shortening

1. A fat, such as butter or lard, used to make cake or pastry light or flaky.

2. A shortened form of something, as a word.

3. The act of one that shortens.

4. The act or process of becoming shorter.

5. The action or process of making or becoming .

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
shortening	14	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
eh	5
en	2
er	2
es	2
et	2
gi	3
go	3
he	5
hi	5
ho	5
in	2
is	2
it	2
ne	2
no	2
oe	2
oh	5
oi	2
on	2
or	2
os	2
re	2
sh	5
si	2
so	2
te	2
ti	2
to	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ego	4
eng	4
ens	3
eon	3
erg	4
ern	3
ers	3
est	3
eth	6
gen	4
get	4
ghi	7
gie	4
gin	4
gis	4
git	4
gor	4
gos	4
got	4
hen	6
her	6
hes	6
het	6
hie	6
hin	6
his	6
hit	6
hoe	6
hog	7
hon	6
hot	6
inn	3
ins	3
ion	3
ire	3
its	3
neg	4
net	3
nit	3
nog	4
noh	6
nor	3
nos	3
not	3
nth	6
oes	3
ohs	6
one	3
ons	3
ore	3
org	4
ors	3
ort	3
ose	3
reg	4
rei	3
res	3
ret	3
rho	6
rig	4
rin	3
roe	3
rot	3
seg	4
sei	3
sen	3
ser	3
set	3
she	6
sho	6
sig	4
sin	3
sir	3
sit	3
soh	6
son	3
sot	3
sri	3
teg	4
ten	3
tes	3
the	6
tho	6
tie	3
tin	3
tis	3
toe	3
tog	4
ton	3
tor	3

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
egis	5
egos	5
engs	5
eons	4
ergo	5
ergs	5
erns	4
eros	4
erst	4
eths	7
gens	5
gent	5
gest	5
gets	5
ghis	8
gien	5
gies	5
gins	5
girn	5
giro	5
girt	5
gist	5
gite	5
gits	5
goer	5
goes	5
gone	5
gore	5
gosh	8
goth	8
grin	5
grit	5
grot	5
heir	7
hens	7
hent	7
hern	7
hero	7
hers	7
hest	7
hets	7
hies	7
hins	7
hint	7
hire	7
hisn	7
hist	7
hits	7
hoer	7
hoes	7
hogs	8
hone	7
hong	8
hons	7
horn	7
hose	7
host	7
hots	7
inns	4
inro	4
into	4
ions	4
ires	4
iron	4
negs	5
neon	4
nest	4
nets	4
nigh	8
nine	4
nite	4
nits	4
noes	4
nogs	5
noir	4
none	4
noni	4
nori	4
nose	4
nosh	7
note	4
ogre	5
ones	4
ores	4
orgs	5
orts	4
regs	5
rein	4
reis	4
reno	4
rent	4
resh	7
rest	4
rets	4
rhos	7
rigs	5
ring	5
rins	4
riot	4
rise	4
rite	4
roes	4
rose	4
rote	4
roti	4
rots	4
sego	5
sent	4
shen	7
shin	7
shoe	7
shog	8
shot	7
shri	7
sigh	8
sign	5
sine	4
sing	5
sinh	7
sire	4
site	4
sith	7
snit	4
snog	5
snot	4
sone	4
song	5
sore	4
sori	4
sorn	4
sort	4
soth	7
stir	4
tegs	5
tein	4
tens	4
tern	4
then	7
thin	7
thio	7
thir	7
this	7
thro	7
tier	4
ties	4
tine	4
ting	5
tins	4
tire	4
tiro	4
toes	4
togs	5
tone	4
tong	5
tons	4
tore	4
tori	4
torn	4
tors	4
tosh	7
trig	5
trio	4
trog	5

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
eight	9
eosin	5
ergot	6
ethos	8
genro	6
gents	6
ghost	9
girns	6
giron	6
giros	6
girsh	9
girth	9
girts	6
gites	6
goers	6
goest	6
goeth	9
goner	6
gores	6
gorse	6
goths	9
grins	6
griot	6
grist	6
grith	9
grits	6
groin	6
grots	6
heirs	8
heist	8
hents	8
herns	8
heron	8
heros	8
hinge	9
hints	8
hires	8
hoers	8
hoise	8
hoist	8
honer	8
hones	8
hongi	9
hongs	9
horns	8
horse	8
horst	8
hosen	8
hoser	8
inert	5
ingot	6
inner	5
inset	5
inter	5
intro	5
irone	5
irons	5
ither	8
neigh	9
neist	5
neons	5
nerts	5
nighs	9
night	9
niner	5
nines	5
ninth	8
niter	5
nites	5
niton	5
nitre	5
nitro	5
noirs	5
noise	5
nones	5
nonet	5
nonis	5
noris	5
north	8
noter	5
notes	5
ogres	6
ohing	9
onset	5
ornis	5
osier	5
other	8
reign	6
reins	5
renig	6
renin	5
renos	5
rents	5
resin	5
resit	5
rhino	8
right	9
rings	6
rinse	5
riots	5
risen	5
rites	5
ronin	5
roset	5
roshi	8
rosin	5
rosti	5
rotes	5
rotis	5
segni	6
segno	6
sengi	6
senor	5
senti	5
serin	5
seton	5
shent	8
shero	8
shier	8
shine	8
shire	8
shirt	8
shoer	8
shogi	9
shone	8
shore	8
shorn	8
short	8
shote	8
sight	9
singe	6
siren	5
snore	5
snort	5
stein	5
steno	5
stern	5
sting	6
stone	5
store	5
teins	5
tenno	5
tenon	5
tenor	5
terns	5
thegn	9
thein	8
their	8
thens	8
thine	8
thing	9
thins	8
thong	9
thorn	8
those	8
throe	8
tiers	5
tiger	6
tigon	6
tines	5
tinge	6
tings	6
tires	5
tiros	5
toner	5
tones	5
tongs	6
tonne	5
tores	5
torse	5
torsi	5
tries	5
trigo	6
trigs	6
trine	5
trios	5
trogs	6
trois	5
trone	5

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
egoist	7
eights	10
engirt	7
ensign	7
ergots	7
eringo	7
estrin	6
ethion	9
ethnos	9
genros	7
ginner	7
girons	7
girths	10
goiter	7
goitre	7
goners	7
gorhen	10
griots	7
grison	7
griths	10
groins	7
heriot	9
heroin	9
herons	9
hinger	10
hinges	10
hinter	9
hoeing	10
hogtie	10
honers	9
honest	9
honing	10
hornet	9
horsie	9
horste	9
hosier	9
hosing	10
ignore	7
inerts	6
ingest	7
ingots	7
inners	6
insert	6
intern	6
inters	6
intone	6
intron	6
intros	6
irones	6
neighs	10
nestor	6
nigher	10
nights	10
niners	6
ninths	9
niters	6
nitons	6
nitres	6
nitros	6
nonets	6
norite	6
norths	9
nosher	9
nosier	6
nosing	7
noters	6
nother	9
noting	7
ogrish	10
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orient	6
others	9
region	7
reigns	7
renigs	7
renins	6
reshot	9
resign	7
rhinos	9
righto	10
rights	10
ronins	6
rosing	7
senhor	9
senior	6
sennit	6
sering	7
shiner	9
shrine	9
sigher	10
signer	7
signet	7
signor	7
singer	7
sinner	6
sinnet	6
sinter	6
soigne	7
sonnet	6
soring	7
sortie	6
stinge	7
stingo	7
stogie	7
stoner	6
strine	6
string	7
strong	7
tennis	6
tennos	6
tenons	6
tenors	6
tensor	6
thegns	10
theins	9
theirs	9
things	10
thongs	10
thorns	9
throes	9
throne	9
throng	10
tigers	7
tignon	7
tigons	7
tinges	7
tinner	6
toeing	7
toners	6
tonger	7
tonier	6
toning	7
tonish	9
tonner	6
tonnes	6
tories	6
triens	6
trigon	7
trigos	7
trines	6
triose	6
trones	6

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
eringos	8
ethions	10
genitor	8
ginners	8
goiters	8
goitres	8
gorhens	11
goriest	8
henting	11
heriots	10
heroins	10
hingers	11
hinters	10
histone	10
hogties	11
hoister	10
hongies	11
hornets	10
horning	11
hornist	10
horsing	11
hosting	11
ignores	8
inshore	10
interns	7
intoner	7
intones	7
introns	7
negroni	8
nesting	8
nighest	11
norites	7
noshing	11
nothing	11
oestrin	7
ogreish	11
orients	7
regions	8
renting	8
resight	11
resting	8
ringent	8
rontgen	8
shoeing	11
shoring	11
shorten	10
shortie	10
sighter	11
signore	8
snoring	8
sorning	8
sorting	8
stinger	8
stonier	7
stoning	8
storing	8
tensing	8
tension	7
ternion	7
thinner	10
thrones	10
throngs	11
tignons	8
tinhorn	10
tinners	7
tongers	8
tonners	7
tonnish	10
trigons	8

8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
genitors	9
ghostier	12
histogen	12
horniest	11
hornings	12
inthrone	11
intoners	8
negronis	9
nitrogen	9
northing	12
nothings	12
ornithes	11
othering	12
ringtone	9
rontgens	9
sennight	12
shorting	12
snorting	9
ternions	8
thinners	11
thongier	12
thorning	12
throning	12
tinhorns	11

9 Letters	Scrabble® Points
inthrones	12
nitrogens	10
northings	13
ringtones	10

10 Letters	Scrabble® Points
shortening	14