SUBSHAFT is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. SUBSHAFT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SUBSHAFT?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SUBSHAFT is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUBSHAFT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
subshaftsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SUBSHAFT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SUBSHAFT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SUBSHAFT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SUBSHAFT mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A secondary shaft, such as a vertical mine passage that branches from or lies below a main one.
A subshaft helps miners reach deeper levels or improve ventilation without disturbing the main shaft. In machinery the term can also mean a smaller driven shaft inside a larger assembly.
How SUBSHAFT is used
Used in mining and mechanical engineering.
- Workers sank a subshaft to reach the lower seam.
- The subshaft carried fresh air to the tunnels.
- A subshaft connected the two levels of the mine.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SUBSHAFT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SUBSHAFT
1 longer words begin with SUBSHAFT.
Shorter words from the letters in SUBSHAFT
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Common questions about SUBSHAFT
- Is SUBSHAFT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUBSHAFT, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SUBSHAFT worth?
- SUBSHAFT is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SUBSHAFT mean?
- A secondary shaft, such as a vertical mine passage that branches from or lies below a main one.
- What letters can be added to SUBSHAFT?
- SUBSHAFT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SUBSHAFT:
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