Is SHAFTINGS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SHAFTINGS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
16
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + H (4) + A (1) + F (4) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + S (1) = 16 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.
Definition
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See the definition of ShaftingsHooks for SHAFTINGS
SHAFTINGS 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 SHAFTINGS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- shafting15
- fashing14
- hafting14
- fights13
- fastings12
- stashing12
- faiths12
- shafts12
- shifts12
- fight12
- fasting11
- hasting11
- sashing11
- faith11
- hafts11
- shaft11
- shift11
- shantis10
- ashing10
- fagins10
- fating10
- hating10
- nights10
- sanghs10
- sights10
- thangs10
- things10
- fahs10
- fash10
- fish10
- haft10
- faints9
- haints9
- shanti9
- snaths9
- ahing9
- fagin9
- fangs9
- ghast9
- ghats9
- gifts9
- gnash9
- hangs9
- nighs9
- night9
- sangh9
- shags9
- sighs9
- sight9
- thang9
- thing9
- fah9
- faint8
- fasts8
- fiats8
- fists8
- haint8
- hants8
- hints8
- hists8
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