Shafts

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

Scrabble:12 ptsWWF:11 pts6 letters

Definition of Shafts

noun

The entire body of a long weapon, such as an arrow.
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."
(by extension) Anything cast or thrown as a spear or javelin.
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.
A beam or ray of light.
"Isn't that shaft of light from that opening in the cave beautiful?"

verb

To fuck over; to cause harm to, especially through deceit or treachery.
"Your boss really shafted you by stealing your idea like that."
To equip with a shaft.
To fuck; to have sexual intercourse with.
"Turns out my roommate was shafting my girlfriend."

Anagrams of Shafts

Words You Can Make

24 words can be made from the letters in "shafts":

5-LETTER WORDS

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4-LETTER WORDS

fash fast fats haft hast hats sash shat tass

3-LETTER WORDS

aft ahs ash ass fas fat has hat sat sha tas

Related Word Patterns

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Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

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Rhyming Words

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Related Words

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