Verified pattern list
4 Letter Words Starting With SH
This verified list contains 20 CORE words starting with SH, plus 5 entries in the broader extended tier.
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Matching words
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Useful words
12 deterministic CORE selections
Base tile values
Highest-scoring words
CORE words, highest first
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What the SH list contains
Most common letters immediately after SH
- O6 words
- A5 words
- I5 words
- E2 words
- U2 words
Vowels per word
- 1 vowel18 words
- 2 vowels2 words
Repeated letters
10%
2 of 20 CORE words repeat at least one letter.
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4 Letter Words With Two-Letter Patterns
4 Letter Words Starting With ST16 CORE · 4 extendedstab, stag, star, stay4 Letter Words Starting With CO54 CORE · 10 extendedcoal, coat, coax, code4 Letter Words Starting With SH20 CORE · 5 extendedshoe, sham, shed, shin4 Letter Words Starting With CH20 CORE · 5 extendedchap, char, chat, chef4 Letter Words Ending In ED45 CORE · 2 extendedaced, aged, aped, awed4 Letter Words Ending In ER20 CORE · 9 extendeddoer, over, pier, tier4 Letter Words Ending In CH13 CORE · 3 extendedeach, ouch, arch, etch4 Letter Words Ending In LY12 CORE · 5 extendedoily, ably, duly, holy
Pattern guide
How to use words starting with SH
This page starts from 20 CORE 4-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 5 extended entries after the CORE results.
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Questions about this word list
How many 4-letter words start with SH?
This verified set contains 20 CORE words and 5 extended words, for 25 total matches.
What is the average Scrabble score for this SH group?
The 20 CORE words average 8.4 base Scrabble points. Board multipliers are not included.
Do these SH words often repeat letters?
2 of 20 CORE words repeat at least one letter.