Short
/ʃoːt/
noun
verb
- To cause a short circuit in (something).
- Of an electrical circuit, to short circuit.
- To shortchange.
- To provide with a smaller than agreed or labeled amount.
"This is the third time I’ve caught them shorting us."
- To sell something, especially securities, that one does not own at the moment for delivery at a later date in hopes of profiting from a decline in the price; to sell short.
adjective
- Having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically.
- (of a person) Of comparatively small height.
- Having little duration.
"Our meeting was a short six minutes today. Every day for the past month it’s been at least twenty minutes long."
- (followed by for) Of a word or phrase, constituting an abbreviation (for another) or shortened form (of another).
"“Phone” is short for “telephone” and "asap" short for "as soon as possible"."
- (of a fielder or fielding position) that is relatively close to the batsman.
adverb
- Abruptly, curtly, briefly.
"He cut me short repeatedly in the meeting."
- Unawares.
"The recent developments at work caught them short."
- Without achieving a goal or requirement.
"His speech fell short of what was expected."
- (of the manner of bounce of a cricket ball) Relatively far from the batsman and hence bouncing higher than normal; opposite of full.
- With a negative ownership position.
"We went short most finance companies in July."
Total: 8 Scrabble points
Word Validity & Sources
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Short"
Short is a 5-letter word that scores 8 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "short" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.
Using "Short" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "short" is a low-scoring word.