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Is shifter a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word shifter is a Scrabble US word. The word shifter is worth 13 points in Scrabble:

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Is shifter a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word shifter is a Scrabble UK word and has 13 points:

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Is shifter a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word shifter is a Words With Friends word. The word shifter is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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7-letter words (1 found)

SHIFTER,

6-letter words (14 found)

FETISH,FIRTHS,FISHER,FREITS,FRITES,FRITHS,REFITS,RESIFT,RIFEST,SHERIF,SHRIFT,SIFTER,STRIFE,THEIRS,

5-letter words (46 found)

FEIST,FIERS,FIEST,FIRES,FIRST,FIRTH,FREIT,FRESH,FRETS,FRIES,FRISE,FRIST,FRITH,FRITS,HEFTS,HEIRS,HEIST,HIRES,ITHER,REFIS,REFIT,REIFS,REIST,RESIT,RHIES,RIFTE,RIFTS,RITES,SEHRI,SERIF,SHIER,SHIFT,SHIRE,SHIRT,SHITE,SIETH,SITHE,STIRE,TEHRS,TERFS,THEIR,THIEF,TIERS,TIRES,TREIF,TRIES,

4-letter words (66 found)

EFTS,EISH,ERST,ETHS,FEHS,FEIS,FEST,FETS,FIER,FIRE,FIRS,FISH,FIST,FITS,FRET,FRIS,FRIT,HEFT,HEIR,HERS,HEST,HETS,HIES,HIRE,HIST,HITS,IRES,REFI,REFS,REFT,REHS,REIF,REIS,RESH,REST,RETS,RIFE,RIFS,RIFT,RISE,RITE,RITS,SEIF,SEIR,SERF,SHET,SHIR,SHIT,SHRI,SIFT,SIRE,SITE,SITH,STIE,STIR,TEFS,TEHR,TERF,THIR,THIS,TIER,TIES,TIRE,TREF,TRES,TRIE,

3-letter words (44 found)

EFS,EFT,EHS,ERF,ERS,EST,ETH,FEH,FER,FES,FET,FIE,FIR,FIT,HER,HES,HET,HIE,HIS,HIT,IFS,IRE,ISH,ITS,REF,REH,REI,RES,RET,RIF,RIT,SEI,SER,SET,SHE,SIF,SIR,SIT,SRI,TEF,TES,THE,TIE,TIS,

2-letter words (17 found)

EF,EH,ER,ES,ET,FE,HE,HI,IF,IS,IT,RE,SH,SI,ST,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 189 words from shifter according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of shifter

shifter

Etymology

shift +‎ -er

Noun

shifter (plural shifters)

  1. One who, or that which, shifts or changes.
  2. (linguistics) A word whose meaning changes depending on the situation, as by deixis.
  3. (dated) Someone who plays tricks; a trickster.
  4. (nautical) An assistant to the ship's cook in washing, soaking, and shifting the salt provisions.
  5. (engineering) A control device (usually a lever or button) for shifting gears in a gearbox, or an arrangement for shifting a belt sidewise from one pulley to another.
    Hyponym: gear lever
  6. (engineering, textiles) A wire for changing a loop from one needle to another, as in narrowing, etc.
  7. (cycling) A component used by the rider to control the gearing mechanisms and select the desired gear ratio, usually connected to the derailleur by a mechanical actuation cable.
  8. A spanner with an adjustable jaw size.
  9. (mining, historical) A person employed to repair the horseways and other passages, and keep them unobstructed.
  10. (US, Pennsylvania) A switcher or shunter: a railroad locomotive used for shunting.
  11. (mythology, science fiction, fantasy) A shape-shifter; a person or other being capable of changing their physical form, especially a lycanthrope.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:shape-shifter
  12. A shiftworker.
  13. (spirituality) Short for reality shifter.

Derived terms

Related terms

  • stickshift

References

Anagrams

  • reshift

Source: wiktionary.org