shortwing
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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
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- 17
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- 9
Definition of shortwing
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- Any of a group of colourful, mostly insectivorous birds in the genus Brachypteryx of the thrush family Turdidae.
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noun
- Any of a group of colourful, mostly insectivorous birds in the genus Brachypteryx of the thrush family Turdidae.
- Heinrichia calligyna, the great shortwing.
- Any of the damselflies of the family Perilestidae in the order Odonata.
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Etymology
From short + wing.
Words you can make from shortwing
200+ playable · top: INGROWTHS (16 pts)
Best play ingrowths 16 points8-letter words
8 words7-letter words
16 words6-letter words
45 words- GROWTH 13 pts
- WIGHTS 13 pts
- WRIGHT 13 pts
- ROWTHS 12 pts
- THROWN 12 pts
- THROWS 12 pts
- WHORTS 12 pts
- WHOSIT 12 pts
- WORTHS 12 pts
- GIRTHS 10 pts
- GRITHS 10 pts
- HOSING 10 pts
- NIGHTS 10 pts
- OGRISH 10 pts
- RIGHTO 10 pts
- RIGHTS 10 pts
- ROWING 10 pts
- SOWING 10 pts
- THINGS 10 pts
- THONGS 10 pts
- THRONG 10 pts
- TOWING 10 pts
- WRINGS 10 pts
- WRONGS 10 pts
- NORTHS 9 pts
- RHINOS 9 pts
- STROWN 9 pts
- THORNS 9 pts
- TONISH 9 pts
- GIRONS 7 pts
- GRIOTS 7 pts
- GRISON 7 pts
- GROINS 7 pts
- INGOTS 7 pts
- ROSING 7 pts
- SIGNOR 7 pts
- SORING 7 pts
- STINGO 7 pts
- STRING 7 pts
- STRONG 7 pts
- TIGONS 7 pts
- TRIGON 7 pts
- TRIGOS 7 pts
- INTROS 6 pts
- NITROS 6 pts
5-letter words
96 words- WHIGS 12 pts
- WIGHT 12 pts
- ROWTH 11 pts
- SHOWN 11 pts
- SWITH 11 pts
- THROW 11 pts
- WHINS 11 pts
- WHIRS 11 pts
- WHIST 11 pts
- WHITS 11 pts
- WHORT 11 pts
- WORTH 11 pts
- WROTH 11 pts
- GHOST 9 pts
- GIRSH 9 pts
- GIRTH 9 pts
- GOTHS 9 pts
- GOWNS 9 pts
- GRITH 9 pts
- GROWN 9 pts
- GROWS 9 pts
- HONGI 9 pts
- HONGS 9 pts
- NIGHS 9 pts
- NIGHT 9 pts
- OHING 9 pts
- OWING 9 pts
- RIGHT 9 pts
- SHOGI 9 pts
- SIGHT 9 pts
- SWING 9 pts
- THING 9 pts
- THONG 9 pts
- TWIGS 9 pts
- WINGS 9 pts
- WRING 9 pts
- WRONG 9 pts
- HINTS 8 pts
- HOIST 8 pts
- HORNS 8 pts
- HORST 8 pts
- NORTH 8 pts
- NOWTS 8 pts
- RHINO 8 pts
- ROSHI 8 pts
- SHIRT 8 pts
- SHORN 8 pts
- SHORT 8 pts
- STROW 8 pts
- SWORN 8 pts
- THINS 8 pts
- THORN 8 pts
- TOWNS 8 pts
- TROWS 8 pts
- TWINS 8 pts
- WINOS 8 pts
- WONTS 8 pts
- WORST 8 pts
- WORTS 8 pts
- WRIST 8 pts
- WRITS 8 pts
- GIRNS 6 pts
- GIRON 6 pts
- GIROS 6 pts
- GIRTS 6 pts
- GRINS 6 pts
- GRIOT 6 pts
- GRIST 6 pts
- GRITS 6 pts
- GROIN 6 pts
- GROTS 6 pts
- INGOT 6 pts
- RINGS 6 pts
- STING 6 pts
- TIGON 6 pts
- TINGS 6 pts
- TONGS 6 pts
- TRIGO 6 pts
- TRIGS 6 pts
- TROGS 6 pts
- INROS 5 pts
- INTRO 5 pts
- IRONS 5 pts
- NITRO 5 pts
- NOIRS 5 pts
- NORIS 5 pts
- ORNIS 5 pts
- RIOTS 5 pts
- ROSIN 5 pts
- ROSTI 5 pts
- ROTIS 5 pts
- SNORT 5 pts
- TIROS 5 pts
- TORSI 5 pts
- TRIOS 5 pts
- TROIS 5 pts
4-letter words
34 words- HOWS 10 pts
- GHIS 8 pts
- GOSH 8 pts
- GOTH 8 pts
- GOWN 8 pts
- GROW 8 pts
- HOGS 8 pts
- HONG 8 pts
- NIGH 8 pts
- HINS 7 pts
- HINT 7 pts
- HISN 7 pts
- HIST 7 pts
- HITS 7 pts
- HONS 7 pts
- HORN 7 pts
- HOST 7 pts
- HOTS 7 pts
- GINS 5 pts
- GIRN 5 pts
- GIRO 5 pts
- GIRT 5 pts
- GIST 5 pts
- GITS 5 pts
- GRIN 5 pts
- GRIT 5 pts
- GROT 5 pts
- NOGS 5 pts
- INRO 4 pts
- INTO 4 pts
- IONS 4 pts
- IRON 4 pts
- NITS 4 pts
- NOIR 4 pts
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