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Shafts

6 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Plural of shaft, the long slender rod or body of an arrow, indicating its line and direction of travel.

The archer retrieved the shafts from the target before the next round.

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Wordle

SH start is common, AFT is embedded within, TS ending, no double letters

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Scrabble

Worth 12 points, F and H add good value together, SHAFT plus S hook, HAFTS anagram

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