short: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 8 letter points · starts with S · ends with T
Meaning of short
adj
Having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically.
Of a person, living being, or object, having a comparatively small height.
Having little duration.
Example: Our meeting was a short six minutes today. Every day for the past month it’s been at least twenty minutes long.
Of a word or phrase, constituting an abbreviation (for another) or shortened form (of another).
Example: "Phone" is short for "telephone" and "asap" short for "as soon as possible".
Listed forms: shorter, shortest.
Source: Wiktionary — short.
adv
- not-comparable
Abruptly, curtly, briefly.
Example: They had to stop short to avoid hitting the dog in the street.
- not-comparable
Unawares.
Example: The recent developments at work caught them short.
- not-comparable
Without achieving a goal or requirement.
Example: His speech fell short of what was expected.
- not-comparable
Relatively far from the batsman and hence bouncing higher than normal; opposite of full.
Source: Wiktionary — short.
noun
A short circuit.
Example: The circuit breaker keeps tripping because there's a short in the wiring.
A short film.
- Internet
A short film. A short-form vertical video.
- Internet, broadly
A short film. A vertical video of any length.
Example: long short
Listed forms: shorts.
Source: Wiktionary — short.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for short.
adjective
low in stature; not tall; describing something or someone with a stature less than normal
adjective
of insufficient quantity to meet a need
adjective
(of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range
- unretentive
- forgetful
adjective
less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is short in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of short
S(1) + H(4) + O(1) + R(1) + T(1) = 8 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of short
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from short
28 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in short. Showing up to 24, longest first.