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Shafter

s 1h 4a 1f 4t 1e 1r 1

About 2 syllables

noun · verb · 7 letters · Rare · form of shaft

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

What does shafter mean?

noun

  1. a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer

  2. an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect

    “his parting shot was `drop dead'”

    Synonymsshotslamdigbarbjibe

  3. a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow)

  4. a column of light (as from a beacon)

    Synonymsbeambeam of lightlight beamrayray of light

  5. the main (mid) section of a long bone

    Synonymsdiaphysis

  6. obscene terms for penis

    Synonymscockprickdickpeckertool

verb

  1. equip with a shaft

  2. defeat someone through trickery or deceit

    Synonymscheatchousescrewchicanejockey

Definitions shown for shaft, the base form of shafter.

Is SHAFTER a valid word?

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

How many points is SHAFTER worth?

Scrabble

13 pts
s 1h 4a 1f 4t 1e 1r 1

Words With Friends

12 pts
s 1h 3a 1f 4t 1e 1r 1

Wordfeud

13 pts
s 1h 4a 1f 4t 1e 1r 1

NYT Crossplay

12 pts
s 1h 3a 1f 4t 1e 1r 1

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

Words from the letters in SHAFTER

Anagrams 2

fathershafters

Hooks for SHAFTER

Add one letter to the front or back of SHAFTER to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

shafters

Words that end like SHAFTER

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

afterrafter
All words ending in -AFTER

Shafter: quick answers

Is SHAFTER a valid Scrabble word?
Only in Collins. SHAFTER is valid in Scrabble outside North America (Collins/SOWPODS) but not in the North American NWL list.
How many points is SHAFTER worth?
SHAFTER scores 13 points in Scrabble, 12 in Words With Friends, 13 in Wordfeud and 12 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does shafter mean?
shafter is related to shaft, which means “a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer”. It has 8 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in SHAFTER?
You can make 235 shorter words from SHAFTER, such as AFRESH, FATHER, HAFTER, TREFAH. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of SHAFTER?
SHAFTER rearranges into FATHERS, HAFTERS.