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There are 16 nine-letter words containing SHIFT

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.
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.
MANSHIFTS	• manshifts n. Plural of manshift. • 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.
REDSHIFTS	• redshifts n. Plural of redshift. • red␣shifts n. Plural of red shift. • REDSHIFT n. the displacement of the light a receding object emits toward the red end of the spectrum.
SHIFTABLE	• shiftable adj. That can be shifted. • SHIFTABLE adj. capable of being shifted.
SHIFTIEST	• shiftiest adj. Superlative form of shifty: most shifty. • SHIFTY adj. evasive.
SHIFTINGS	• shiftings n. Plural of shifting. • SHIFTING n. the act of shifting.
SHIFTLESS	• shiftless adj. Lazy, unmotivated. • shiftless adj. Untrustworthy as a result of being incompetent at the job. • shiftless adj. Destitute of shifts or expedients; lacking proper means.
SHIFTWORK	• shiftwork n. Scheduled work outside of customary daylight working hours. • shiftwork n. A mode of employment in which sets of workers are rotated to maintain a continuous 24/7 operation. • shift␣work n. Alternative spelling of shiftwork.
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.
UNSHIFTED	• unshifted adj. Not shifted. • UNSHIFT v. to release the shift key on a typewriter.
UPSHIFTED	• upshifted v. Simple past tense and past participle of upshift. • UPSHIFT v. to shift an automotive vehicle into a higher gear.

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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