letter Words (151 found)
- aero
- ager
- ages
- agro
- areg
- ares
- argh
- aros
- arts
- ates
- ears
- east
- eath
- eats
- egos
- eras
- ergo
- ergs
- eros
- erst
- ests
- etas
- eths
- gaes
- gars
- gash
- gast
- gate
- gats
- gear
- gest
- geta
- gets
- ghat
- goas
- goat
- goer
- goes
- gore
- gosh
- goth
- grat
- grot
- haes
- haet
- hags
- hare
- hart
- hast
- hate
- hats
- hear
- heat
- hero
- hers
- hest
- hets
- hoar
- hoer
- hoes
- hogs
- hora
- hose
- hoss
- host
- hots
- oars
- oast
- oath
- oats
- ogre
- ores
- orgs
- orts
- osar
75 of 151 words shown
5-Letter Words (141 found)
- agers
- agros
- argot
- arose
- arses
- ashes
- asset
- aster
- earth
- easts
- ergot
- ethos
- garth
- gases
- gasts
- gater
- gates
- gator
- gears
- gerah
- gesso
- gests
- getas
- ghast
- ghats
- ghost
- goats
- goers
- goest
- goeth
- gores
- gorse
- goths
- grass
- grate
- great
- groat
- gross
- grots
- haets
- hares
- harts
- haste
- hater
- hates
- hears
- heart
- heats
- heros
- hests
- hoars
- hoers
- horas
- horse
- horst
- hoser
- hoses
- hosta
- hosts
- oases
- oasts
- oater
- oaths
- ogres
- orate
- other
- rages
- rases
- rates
- rathe
- ratos
- resat
- rests
- retag
- rheas
75 of 141 words shown
6-Letter Words (69 found)
- ahorse
- argots
- ashore
- assert
- assort
- asters
- earths
- ergots
- garote
- garths
- gasher
- gashes
- gasser
- gaster
- gaters
- gather
- gators
- gerahs
- gherao
- ghosts
- gorses
- grates
- greats
- groats
- hastes
- haters
- hearts
- hoarse
- horses
- horste
- horsts
- hosers
- hostas
- oaters
- ogress
- orates
- orgeat
- osetra
- others
- rashes
- reshot
- retags
- roasts
- rosets
- sagest
- sarges
- sargos
- serosa
- shares
- shears
- shoats
- shoers
- shores
- shorts
- shotes
- sorest
- sortes
- stager
- stages
- stares
- stores
- targes
- throes
- toerag
- torahs
- torses
- toshes
- tosser
- tsores
7-Letter Words (16 found)
9-Letter Words (1 found)
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