SHRIFT is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SHRIFT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHRIFT?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHRIFT is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHRIFT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
shriftsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHRIFT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SHRIFT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What stands out about SHRIFT
- SHRIFT gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SHRIFT mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
The act of confessing to a priest and receiving forgiveness, or the penance set afterward.
In everyday English shrift survives almost entirely inside the phrase short shrift, which means quick and unsympathetic treatment, as when a complaint is brushed aside. The phrase goes back to a time when a condemned person was given only a brief moment for confession before punishment. On its own the noun is old-fashioned and mostly seen in religious or historical writing. It is related to the verb shrive.
How SHRIFT is used
Almost always met in the idiom short shrift; standalone use is archaic.
- The manager gave the excuse short shrift and sent him back to work.
- In medieval times a dying man would seek shrift from the parish priest.
- Critics made short shrift of the weak argument.
- The poem speaks of shrift and penance at the church door.
- He expected little shrift from the angry committee.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHRIFT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SHRIFT
The 6 tiles of SHRIFT in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SHRIFT
1 longer words begin with SHRIFT.
Shorter words from the letters in SHRIFT
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Common questions about SHRIFT
- Is SHRIFT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHRIFT, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHRIFT worth?
- SHRIFT is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHRIFT mean?
- The act of confessing to a priest and receiving forgiveness, or the penance set afterward.
- What letters can be added to SHRIFT?
- SHRIFT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SHRIFT:
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