Is SHIFTINESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SHIFTINESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SHIFTINESS mean?
- noun
the quality of being a slippery rascal
- noun
the quality of being changeable in direction
“the shiftiness of the wind caused the boat to veer unpredictably”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
10
Letters
S (1) + H (4) + I (1) + F (4) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + 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.
Hooks for SHIFTINESS
SHIFTINESS 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 SHIFTINESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- fishiness15
- finishes14
- fishiest14
- fishnets14
- fishnet13
- fetish12
- finish12
- fishes12
- shifts12
- hissiest11
- shiniest11
- shinties11
- hefts11
- shift11
- thief11
- finests10
- finises10
- finites10
- fitness10
- hissies10
- infests10
- nifties10
- sithens10
- fehs10
- fish10
- heft10
- feints9
- feists9
- finest9
- finite9
- heists9
- hisses9
- infest9
- shiest9
- shines9
- shists9
- shites9
- theins9
- thesis9
- feh9
- feint8
- feist8
- fests8
- fines8
- finis8
- fists8
- heist8
- hents8
- hests8
- hints8
- hists8
- neifs8
- seifs8
- shent8
- shies8
- shine8
- shins8
- shist8
- shite8
- shits8
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