shortlist
Shortlist commonly means to put someone or something on a short list. As a noun, shortlist can refer to a list of applicants winnowed from a longer list who have been deemed suitable and from which the successful person will be chosen.
Length
9
Scrabble
12
WWF
12
Starts
SH
Ends
IST
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “SHORTLIST” Mean?
shortlist has 2 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
1 sensea list of applicants winnowed from a longer list who have been deemed suitable and from which the successful person will be chosen
Verb
1 senseput someone or something on a short list
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
9
Vowels
2
Consonants
7
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Definition
a list of applicants winnowed from a longer list who have been deemed suitable and from which the successful person will be chosen
Length
9 letters
Starts With
S
Ends With
T
Vowels
2
Consonants
7
Letters
S, H, O, R, T, L, I, S, T
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆SHORTLIST has a Scrabble score of 12. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆SHORTLIST is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆SHORTLIST can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆SHORTLIST contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
7
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
H
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGAE
CV Pattern
CCVCCCVCC
Vowel Share
22%
Consonant Share
78%
Bigrams
SH, HO, OR, RT, TL, LI, IS, ST
Trigrams
SHO, HOR, ORT, RTL, TLI, LIS, IST
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