Definition of shortfall

"shortfall" 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"

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shortfall in Scrabble®

The word shortfall 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: 15

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters shortfall:

SHORTFALL
(171)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (4 words)

florals, harlots, shallot, thralls

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word shortfall

SHORTFALL
(171)
SHORTFALL
(144)
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(114)
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(96)
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(64)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In shortfall

SHORTFALL
(171)
SHORTFALL
(144)
SHORTFALL
(114)
SHORTFALL
(96)
THRALLS
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SHALLOT
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HARLOTS
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HARLOTS
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THRALLS
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SHALLOT
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SHALLOT
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THRALLS
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SHORTFALL
(64)
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SHORTFALL
(60)
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(60)
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(60)
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(57)
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(51)
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(48)
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(46)
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(45)
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(42)
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(40)

shortfall in Words With Friends™

The word shortfall 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: 16

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

SHORTFALL
(234)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (4 words)

florals, harlots, shallot, thralls

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word shortfall

SHORTFALL
(234)
SHORTFALL
(144)
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(108)
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(84)
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(76)
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(72)
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(72)
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(66)
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(64)
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(60)
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(60)
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(60)
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(48)
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(44)
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(44)
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(44)
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(40)
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(36)
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(34)
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(32)
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(32)
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(32)
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(32)
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(32)
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(32)
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(25)
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(22)
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(20)
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(19)
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(19)
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(18)
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(18)
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(17)

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

SHORTFALL
(234)
SHORTFALL
(144)
SHORTFALL
(108)
FLORALS
(101 = 66 + 35)
SHALLOT
(98 = 63 + 35)
FLORALS
(95 = 60 + 35)
THRALLS
(92 = 57 + 35)
HARLOTS
(89 = 54 + 35)
FLORALS
(89 = 54 + 35)
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SHALLOT
(86 = 51 + 35)
THRALLS
(86 = 51 + 35)
THRALLS
(86 = 51 + 35)
SHALLOT
(86 = 51 + 35)
THRALLS
(86 = 51 + 35)
SHALLOT
(86 = 51 + 35)
SHORTFALL
(84)
HARLOTS
(83 = 48 + 35)
HARLOTS
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FLORALS
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HARLOTS
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HARLOTS
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FLORALS
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SHORTFALL
(76)
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FLORALS
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SHORTFALL
(72)
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(72)
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(72)
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SHORTFALL
(68)
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SHORTFALL
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(64)
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(64)
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SHOFAR
(63)
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FLOATS
(60)
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(60)
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(60)
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(60)
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(54)
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(54)
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(54)
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(54)
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(51)
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(51)
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(51)
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Words containing the sequence shortfall

Words that start with shortfall (2 words)

Words with shortfall in them (1 word)

Words that end with shortfall (1 word)

Word Growth involving shortfall

Shorter words in shortfall

all fall

fa fall

or short

Longer words containing shortfall

shortfalls