6-Letter Words Starting With SHIFT
- 2 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 6-Letter Words Starting With SHIFT
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 6-Letter Words Starting With SHIFT 2 words
How common is SHIFT at the start of six-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 2 six-letter words that start with SHIFT. They average 13.5 points and the best is SHIFTY (15 points).
- Total words
- 2
- Average Scrabble score
- 13.5
- out of 15 max
- Everyday words
- 100%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 50% of words
Most common last letters
- s 50%
- y 50%
Highest-scoring six-letter word that starts with SHIFT
s 1h 4i 1f 4t 1y 4
S 1 + H 4 + I 1 + F 4 + T 1 + Y 4 = 15 points
- Double word
- 30 pts
- Triple word
- 45 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
shifty
- adjectivecharacterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive“a devious character”
- adjectivechanging position or direction“he drifted into the shifting crowd”
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How many six-letter words that start with SHIFT are there?
There are 2 six-letter words that start with SHIFT in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring six-letter word that starts with SHIFT?
SHIFTY is worth 15 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are SHIFTS (12).