Scrabble and Words with Friends

• SHORTEN is a valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. Scrabble uses the TWL word list.
  

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• SHORTEN is a valid Words with Friends word worth 10 points. Words with Friends uses the ENABLE word list.
  

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• SHORTEN is a 7 letter word containing the letters e, h, n, o, r, s, t.

Definitions

• shorten

  verb make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration
  He shortened his trip due to illness

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• shorten

  verb reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
  The manuscript must be shortened

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• shorten

  verb make short or shorter
  shorten the skirt
  shorten the rope by a few inches

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• shorten

  verb become short or shorter
  In winter, the days shorten

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• shorten

  verb edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate

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• Lookup SHORTEN using the Merriam-Webster dictionary

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Words that sound like 'shorten'

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