shorten

1. To become short or .

2. To deprive of effect.

3. To add fat to (as pastry dough) in order to make tender and flaky.

4. To cause to seem .

5. To reduce in power or efficiency .

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1. To become short or shorter.

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1. Nautical To take in (a sail) so that less canvas is exposed to the wind, thereby reducing speed.

2. To add shortening to (dough) so as to make flaky.

3. To make short or shorter.

4. To reduce in force, efficacy, or intensity.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
hornets	10	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
eh	5
en	2
er	2
es	2
et	2
he	5
ho	5
ne	2
no	2
oe	2
oh	5
on	2
or	2
os	2
re	2
sh	5
so	2
te	2
to	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ens	3
eon	3
ern	3
ers	3
est	3
eth	6
hen	6
her	6
hes	6
het	6
hoe	6
hon	6
hot	6
net	3
noh	6
nor	3
nos	3
not	3
nth	6
oes	3
ohs	6
one	3
ons	3
ore	3
ors	3
ort	3
ose	3
res	3
ret	3
rho	6
roe	3
rot	3
sen	3
ser	3
set	3
she	6
sho	6
soh	6
son	3
sot	3
ten	3
tes	3
the	6
tho	6
toe	3
ton	3
tor	3

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
eons	4
erns	4
eros	4
erst	4
eths	7
hens	7
hent	7
hern	7
hero	7
hers	7
hest	7
hets	7
hoer	7
hoes	7
hone	7
hons	7
horn	7
hose	7
host	7
hots	7
nest	4
nets	4
noes	4
nose	4
nosh	7
note	4
ones	4
ores	4
orts	4
reno	4
rent	4
resh	7
rest	4
rets	4
rhos	7
roes	4
rose	4
rote	4
rots	4
sent	4
shen	7
shoe	7
shot	7
snot	4
sone	4
sore	4
sorn	4
sort	4
soth	7
tens	4
tern	4
then	7
thro	7
toes	4
tone	4
tons	4
tore	4
torn	4
tors	4
tosh	7

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ethos	8
hents	8
herns	8
heron	8
heros	8
hoers	8
honer	8
hones	8
horns	8
horse	8
horst	8
hosen	8
hoser	8
nerts	5
north	8
noter	5
notes	5
onset	5
other	8
renos	5
rents	5
roset	5
rotes	5
senor	5
seton	5
shent	8
shero	8
shoer	8
shone	8
shore	8
shorn	8
short	8
shote	8
snore	5
snort	5
steno	5
stern	5
stone	5
store	5
tenor	5
terns	5
thens	8
thorn	8
those	8
throe	8
toner	5
tones	5
tores	5
torse	5
trone	5

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ethnos	9
herons	9
honers	9
honest	9
hornet	9
horste	9
nestor	6
norths	9
nosher	9
noters	6
nother	9
others	9
reshot	9
senhor	9
stoner	6
tenors	6
tensor	6
thorns	9
throes	9
throne	9
toners	6
trones	6

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
hornets	10
shorten	10
thrones	10