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Is shorthand a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word shorthand is a Scrabble US word. The word shorthand is worth 16 points in Scrabble:

S1H4O1R1T1H4A1N1D2

Is shorthand a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word shorthand is a Scrabble UK word and has 16 points:

S1H4O1R1T1H4A1N1D2

Is shorthand a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word shorthand is a Words With Friends word. The word shorthand is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

S1H3O1R1T1H3A1N2D2

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9-letter words (1 found)

SHORTHAND,

7-letter words (2 found)

ANTHROS,HADRONS,

6-letter words (24 found)

ADORNS,ANDROS,ANTHRO,DONAHS,DRANTS,HADRON,HOARDS,HONDAS,HORAHS,NADORS,NORTHS,ORANTS,RADONS,ROTANS,SHARON,SHORAN,STRAND,STROND,THORNS,THRASH,TORAHS,TORANS,TROADS,TRONAS,

5-letter words (86 found)

ADORN,ANDRO,ARSON,DANTS,DARNS,DARTS,DATOS,DOATS,DONAH,DONAS,DORSA,DORTS,DOSHA,DRANT,DRATS,HADST,HANDS,HANTS,HARDS,HARNS,HAROS,HARSH,HARTS,HOARD,HOARS,HOAST,HONDA,HONDS,HORAH,HORAS,HORNS,HORST,HOSTA,NARDS,NOAHS,NORTH,OATHS,ODAHS,ORANT,RADON,RANDS,RANTS,RATHS,RATOS,ROADS,ROANS,ROAST,RONTS,ROTAN,ROTAS,SANTO,SAROD,SHAND,SHARD,SHARN,SHOAT,SHORN,SHORT,SNATH,SNORT,SONAR,SORDA,SORTA,STAND,STARN,STOND,STRAD,TAHRS,TANHS,TARDO,TARNS,TAROS,THANS,THARS,THORN,TOADS,TORAH,TORAN,TORAS,TRADS,TRANS,TRASH,TROAD,TRODS,TRONA,TRONS,

4-letter words (132 found)

ADOS,ANDS,ANTS,ARDS,ARTS,DAHS,DANS,DANT,DARN,DART,DASH,DATO,DOAT,DOHS,DONA,DONS,DORS,DORT,DOSA,DOSH,DOST,DOTH,DOTS,DRAT,HADS,HAHS,HAND,HANT,HAOS,HARD,HARN,HARO,HART,HASH,HAST,HATH,HATS,HOAR,HOAS,HODS,HOHA,HOHS,HOND,HONS,HORA,HORN,HORS,HOST,HOTS,NADS,NAOS,NARD,NATS,NOAH,NODS,NOSH,NOTA,OARS,OAST,OATH,OATS,ODAH,ODAS,ONST,ORAD,ORDS,ORTS,OSAR,RADS,RAHS,RAND,RANT,RASH,RAST,RATH,RATO,RATS,RHOS,ROAD,ROAN,RODS,RONT,ROST,ROTA,ROTS,SADO,SAND,SANT,SARD,SHAD,SHAH,SHAN,SHAT,SHOD,SHOT,SNAR,SNOD,SNOT,SOAR,SODA,SORA,SORD,SORN,SORT,SOTH,STAR,STOA,TADS,TAHR,TANH,TANS,TAOS,TARN,TARO,TARS,TASH,THAN,THAR,THON,THRO,TOAD,TODS,TONS,TORA,TORN,TORS,TOSA,TOSH,TRAD,TROD,TRON,TSAR,

3-letter words (79 found)

ADO,ADS,AHS,AND,ANS,ANT,ARD,ARS,ART,ASH,ATS,DAH,DAN,DAS,DOH,DON,DOR,DOS,DOT,DSO,HAD,HAH,HAN,HAO,HAS,HAT,HOA,HOD,HOH,HON,HOS,HOT,NAH,NAS,NAT,NOD,NOH,NOR,NOS,NOT,NTH,OAR,OAT,ODA,ODS,OHS,ONS,ORA,ORD,ORS,ORT,RAD,RAH,RAN,RAS,RAT,RHO,ROD,ROT,SAD,SAN,SAR,SAT,SHA,SHH,SHO,SOD,SOH,SON,SOT,TAD,TAN,TAO,TAR,TAS,THO,TOD,TON,TOR,

2-letter words (22 found)

AD,AH,AN,AR,AS,AT,DA,DO,HA,HO,NA,NO,OD,OH,ON,OR,OS,SH,SO,ST,TA,TO,

You can make 346 words from shorthand according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of shorthand

shorthand

Etymology

The noun is derived from short +‎ hand (“handwriting; style of penmanship”). The verb is derived from the noun.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈʃɔːthænd/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈʃɔɹthænd/
  • Hyphenation: short‧hand

Noun

shorthand (countable and uncountable, plural shorthands)

  1. A rough and rapid method of writing by substituting symbols for letters, words, etc.
    Synonyms: (obsolete) brachygraphy, stenography, phonography
    Antonym: longhand
  2. (by extension) Any brief or shortened way of saying or doing something.

Alternative forms

  • short hand (archaic)
  • short-hand (archaic)

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Verb

shorthand (third-person singular simple present shorthands, present participle shorthanding, simple past and past participle shorthanded)

  1. (transitive) To render (spoken or written words) into shorthand.
  2. (transitive, by extension) To use a brief or shortened way of saying or doing something.
  3. (intransitive) To write in shorthand.

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References

Further reading

  • shorthand on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Source: wiktionary.org