shaft

NOUNVERB /ʃæft/
5 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH S

shaft is a valid 5-letter word worth 11 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1H4A1F4T1
1 + 4 + 1 + 4 + 1 =11 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 22TRIPLE WORD → 33
MEANING

What does shaft mean?

NOUN · 12 SENSES
1

An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect.

“she threw shafts of sarcasm”

NARROWER
2

A line that forms the length of an arrow pointer.

BROADER
3

A long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow).

BROADER
NARROWER
4

A long vertical passage sunk into the earth, as for a mine or tunnel.

BROADER
5

A vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator).

BROADER
6

The hollow spine of a feather.

SYNONYMS
BROADER
7

A revolving rod that transmits power or motion.

BROADER
9

The main (mid) section of a long bone.

SYNONYMS
10

(architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column.

SYNONYMS
11

Obscene terms for penis.

12

A long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon.

SYNONYMS
VERB · 2 SENSES
1

Equip with a shaft.

2

Defeat someone through trickery or deceit.

AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of shaft

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