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SHORTENING is a playable word
shorten Scrabble® Dictionary
verb
shortened, shortening, shortens
to make or become shorter
700 Playable Words can be made from "SHORTENING"
2-Letter Words (28 found)
3-Letter Words (89 found)
- ego
- eng
- ens
- eon
- erg
- ern
- ers
- est
- eth
- gen
- get
- ghi
- gie
- gin
- gis
- git
- gor
- gos
- got
- hen
- her
- hes
- het
- hie
- hin
- his
- hit
- hoe
- hog
- hon
- hot
- inn
- ins
- ion
- ire
- its
- neg
- net
- nit
- nog
- noh
- nor
- nos
- not
- nth
- oes
- ohs
- one
- ons
- ore
- org
- ors
- ort
- ose
- reg
- rei
- res
- ret
- rho
- rig
- rin
- roe
- rot
- sei
- sen
- ser
- set
- she
- sho
- sig
- sin
- sir
- sit
- soh
- son
75 of 89 words shown
4-Letter Words (163 found)
- egis
- egos
- engs
- eons
- ergo
- ergs
- erns
- eros
- erst
- eths
- gens
- gent
- gest
- gets
- ghis
- gien
- gies
- gins
- girn
- giro
- girt
- gist
- gite
- gits
- goer
- goes
- gone
- gore
- gosh
- goth
- grin
- grit
- grot
- heir
- hens
- hent
- hern
- hero
- hers
- hest
- hets
- hies
- hins
- hint
- hire
- hisn
- hist
- hits
- hoer
- hoes
- hogs
- hone
- hong
- hons
- horn
- hose
- host
- hots
- inns
- inro
- into
- ions
- ires
- iron
- negs
- neon
- nest
- nets
- nigh
- nine
- nite
- nits
- noes
- nogs
- noir
75 of 163 words shown
5-Letter Words (179 found)
- eight
- eosin
- ergot
- ethos
- genro
- gents
- ghost
- girns
- giron
- giros
- girsh
- girth
- girts
- gites
- goers
- goest
- goeth
- goner
- gores
- gorse
- goths
- grins
- griot
- grist
- grith
- grits
- groin
- grots
- heirs
- heist
- hents
- herns
- heron
- heros
- hinge
- hints
- hires
- hoers
- hoise
- hoist
- honer
- hones
- hongi
- hongs
- horns
- horse
- horst
- hosen
- hoser
- inert
- ingot
- inner
- inset
- inter
- intro
- irone
- irons
- ither
- neigh
- neist
- neons
- nerts
- nighs
- night
- niner
- nines
- ninth
- niter
- nites
- niton
- nitre
- nitro
- noirs
- noise
- nones
75 of 179 words shown
6-Letter Words (143 found)
- egoist
- eights
- engirt
- ensign
- ergots
- eringo
- estrin
- ethion
- ethnos
- genros
- ginner
- girons
- girths
- goiter
- goitre
- goners
- gorhen
- griots
- grison
- griths
- groins
- heriot
- heroin
- herons
- hinger
- hinges
- hinter
- hoeing
- hogtie
- honers
- honest
- honing
- hornet
- horsie
- horste
- hosier
- hosing
- ignore
- inerts
- ingest
- ingots
- inners
- insert
- intern
- inters
- intone
- intron
- intros
- irones
- neighs
- nestor
- nigher
- nights
- niners
- ninths
- niters
- nitons
- nitres
- nitros
- nonets
- norite
- norths
- nosher
- nosier
- nosing
- noters
- nother
- noting
- ogrish
- orgies
- orient
- others
- region
- reigns
- renigs
75 of 143 words shown
7-Letter Words (69 found)
- eringos
- ethions
- genitor
- ginners
- goiters
- goitres
- gorhens
- goriest
- henting
- heriots
- heroins
- hingers
- hinters
- histone
- hogties
- hoister
- hongies
- hornets
- horning
- hornist
- horsing
- hosting
- ignores
- inshore
- interns
- intoner
- intones
- introns
- negroni
- nesting
- nighest
- norites
- noshing
- nothing
- oestrin
- ogreish
- orients
- regions
- renting
- resight
- resting
- ringent
- rontgen
- shoeing
- shoring
- shorten
- shortie
- sighter
- signore
- snoring
- sorning
- sorting
- stinger
- stonier
- stoning
- storing
- tensing
- tension
- ternion
- thinner
- thrones
- throngs
- tignons
- tinhorn
- tinners
- tongers
- tonners
- tonnish
- trigons
8-Letter Words (24 found)
10-Letter Words (1 found)
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