Is MAKESHIFT a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MAKESHIFT is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MAKESHIFT mean?
- adjective
done or made using whatever is available
“crossed the river on improvised bridges”
- noun
something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
9
Letters
M (3) + A (1) + K (5) + E (1) + S (1) + H (4) + I (1) + F (4) + T (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 MAKESHIFT
Single letters that turn MAKESHIFT into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from MAKESHIFT
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hakims15
- samekh15
- khafs15
- shitake14
- famish14
- hakim14
- khaf14
- mistake13
- fakest13
- fakies13
- kithes13
- atheism12
- faiths12
- fetish12
- kismat12
- kismet12
- fakes12
- fakie12
- haiks12
- hakes12
- hikes12
- kaifs12
- khats12
- khets12
- kiefs12
- kithe12
- kiths12
- shake12
- sheik12
- shtik12
- mashie11
- theism11
- faith11
- hafts11
- hefts11
- kames11
- kamis11
- makes11
- makis11
- mikes11
- samek11
- shaft11
- sheaf11
- shift11
- thief11
- fake11
- haik11
- hake11
- hike11
- kafs11
- kaif11
- kefs11
- khat11
- khet11
- khis11
- kief11
- kifs11
- kith11
- fames10
- haems10
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