Is DRIVESHAFTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DRIVESHAFTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DRIVESHAFTS mean?
Driveshafts is a form of DRIVESHAFT.
- noun
a rotating shaft that transmits power from the engine to the point of application
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
11
Letters
D (2) + R (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + S (1) + H (4) + A (1) + F (4) + T (1) + S (1) = 21 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for DRIVESHAFTS
DRIVESHAFTS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from DRIVESHAFTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- driveshaft20
- headfirst16
- redshifts16
- ratfishes15
- ravished15
- redshift15
- harvests14
- ravishes14
- shifters14
- starfish14
- deafish14
- dervish14
- faithed14
- redfish14
- shafted14
- shifted14
- shrived14
- thrived14
- fathers13
- fishers13
- hafters13
- harvest13
- ratfish13
- serfish13
- sharifs13
- shavers13
- shavies13
- sherifs13
- shifter13
- shivers13
- shrifts13
- shrives13
- thraves13
- thrives13
- fashed13
- fervid13
- fished13
- hafted13
- shaved13
- shived13
- advisers12
- airsheds12
- dashiest12
- dissaver12
- distaves12
- farsides12
- hardiest12
- radishes12
- shadiest12
- afresh12
- faiths12
- fashes12
- father12
- favest12
- fetish12
- firths12
- fisher12
- fishes12
- fivers12
- friths12
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