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Shaft

/ʃɑːft/

Scrabble:11 ptsWWF:10 pts5 letters
Definition of Shaft

noun

  1. The entire body of a long weapon, such as an arrow.
  2. The long, narrow, central body of a spear, arrow, or javelin.

    "Her hand slipped off the javelin's shaft towards the spearpoint and that's why her score was lowered."

  3. (by extension) Anything cast or thrown as a spear or javelin.
  4. Any long thin object, such as the handle of a tool, one of the poles between which an animal is harnessed to a vehicle, the driveshaft of a motorized vehicle with rear-wheel drive, an axle, etc.
  5. A beam or ray of light.

    "Isn't that shaft of light from that opening in the cave beautiful?"

verb

  1. To fuck over; to cause harm to, especially through deceit or treachery.

    "Your boss really shafted you by stealing your idea like that."

  2. To equip with a shaft.
  3. To fuck; to have sexual intercourse with.

    "Turns out my roommate was shafting my girlfriend."

Anagrams of Shaft

1 word can be made by rearranging all the letters of "shaft":

hafts

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

+ifaiths
+sshafts
Related Word Patterns
SH...Words starting with "sh"...FTWords ending with "ft"All 5-letter wordsUnscramble "shaft"
Synonyms & Antonyms
Letter Values
s1
h4
a1
f4
t1

Total: 11 Scrabble points

Word Tools
Find Anagrams of "shaft"All 5-Letter WordsWords Starting With "S"
Rhymes With Shaft
abaftadriftaftaircraftairliftallograftaloftantiaircraftantidraftantigraftantileftantitheft
Related 5-Letter Words
sabalsabedsabersabessabinsabirsablesabotsabrasabresackssacrasadessadhesadhu

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Shaft"

Shaft is a 5-letter word that scores 11 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "shaft" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.

Using "Shaft" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "shaft" is a medium-scoring word.