Shafts

Scrabble:12 ptsWWF:11 pts6 letters
Definition of Shafts

noun

  1. The entire body of a long weapon, such as an arrow.
  2. The long, narrow, central body of a spear, arrow, or javelin.

    "Her hand slipped off the javelin's shaft towards the spearpoint and that's why her score was lowered."

  3. (by extension) Anything cast or thrown as a spear or javelin.
  4. Any long thin object, such as the handle of a tool, one of the poles between which an animal is harnessed to a vehicle, the driveshaft of a motorized vehicle with rear-wheel drive, an axle, etc.
  5. A beam or ray of light.

    "Isn't that shaft of light from that opening in the cave beautiful?"

verb

  1. To fuck over; to cause harm to, especially through deceit or treachery.

    "Your boss really shafted you by stealing your idea like that."

  2. To equip with a shaft.
  3. To fuck; to have sexual intercourse with.

    "Turns out my roommate was shafting my girlfriend."

Anagrams of Shafts

No exact anagrams found for "shafts". This word has a unique letter combination.

Synonyms & Antonyms

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 "Shafts"

Shafts is a 6-letter word that scores 12 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Shafts" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "shafts" is a medium-scoring word.