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There are 14 words ending with HIFT

BLUESHIFT	• blueshift n. (Physics) A change in the wavelength of light, in which the wavelength is shorter than when it was emitted… • BLUESHIFT n. a shift of the spectrum towards the blue.
DOWNSHIFT	• downshift n. A change of direction or a movement downwards. • downshift n. A reduction in quality or quantity. • downshift n. A change in career or lifestyle to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
FRAMESHIFT	• frameshift n. A frameshift mutation. • frameshift v. To use a starting point for translating a series of nucleotides that is off by an amount not divisible… • FRAMESHIFT n. a term in genetic manipulation, a type of mutation.
GEARSHIFT	• gearshift n. Alternative spelling of gear shift. • gearshift v. (Rare) To shift gears. • gear␣shift n. (Automotive) That part of a gearbox involved in changing gear, including the lever and the forks attached to it.
LOANSHIFT	• loanshift n. The situation in which a word changes or extends its meaning under the influence of another language. • loanshift n. A word whose meaning has changed in this way. • LOANSHIFT n. the adaptation of a word from one language to another.
MAKESHIFT	• makeshift n. A temporary (usually insubstantial) substitution. • makeshift adj. Made to work or suffice; improvised; substituted. • makeshift n. (Obsolete) A rogue; a shifty person.
MANSHIFT	• manshift n. The amount of work that can be done by one person in one work shift. • MANSHIFT n. the work done by one person in one shift.
RANKSHIFT	• rankshift v. (Linguistics) To use a phrase as a subunit of a longer one. • rankshift n. The action of rankshifting. • RANKSHIFT v. to shift or be shifted from one linguistic rank to another.
REDSHIFT	• redshift n. (Physics) A change in the wavelength of light, in which the wavelength is longer than when it was emitted… • redshift n. (US politics) The statistical bias towards Republican (or Blue Dog) candidates of US federal elections… • red␣shift n. (Astronomy) Light spectra shifted towards red, as by elongation of light waves from a source moving…
SHIFT	• shift n. (Historical) A type of women’s undergarment of dress length worn under dresses or skirts, a slip or chemise. • shift n. A simple straight-hanging, loose-fitting dress. • shift n. A change of workers, now specifically a set group of workers or period of working time.
TIMESHIFT	• timeshift n. (Plays, films etc.) A change from one time period to another. • timeshift v. To retransmit the programmes of a TV channel at a different time of day. • TIMESHIFT v. to enable (a television programme) to be viewed at a time later than that of its original broadcast.
UNSHIFT	• unshift v. (Intransitive) To release the shift key on a computer or typewriter keyboard. • unshift v. (Transitive, programming) To add an item to the beginning of an array. • UNSHIFT v. to release the shift key on a typewriter.
UPSHIFT	• upshift n. (Automotive, cycling) A shift to a higher gear. • upshift n. A shift to a higher level, such as of frequency, growth, economic level, etc. • upshift v. (Automotive, cycling) To shift to a higher gear.
WHIFT	• WHIFT n. (dialect) a breath, a puff.

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.
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Scrabble in Italian: 2 words
Scrabble in German: 2 words
Scrabble in Romanian: no word

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