FORESHORTENING — 14 letter word
foreshortening
The word foreshortening has 14 letters: F, O, R, E, S, H, O, R, T, E, N, I, N, G. It contains 5 vowels and 9 consonants. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words With Friends. As a noun, it means "a shortening by proportionately contracting in the direction of depth so that an illusion of projection or extension in space is obtained".
14 letter word "foreshortening": F O R E S H O R T E N I N G — noun
Scrabble score: 21 Words With Friends score: 23
Letter analysis of foreshortening
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| F | 1 | Consonant | 4 |
| O | 2 | Vowel | 1 |
| R | 2 | Consonant | 1 |
| E | 2 | Vowel | 1 |
| S | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| H | 1 | Consonant | 4 |
| T | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| N | 2 | Consonant | 1 |
| I | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| G | 1 | Consonant | 2 |
5 vowels, 9 consonants, 10 unique letters
Definition of foreshortening
noun
- a shortening by proportionately contracting in the direction of depth so that an illusion of projection or extension in space is obtained
Words you can make from foreshortening(top 10)
- forehenting
- foreshorten
- frighteners
- ferretings
- festooning
- firethorns
- foreigners
- forenights
- forhenting
- freighters
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