There are 257 words hidden in the letters of SHORTENS, from 21 two-letter words up to SHORTENS (8 letters). For points, SHORTENS is best at 11.
No other single word uses all 8 letters of SHORTENS. SHORTENS has 8 letters: 2 vowels and 6 consonants, worth 11 points before any board bonuses.
8-letter words 1
7-letter words 10
6-letter words 44
ethnos9herons9honers9honest9hornet9horses9horste9horsts9nestor6norths9nosher9noshes9noters6nother9onsets6others9reshot9rosets6senhor9senors6sensor6setons6shoers9shores9shorts9shotes9snores6snorts6sorest6stenos6sterns6stoner6stones6stores6tenors6tensor6thorns9throes9throne9toners6torses6toshes9trones6tsores6
5-letter words 63
ethos8hents8herns8heron8heros8hests8hoers8honer8hones8horns8horse8horst8hosen8hoses8hosts8nerts5nests5north8noses5noter5notes5onset5other8rents5rests5roses5roset5rotes5senor5seton5shent8shoer8shoes8shone8shore8shorn8short8shote8shots8snore5snort5snots5sones5sores5sorns5sorts5soths8steno5stern5stone5store5tenor5terns5thens8thorn8those8throe8toner5tones5tores5torse5tress5trone5
4-letter words 70
eons4erns4eros4ersh7erst4eths7hens7hent7hern7hero7hers7hest7hets7hoer7hoes7hone7hons7horn7hose7host7hots7ness4nest4nets4noes4nose4nosh7note4ones4ores4orts4oses4rent4resh7rest4rets4rhos7roes4rose4rote4rots4sens4sent4sers4sets4sher7shes7shoe7shot7snot4sone4sons4sore4sorn4sort4soth7sots4stor4tens4tern4then7thro7toes4tone4tons4tore4torn4tors4tosh7toss4
3-letter words 48
ens3eon3ern3ers3ert3ess3eth6hen6her6hes6het6hoe6hon6hos6hot6net3noh6nor3nos3not3nth6oes3ohs6one3ons3ore3ors3ort3ose3res3ret3rho6roe3rot3sen3ser3set3she6son3sos3sot3ssh6ten3the6tho6toe3ton3tor3
2-letter words 21
eh5en2er2es2et2he5ho5ne2no2oe2oh5on2or2os2re2rs2sh5so2ss2to2ts2
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