Redshirts
Scrabble:13 ptsWWF:12 pts9 letters
Definition of Redshirts
noun
- 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
- 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."
- To take on a status wherein one will spend a year not participating in official athletic activities.
- To hold a child out of kindergarten for one year in the hope that the child will do better academically and socially.
noun
- An unimportant character introduced only to be killed in order to underscore the peril to the important characters; an expendable character.
"Sensing danger, Captain Kirk decided to beam down to the surface with Spock, McCoy, and a couple of redshirts."
Anagrams of Redshirts
No exact anagrams found for "redshirts". This word has a unique letter combination.
Letter Values
r1
e1
d2
s1
h4
i1
r1
t1
s1
Total: 13 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Redshirts
Word Validity & Sources
SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Redshirts"
Redshirts is a 9-letter word that scores 13 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Redshirts" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "redshirts" is a medium-scoring word.