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Updated June 2026
A garment worn on the lower body that extends from the waist to somewhere between the knee and ankle, but not to the ankle.
“He wore shorts to the beach on the hot summer day.”
/ʃɔː(r)ts/
Common word with double S, useful for testing consonant patterns.
Worth 9 points, good for using common letters.
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