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Shafts

s 1h 4a 1f 4t 1s 1

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

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

What does shafts 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 shafts.

Is SHAFTS 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 SHAFTS worth?

Scrabble

12 pts
s 1h 4a 1f 4t 1s 1

Words With Friends

11 pts
s 1h 3a 1f 4t 1s 1

Wordfeud

12 pts
s 1h 4a 1f 4t 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

11 pts
s 1h 3a 1f 4t 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in SHAFTS

Words that end like SHAFTS

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

draftscraftsgraftsraftswaftshandicraftsspacecrafts
All words ending in -AFTS

Shafts: quick answers

Is SHAFTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. SHAFTS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 12 points before board bonuses.
How many points is SHAFTS worth?
SHAFTS scores 12 points in Scrabble, 11 in Words With Friends, 12 in Wordfeud and 11 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does shafts mean?
shafts is the plural and third-person singular form of 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 SHAFTS?
You can make 36 shorter words from SHAFTS, such as HAFTS, SHAFT, FAHS, FASH. See the full list.