Verified pattern list
10 Letter Words Starting With SH
This verified list contains 78 CORE words starting with SH, plus 33 entries in the broader extended tier.
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Matching words
Useful CORE examples
Useful words
12 deterministic CORE selections
Base tile values
Highest-scoring words
CORE words, highest first
Letter intelligence
What the SH list contains
Most common letters immediately after SH
- O33 words
- A16 words
- I13 words
- E8 words
- R5 words
Vowels per word
- 2 vowels14 words
- 3 vowels47 words
- 4 vowels17 words
Repeated letters
95%
74 of 78 CORE words repeat at least one letter.
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10 Letter Words With Two-Letter Patterns
10 Letter Words Starting With ST180 CORE · 87 extendedstampeding, stewarding, stockading, stockpiled10 Letter Words Starting With CO476 CORE · 223 extendedcopyrights, complaints, completing, complexity10 Letter Words Starting With SH78 CORE · 33 extendedshoplifter, shipwrecks, shamefully, sharpening10 Letter Words Starting With CH125 CORE · 94 extendedchampioned, chivalrous, champagnes, charitably10 Letter Words Ending In ED915 CORE · 339 extendedbankrupted, franchised, hypnotized, platformed10 Letter Words Ending In ER354 CORE · 220 extendedshoplifter, bricklayer, kingfisher, lackluster10 Letter Words Ending In CH10 CORE · 17 extendedcornstarch, wristwatch, stagecoach, smartwatch10 Letter Words Ending In LY506 CORE · 153 extendedmanifestly, mistakenly, neighborly, presumably
Pattern guide
How to use words starting with SH
This page starts from 78 CORE 10-letter words whose first letters are SH. The preset fixes those opening positions while leaving the remaining tiles available for refinement.
Use Contains for letters that may appear anywhere, Excludes to remove impossible letters, or Sequence pattern when order and exact gaps matter. The broader view adds 33 extended entries after the CORE results.
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Questions about this word list
How many 10-letter words start with SH?
This verified set contains 78 CORE words and 33 extended words, for 111 total matches.
What is the average Scrabble score for this SH group?
The 78 CORE words average 17.4 base Scrabble points. Board multipliers are not included.
Do these SH words often repeat letters?
74 of 78 CORE words repeat at least one letter.