Definition of shortens

"shortens" in the verb sense

1. shorten

make shorter than originally intended reduce or retrench in length or duration

"He shortened his trip due to illness"

2. abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce

reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

"The manuscript must be shortened"

3. shorten

make short or shorter

"shorten the skirt"

"shorten the rope by a few inches"

4. shorten

become short or shorter

"In winter, the days shorten"

5. bowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, castrate, shorten

edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate

"bowdlerize a novel"

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Quotations for shortens

Ennui shortens life, and bereaves the day of its light. [ Emerson ]

shortens in Scrabble®

The word shortens 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: 11

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters shortens:

SHORTENS
(108)
SHORTENS
(108)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (6 words)

hornets, hotness, shorten, stoners, tensors, thrones

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word shortens

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

SHORTENS
(108)
SHORTENS
(108)
HOTNESS
(92 = 42 + 50)
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HORNETS
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SHORTENS
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shortens in Words With Friends™

The word shortens 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: 11

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters shortens:

HORNETS
(89 = 54 + 35)
HOTNESS
(89 = 54 + 35)
SHORTEN
(89 = 54 + 35)
THRONES
(89 = 54 + 35)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (6 words)

hornets, hotness, shorten, stoners, tensors, thrones

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word shortens

SHORTENS
(78)
SHORTENS
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SHORTENS
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In shortens

HORNETS
(89 = 54 + 35)
HOTNESS
(89 = 54 + 35)
SHORTEN
(89 = 54 + 35)
THRONES
(89 = 54 + 35)
THRONES
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HORNETS
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SHORTEN
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HOTNESS
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SHORTEN
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HOTNESS
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THRONES
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SHORTENS
(78)
SHORTENS
(78)
STONERS
(77 = 42 + 35)
SHORTEN
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STONERS
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HORNET
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Words containing the sequence shortens

Words that start with shortens (1 word)

Words with shortens in them (1 word)

Words that end with shortens (2 words)

Word Growth involving shortens

Shorter words in shortens

or short shorten

en ten shorten

en ens tens

en ten tens

Longer words containing shortens

overshortens