Redshift

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:15 ptsWWF:14 pts8 letters

Definition of Redshift

Noun

An increase in the wavelength of a photon or of light, corresponding to a lower frequency and a shift toward the red end of the electromagnetic spectrum.

Verb

(said of light or a photon) To shift toward the red end of the electromagnetic spectrum; to change to a longer wavelength and a lower frequency.

Anagrams of Redshift

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "redshift":

7-LETTER WORDS

dithers redfish shifted shifter

6-LETTER WORDS

direst dither driest drifts fetish firths fished fisher fisted frites friths hiders histed refits resift+10 more

5-LETTER WORDS

defis deist diets dirts dites drest dries drift edits feist fetid fired fires first firth+6 more

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "redshift" and rearranging:

Related Word Patterns

RE...Words starting with "re"...FTWords ending with "ft"All 8-letter words Unscramble "redshift"

Rhyming Words

abaft adrift aft aircraft airlift allograft aloft antiaircraft antidraft antigraft antileft antitheft autograft backdraft bereft+5 more

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