shortage
NOUN
/ʃɔrtɪdʒ/
8 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH S
shortage is a valid 8-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1H4O1R1T1A1G2E1
1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING
What does shortage mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
An acute insufficiency.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
2
The property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER