Is GEARSHIFTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, GEARSHIFTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does GEARSHIFTS mean?
Gearshifts is a form of GEARSHIFT.
- noun
a mechanical device for engaging and disengaging gears
“in Britain they call a gearshift a gear lever”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
G (2) + E (1) + A (1) + R (1) + S (1) + H (4) + I (1) + F (4) + T (1) + S (1) = 17 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 GEARSHIFTS
GEARSHIFTS 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 GEARSHIFTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- garfishes16
- gearshift16
- ratfishes15
- fighters15
- freights15
- refights15
- shifters14
- starfish14
- fighter14
- freight14
- frights14
- garfish14
- refight14
- fathers13
- fishers13
- hafters13
- ratfish13
- serfish13
- sharifs13
- sherifs13
- shifter13
- shrifts13
- fights13
- fright13
- frigates12
- resights12
- sighters12
- afresh12
- faiths12
- fashes12
- father12
- fetish12
- firths12
- fisher12
- fishes12
- friths12
- hafter12
- shafts12
- sharif12
- sheafs12
- sherif12
- shifts12
- shrift12
- trefah12
- fight12
- frigate11
- gashest11
- gathers11
- geishas11
- girshes11
- hegaris11
- hegiras11
- regifts11
- resight11
- sighers11
- sighter11
- faith11
- firth11
- fresh11
- frith11
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