Is SHIFTERS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SHIFTERS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SHIFTERS mean?
Shifters is a form of SHIFTER.
- noun
a stagehand responsible for moving scenery
- 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
14
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
8
Letters
S (1) + H (4) + I (1) + F (4) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 14 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 SHIFTERS
SHIFTERS 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 SHIFTERS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- fishers13
- serfish13
- sherifs13
- shifter13
- shrifts13
- fetish12
- firths12
- fisher12
- fishes12
- friths12
- sherif12
- shifts12
- shrift12
- firth11
- fresh11
- frith11
- hefts11
- shift11
- thief11
- resifts10
- sifters10
- strifes10
- fehs10
- fish10
- heft10
- feists9
- firsts9
- frises9
- frites9
- heists9
- hisser9
- refits9
- resift9
- rifest9
- serifs9
- shiers9
- shiest9
- shires9
- shirts9
- shites9
- sifter9
- strife9
- theirs9
- thesis9
- feh9
- feist8
- fests8
- fires8
- first8
- fists8
- frets8
- fries8
- frise8
- frits8
- heirs8
- heist8
- hests8
- hires8
- hists8
- ither8
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