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Is shorty a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word shorty is a Scrabble US word. The word shorty is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

S1H4O1R1T1Y4

Is shorty a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word shorty is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

S1H4O1R1T1Y4

Is shorty a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word shorty is a Words With Friends word. The word shorty is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

S1H3O1R1T1Y3

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6-letter words (2 found)

HOSTRY,SHORTY,

5-letter words (10 found)

HORST,HORSY,ROYST,RYOTS,SHORT,STORY,STROY,TOSHY,TROYS,TYROS,

4-letter words (20 found)

HORS,HOST,HOTS,HOYS,ORTS,RHOS,ROST,ROSY,ROTS,RYOT,SHOT,SORT,SOTH,THRO,TORS,TORY,TOSH,TOYS,TROY,TYRO,

3-letter words (21 found)

HOS,HOT,HOY,OHS,ORS,ORT,OYS,RHO,RHY,ROT,SHO,SHY,SOH,SOT,SOY,STY,THO,THY,TOR,TOY,TRY,

2-letter words (10 found)

HO,OH,OR,OS,OY,SH,SO,ST,TO,YO,

You can make 63 words from shorty according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of shorty

shorty

Alternative forms

  • shortie
  • shawty (hip-hop)

Etymology

From short +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈʃɔː.ti/
  • (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈʃoɹ.ti/
  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈʃoː.ti/
  • Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)ti

Noun

shorty (plural shorties)

  1. (informal) A short person.
  2. (informal) A term of endearment for a child, younger sibling, shorter person, etc.
  3. (slang, chiefly African-American Vernacular) A child.
    • 1997, Robert Jackson, The Darkside: Chronicling the Young Black Experience, Noble Press Incorporated:
      Ever since they introduced the world to Patrick Ewing and Michael Graham, Georgetown has been the Black school of choice for every shorty [...]
  4. (slang, chiefly African-American Vernacular) An attractive young female, especially one who is sexually available.
  5. (slang, chiefly African-American Vernacular) A girlfriend.

Derived terms

  • shorty shorts

Pronoun

shorty (third-person singular, feminine, nominative or objective case)

  1. (African-American Vernacular, slang) she or her, especially of a younger woman

Translations

Anagrams

  • Rosyth, hostry

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃɔʁ.ti/

Noun

shorty m (plural shortys)

  1. (pair of) boyshorts, French knickers

Source: wiktionary.org