shrift

Meanings

Plural: shrifts

Noun

the act of being shriven
The act of going to or hearing a religious confession.
Confession to a priest.
Forgiveness given by a priest after confession; remission.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English shrift (“confession to a priest; act or instance of this; sacrament of penance; penance assigned by a priest; penitence, repentance; punishment for sin”) [and other forms], from Late Old English scryft, Old English sċrift (“penance, shrift; something prescribed as punishment, penalty; one who passes sentence, a judge”), from sċrīfan (“of a priest: to prescribe absolution or penance; to pass judgment, ordain, prescribe; to appoint, decree”) (whence shrive), from Proto-Germanic *skrībaną (“to write”), from Latin scrībō (“to write”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreybʰ- (“to scratch, tear”).

Scrabble Score: 12

shrift is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
shrift is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
shrift is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

shrift is a valid Words With Friends word