01 Word definition

shortages

9 letters · 3 vowels · 6 consonants

Is SHORTAGES a word?

Yes. SHORTAGES is a 9-letter noun. SHORTAGES is a plural or present-tense form of SHORTAGE: the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell SHORTAGES?

S-H-O-R-T-A-G-E-S

SHORTAGES contains 9 letters, begins with S, and ends with S.

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Meaning and definition

SHORTAGES is a plural or present-tense form of SHORTAGE.

1noun

  1. SHORTAGES is a plural or present-tense form of SHORTAGE: the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required

    new blood vessels bud out from the already dilated vascular bed to make up the nutritional deficit
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score13points
Words With Friends13points
Word length9letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is SHORTAGES spelled?

S1H2O3R4T5A6G7E8S9
Starts withSHOFirst 3 letters
Ends withGESLast 3 letters
Unique letters8Repeats S
Vowel balance3 / 6Vowels / consonants

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How do you spell SHORTAGES?

SHORTAGES is spelled S-H-O-R-T-A-G-E-S. It contains 9 letters.