shortest
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Is shortest a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
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Definition
adjective (English)
1. primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in durationExamples: "a short life"; "a short flight"; "a short holiday"Synonyms: shortAntonyms: long
2. (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in lengthExamples: "short skirts"; "short hair"; "the board was a foot short"Synonyms: shortAntonyms: long
3. low in stature; not tallExamples: "he was short and stocky"; "short in stature"; "a short smokestack"Synonyms: little, shortAntonyms: tall
4. (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or rangeExamples: "a short memory"Synonyms: forgetful, short, unretentiveAntonyms: retentive
5. not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in pricesExamples: "a short sale"; "short in cotton"Synonyms: shortAntonyms: long
6. of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short durationExamples: "the English vowel sounds in `pat', `pet', `pit', `pot', putt' are short"Synonyms: shortAntonyms: long
adjective satellite (English)
1. not sufficient to meet a needExamples: "an inadequate income"; "a poor salary"; "money is short"Synonyms: inadequate, poor, short
2. less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately soExamples: "a light pound"; "a scant cup of sugar"; "regularly gives short weight"Synonyms: light, scant, short
3. lacking foresight or scopeExamples: "a short view of the problem"; "shortsighted policies"; "shortsighted critics derided the plan"Synonyms: myopic, short, shortsighted, unforesightful
4. tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shorteningExamples: "shortbread is a short crumbly cookie"; "a short flaky pie crust"Synonyms: short
5. marked by rude or peremptory shortnessExamples: "try to cultivate a less brusque manner"; "a curt reply"; "the salesgirl was very short with him"Synonyms: brusk, brusque, curt, short
Definition source: Wiktionary