Definition of shortages

"shortages" in the noun sense

1. deficit, shortage, shortfall

the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required

"new blood vessels bud out from the already dilated vascular bed to make up the nutritional deficit"

2. dearth, famine, shortage

an acute insufficiency

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shortages in Scrabble®

The word shortages is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 13

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters shortages:

SHORTAGES

(126)

SHORTAGES

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Seven Letter Word Alert: (8 words)

earshot, gashers, gathers, rashest, seahogs, stagers, storage, trashes

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word shortages

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In shortages

SHORTAGES

(126)

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GATHERS

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shortages in Words With Friends™

The word shortages is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 13

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters shortages:

SHORTAGES

(153)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (8 words)

earshot, gashers, gathers, rashest, seahogs, stagers, storage, trashes

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word shortages

SHORTAGES

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SHORTAGES

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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In shortages

SHORTAGES

(153)

SEAHOGS

(104 = 69 + 35)

GATHERS

(92 = 57 + 35)

SEAHOGS

(92 = 57 + 35)

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SHORTAGES

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SEAHOG

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SHORTAGES

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Words within the letters of shortages

2 letter words in shortages (16 words)

ag ah ar as at eh go ha he oh or os re so ta to

3 letter words in shortages (49 words)

age ago are ars art ash ass ate ear eat ego era erg ess eta gas get gos got hag has hat her hes het hoe hog hot oar oat ohs ore ors rag rat rho roe rot sag sat sea set she sot tag tar tea the toe

4 letter words in shortages (84 words)

5 letter words in shortages (80 words)

6 letter words in shortages (42 words)

7 letter words in shortages (8 words)

earshot gashers gathers rashest seahogs stagers storage trashes

8 letter words in shortages (4 words)

hoarsest hostages shortage storages

9 letter words in shortages (1 word)

shortages

shortages + 1 blank (1 word)

grapeshots

shortages + 2 blanks (1 word)

goatherdess

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Words containing the sequence shortages

Words that start with shortages (1 word)

shortages

Words with shortages in them (1 word)

shortages

Words that end with shortages (1 word)

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Word Growth involving shortages

Shorter words in shortages

ag age ages

ag age shortage

or short shortage

ag tag shortage

ta tag shortage

Longer words containing shortages

(No longer words found)