shorten
Shorten commonly means to make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration, reduce in scope while retaining essential elements, or edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate.
Length
7
Scrabble
10
WWF
10
Starts
SH
Ends
TEN
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “SHORTEN” Mean?
/ˈʃɔːtən/
shorten has 5 documented senses across verb.
Verb
5 sensesmake shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration
“He shortened his trip due to illness”
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
“The manuscript must be shortened”
make short or shorter
“shorten the skirt”
“shorten the rope by a few inches”
“They shorten their hair”
become short or shorter
“In winter, the days shorten”
edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
“bowdlerize a novel”
“They won't shorten the story”
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
7
Vowels
2
Consonants
5
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Definition
make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration
Length
7 letters
Starts With
S
Ends With
N
Vowels
2
Consonants
5
Letters
S, H, O, R, T, E, N
Use Case
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆SHORTEN has a Scrabble score of 10. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆SHORTEN is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆SHORTEN can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.
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Unique Letters
7
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
H
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFG
CV Pattern
CCVCCVC
Vowel Share
29%
Consonant Share
71%
Bigrams
SH, HO, OR, RT, TE, EN
Trigrams
SHO, HOR, ORT, RTE, TEN
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