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REDSHIFTS

9 letters, 16 points in Scrabble, 2 vowels

What REDSHIFTS Means

REDSHIFTS is a form of REDSHIFT, which means:

  1. noun: (astronomy) a shift in the spectra of very distant galaxies toward longer wavelengths (toward the red end of the spectrum); generally interpreted as evidence that the universe is expanding

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

REDSHIFTS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 16 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as R1 E1 D2 S1 H4 I1 F4 T1 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In REDSHIFTS

380 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

8 letter words (2)

7 letter words (15)

6 letter words (62)

5 letter words (105)

4 letter words (111)

3 letter words (64)

2 letter words (21)

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