shift: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 11 letter points · starts with S · ends with T
Meaning of shift
noun
- countable, uncountable
A movement to do something, a beginning.
- countable, uncountable
An act of shifting; a slight movement or change.
Example: There was a shift in the political atmosphere.
- countable, uncountable
A simple straight-hanging, loose-fitting dress.
- countable, uncountable
A change of workers, now specifically a set group of workers or period of working time.
Example: We'll work three shifts a day till the job's done.
Listed forms: shifts.
Source: Wiktionary — shift.
verb
- figuratively, sometimes, transitive
To move from one place to another; to redistribute.
Example: We'll have to shift these boxes to the downtown office.
- ergative, figuratively
To change in form or character; switch.
- figuratively, intransitive, reflexive, sometimes
To change position; to move.
Example: She shifted slightly in her seat.
- India, intransitive
To change residence; to leave and live elsewhere.
Example: We are shifting to America next month.
Listed forms: shifts, shifting, shifted.
Source: Wiktionary — shift.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for shift.
noun
an event in which something is displaced without rotation
noun
a qualitative change
noun
the time period during which you are at work
- work shift
- duty period
noun
the act of changing one thing or position for another
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is shift in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of shift
S(1) + H(4) + I(1) + F(4) + T(1) = 11 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of shift
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from shift
24 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in shift. Showing up to 24, longest first.