SHIFT is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SHIFT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHIFT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHIFT is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHIFT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHIFT scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SHIFT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What does SHIFT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A change in position, direction, emphasis or condition, or a designated period of time during which a person is at work.
Shift covers a wide range of change, from a small physical shift of weight from one foot to the other, to a larger shift in public opinion or in a company's strategy. In the workplace, a shift is a scheduled block of working hours, so a factory or hospital might run a day shift and a night shift to keep operations running around the clock. The word also names a loose, straight-cut dress in fashion, and a mechanism for changing gear in a vehicle, as in gear shift. Despite this range of senses, all of them share the underlying idea of moving something from one state or position to another.
How SHIFT is used
A very common word with several distinct meanings, so context usually makes clear whether it refers to work hours, movement or change.
- She works the night shift three times a week.
- There has been a noticeable shift in customer preferences this year.
- He felt a shift in the boat as the wind changed direction.
- The mechanic adjusted the gear shift before returning the car.
- A sudden shift in policy caught the whole department by surprise.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHIFT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SHIFT
21 longer words begin with SHIFT.
Words ending in SHIFT
12 words end in SHIFT. Useful as a back hook: play SHIFT onto a word already on the board.
Words with SHIFT inside
Showing 24 of 33 words that contain SHIFT somewhere in the middle. Words that start with SHIFT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SHIFT
Common questions about SHIFT
- Is SHIFT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHIFT, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHIFT worth?
- SHIFT is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHIFT mean?
- A change in position, direction, emphasis or condition, or a designated period of time during which a person is at work.
- What letters can be added to SHIFT?
- SHIFT takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SHIFT:
Open SHIFT in the Word Finder