Verified pattern list

5 Letter Words Starting With SH

This verified list contains 76 CORE words starting with SH, plus 15 entries in the broader extended tier.

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Matching words

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Static CORE list

All 76 matching CORE words

Alphabetical, with base Scrabble points

shack14
shade9
shads9
shady12
shaft11
shags9
shahs11
shake12
shaky15
shale8
shall8
shame10
shams10
shank12
shape10
shard9
share8
shark12
sharp10
shave11
shawl11
shays11
sheaf11
shear8
sheds9
sheen8
sheep10
sheer8
sheet8
shelf11
shell8
shewn11
shews11
shied9
shies8
shift11
shill8
shims10
shine8
shins8
shiny11
ships10
shire8
shirk12
shirr8
shirt8
shits8
shivs11
shoal8
shoat8
shock14
shoes8
shone8
shook12
shoos8
shoot8
shops10
shore8
short8
shots8
shout8
shove11
shown11
shows11
showy14
shred9
shrew11
shrub10
shrug9
shuck14
shuns8
shunt8
shush11
shuts8
shyer11
shyly14

76CORE words

15extended words

91verified matches

9.9average CORE score

Useful CORE examples

Useful words

12 manually reviewed CORE words

shade9
shake12
shame10
shape10
share8
shark12
sharp10
shave11
shelf11
shell8
shift11
shine8

Base tile values

Highest-scoring words

CORE words, highest first

shaky15
shack14
shock14
showy14
shuck14
shyly14
shady12
shake12
shark12
shirk12
shook12
shank12

Letter intelligence

What the SH list contains

Most common letters immediately after SH

A22 words
O17 words
I15 words
E11 words
U5 words

Vowels per word

0 vowels1 words
1 vowel48 words
2 vowels27 words

Repeated letters

42%

32 of 76 CORE words repeat at least one letter.

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Popular letter patterns

5 Letter Words With Two-Letter Patterns

5 Letter Words Starting With ST96 CORE · 19 extendedstack, stage, stair, stake 5 Letter Words Starting With CO94 CORE · 37 extendedcoach, coast, color, comic 5 Letter Words Starting With SH76 CORE · 15 extendedshade, shake, shame, shape 5 Letter Words Starting With CH69 CORE · 21 extendedchain, chair, chalk, charm 5 Letter Words Ending In ED297 CORE · 26 extendedasked, baked, cared, faced 5 Letter Words Ending In ER240 CORE · 64 extendedafter, anger, baker, boxer 5 Letter Words Ending In CH74 CORE · 11 extendedbatch, beach, bench, birch 5 Letter Words Ending In LY68 CORE · 14 extendedamply, apply, aptly, badly

Pattern guide

How to use words starting with SH

This page starts from 76 CORE 5-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 15 extended entries after the CORE results.

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Questions about this word list

How many 5-letter words start with SH?

This verified set contains 76 CORE words and 15 extended words, for 91 total matches.

What is the average Scrabble score for this SH group?

The 76 CORE words average 9.9 base Scrabble points. Board multipliers are not included.

Do these SH words often repeat letters?