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Drifts

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noun · verb · 6 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of drift

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does drifts mean?

noun

  1. a force that moves something along

    Synonymsimpetusimpulsion

  2. the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane)

  3. a process of linguistic change over a period of time

  4. a large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents

  5. a general tendency to change (as of opinion)

    “not openly liberal but that is the trend of the book”

    Synonymstrendmovement

  6. the pervading meaning or tenor

    “caught the general drift of the conversation”

    Synonymspurport

verb

  1. be in motion due to some air or water current

    “The leaves were blowing in the wind”

    Synonymsfloatbe adriftblow

  2. wander from a direct course or at random

    “The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her”

    Synonymsstrayerr

  3. move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

    “The gypsies roamed the woods”

    Synonymsrollwanderswanstraytramp

  4. vary or move from a fixed point or course

    “stock prices are drifting higher”

  5. live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely

    “My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school”

    Synonymsfreewheel

  6. move in an unhurried fashion

    “The unknown young man drifted among the invited guests”

Definitions shown for drift, the base form of drifts.

Is DRIFTS a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is DRIFTS worth?

Scrabble

10 pts
d 2r 1i 1f 4t 1s 1

Words With Friends

10 pts
d 2r 1i 1f 4t 1s 1

Wordfeud

10 pts
d 2r 1i 1f 4t 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

10 pts
d 2r 1i 1f 4t 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in DRIFTS

Words that end like DRIFTS

Common words that share the ending -IFTS, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

shiftsgiftsliftsswiftsriftssiftsthriftsupliftsmakeshiftsspendthriftssnowdrifts
All words ending in -IFTS

Drifts: quick answers

Is DRIFTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. DRIFTS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 10 points before board bonuses.
How many points is DRIFTS worth?
DRIFTS scores 10 points in Scrabble, 10 in Words With Friends, 10 in Wordfeud and 10 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does drifts mean?
drifts is the plural and third-person singular form of drift, which means “a force that moves something along”. It has 12 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in DRIFTS?
You can make 48 shorter words from DRIFTS, such as DRIFT, DIFS, FIDS, FIRST. See the full list.