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Is redshirt a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word redshirt is a Scrabble US word. The word redshirt is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

R1E1D2S1H4I1R1T1

Is redshirt a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word redshirt is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

R1E1D2S1H4I1R1T1

Is redshirt a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word redshirt is a Words With Friends word. The word redshirt is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

R1E1D2S1H3I1R1T1

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8-letter words (1 found)

REDSHIRT,

7-letter words (5 found)

DITHERS,SHIRRED,SHIRTED,STIRRED,STRIDER,

6-letter words (23 found)

DERRIS,DERTHS,DIREST,DITHER,DRIERS,DRIEST,HIDERS,HIRERS,HISTED,REIRDS,RIDERS,SHIRED,SHITED,SIRRED,SITHED,STIRED,STIRRE,STRIDE,THEIRS,THIRDS,THRIDS,TIRRED,TRIERS,

5-letter words (60 found)

DEIST,DERTH,DESHI,DIETS,DIRER,DIRTS,DITES,DREST,DRIER,DRIES,EDITS,HEIDS,HEIRS,HEIST,HERDS,HIDER,HIDES,HIRED,HIRER,HIRES,ITHER,REIRD,REIST,RESID,RESIT,RHIES,RIDER,RIDES,RISER,RITES,SEHRI,SHERD,SHIED,SHIER,SHIRE,SHIRR,SHIRT,SHITE,SHRED,SIDER,SIDHE,SIETH,SIRED,SITED,SITHE,STIED,STIRE,TEHRS,THEIR,THIRD,THRID,TIDES,TIERS,TIRED,TIRES,TIRRS,TRIDE,TRIED,TRIER,TRIES,

4-letter words (68 found)

DESI,DIES,DIET,DIRE,DIRT,DISH,DITE,DITS,EDHS,EDIT,EISH,ERRS,ERST,ETHS,HEID,HEIR,HERD,HERS,HEST,HETS,HIDE,HIED,HIES,HIRE,HIST,HITS,IDES,IRED,IRES,REDS,REHS,REIS,RESH,REST,RETS,RIDE,RIDS,RISE,RITE,RITS,SEIR,SERR,SHED,SHET,SHIR,SHIT,SHRI,SIDE,SIDH,SIRE,SITE,SITH,STED,STIE,STIR,TEDS,TEHR,THIR,THIS,TIDE,TIDS,TIED,TIER,TIES,TIRE,TIRR,TRES,TRIE,

3-letter words (44 found)

DEI,DIE,DIS,DIT,EDH,EDS,EHS,ERR,ERS,EST,ETH,HER,HES,HET,HID,HIE,HIS,HIT,IDE,IDS,IRE,ISH,ITS,RED,REH,REI,RES,RET,RID,RIT,SED,SEI,SER,SET,SHE,SIR,SIT,SRI,TED,TES,THE,TID,TIE,TIS,

2-letter words (18 found)

DE,DI,ED,EH,ER,ES,ET,HE,HI,ID,IS,IT,RE,SH,SI,ST,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 220 words from redshirt according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of redshirt

redshirt

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɹɛd.ʃɜː(ɹ)t/

Etymology 1

red +‎ shirt. Derived from the red jersey commonly worn by a player meeting this definition in practice scrimmages against the regulars.

Noun

redshirt (plural redshirts)

  1. (US, collegiate sports) An athlete who spends a year not participating in official athletic activities, but does not lose his or her eligibility to participate in following years.

Verb

redshirt (third-person singular simple present redshirts, present participle redshirting, simple past and past participle redshirted)

  1. (US, collegiate sports) To place an athlete in a status wherein the athlete will spend a year not participating in official athletic activities, but will not lose his or her eligibility to participate in following years.
    The university decided to redshirt the freshman linebacker to give him an extra year to build up his bulk.
  2. (US, collegiate sports) To take on a status wherein one will spend a year not participating in official athletic activities.
  3. (US) To hold a child out of kindergarten for one year in the hope that the child will do better academically and socially.
    • 1985, March 1, "Some Educators Oppose Redshirting 5-Year-Olds," The Omaha World-Herald
      Parents who redshirt their 5-year-olds instead of enrolling them in kindergarten are a concern to some Nebraska educators who are trying to reverse the trend of holding children back until age 6 to start school.

Derived terms

  • medical redshirt

Etymology 2

red +‎ shirt. From the tendency of red-shirted ensigns in the Star Trek: The Original Series television program to die prematurely.

Noun

redshirt (plural redshirts)

  2. (fiction, science fiction) An unimportant character introduced only to be killed in order to underscore the peril to the important characters; an expendable character.
See also
  • redskirt

Etymology 3

red +‎ shirt. From the red shirts worn by such people when on duty.

Noun

redshirt (plural redshirts)

  2. (US navy) A person responsible for loading and unloading weapons, artillery, and equipment from aircraft.

Etymology 4

Noun

redshirt (plural redshirts)

  1. Alternative form of Red Shirt (“member of the UDD”).

Further reading

  • stock character on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Source: wiktionary.org