Verified pattern list

5 Letter Words With SH

This verified list contains 123 CORE words with SH, plus 23 entries in the broader extended tier.

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Matching words

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Static CORE list

All 123 matching CORE words

Alphabetical, with base Scrabble points

abash10
apish10
ashen8
ashes8
awash11
blush10
brash10
brush10
bushy13
clash10
crash10
crush10
cushy13
dishy12
fishy14
flash11
flesh11
flush11
fresh11
frosh11
gnash9
gushy12
harsh11
knish12
leash8
marsh10
mushy13
pasha10
phish13
plash10
plush10
pshaw13
pushy13
quash17
rushy11
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
slash8
slosh8
slush8
smash10
stash8
sushi8
swash11
swish11
trash8
usher8
washy14
welsh11

123CORE words

23extended words

146verified matches

10.1average CORE score

Useful CORE examples

Useful words

12 deterministic CORE selections

ashen8
leash8
quash17
shade9
shake12
shame10
shape10
share8
shave11
sheaf11
shear8
shied9

Base tile values

Highest-scoring words

CORE words, highest first

quash17
shaky15
fishy14
shack14
shock14
showy14
shuck14
shyly14
washy14
bushy13
mushy13
pushy13

Letter intelligence

What the SH list contains

Where SH appears

Position 10 words
Position 20 words
Position 30 words
Position 40 words
Position 50 words

Vowels per word

0 vowels1 words
1 vowel85 words
2 vowels37 words

Repeated letters

37%

46 of 123 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 CH69 CORE · 21 extendedchafe, chain, chair, chaos 5 Letter Words Starting With CO94 CORE · 37 extendedcoals, coast, coats, cobra 5 Letter Words Starting With SH76 CORE · 15 extendedshade, shake, shame, shape 5 Letter Words Starting With ST96 CORE · 19 extendedstage, staid, stain, stair 5 Letter Words Ending In CH74 CORE · 11 extendedbeach, epoch, leach, peach 5 Letter Words Ending In ED297 CORE · 26 extendedached, acted, arced, armed 5 Letter Words Ending In ER240 CORE · 64 extendedabler, after, alter, amber 5 Letter Words Ending In LY68 CORE · 14 extendeddaily, doily, early, gaily

Pattern guide

How to use 5-letter words with SH

The CORE list contains 123 5-letter words with SH in at least one position. Unlike a fixed tile, this preset does not assume where the letter appears.

Contains keeps required letters anywhere in the word. Sequence pattern is stricter: AR requires adjacent letters, A_R allows one intervening letter, and A__R allows two. The broader tier adds 23 extended entries.

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Questions about this word list

How many 5-letter words contain SH?

This verified set contains 123 CORE words and 23 extended words, for 146 total matches.

What is the average Scrabble score for this SH group?

The 123 CORE words average 10.1 base Scrabble points. Board multipliers are not included.

Do these SH words often repeat letters?