Verified pattern list

6 Letter Words Starting With SH

This verified list contains 101 CORE words starting with SH, plus 34 entries in the broader extended tier.

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Matching words

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Static CORE list

All 101 matching CORE words

Alphabetical, with base Scrabble points

shabby16
shacks15
shaded11
shades10
shadow13
shafts12
shaggy14
shaken13
shaker13
shakes13
shalom11
shaman11
shamed12
shames11
shandy13
shanks13
shanty12
shaped12
shaper11
shapes11
shards10
shared10
sharer9
shares9
sharia9
sharks13
sharps11
shaved13
shaven12
shaver12
shaves12
shawls12
shears9
sheath12
sheave12
sheeny12
sheers9
sheets9
sheikh16
sheila9
shekel13
shells9
shelve12
sherry12
shewed13
shield10
shifts12
shifty15
shills9
shimmy16
shined10
shiner9
shines9
shinny12
shires9
shirks13
shirrs9
shirts9
shirty12
shitty12
shiver12
shoals9
shoats9
shocks15
shoddy14
shogun10
shooed10
shoots9
shoppe13
shored10
shores9
shorts9
shorty12
should10
shouts9
shoved13
shovel12
shoves12
showed13
shower12
shrank13
shreds10
shrewd13
shrews12
shriek13
shrift12
shrike13
shrill9
shrimp13
shrine9
shrink13
shrive12
shroud10
shrubs11
shrugs10
shrunk13
shtick15
shucks15
shunts9
shyest12
shying13

101CORE words

34extended words

135verified matches

11.5average CORE score

Useful CORE examples

Useful words

12 deterministic CORE selections

shadow13
shaken13
shamed12
shaped12
shared10
shaved13
shaven12
shaver12
shield10
shined10
shiver12
shored10

Base tile values

Highest-scoring words

CORE words, highest first

shabby16
sheikh16
shimmy16
shacks15
shifty15
shocks15
shucks15
shtick15
shaggy14
shoddy14
shadow13
shaken13

Letter intelligence

What the SH list contains

Most common letters immediately after SH

A32 words
O19 words
I16 words
R16 words
E13 words

Vowels per word

1 vowel43 words
2 vowels54 words
3 vowels4 words

Repeated letters

59%

60 of 101 CORE words repeat at least one letter.

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Popular letter patterns

6 Letter Words With Two-Letter Patterns

6 Letter Words Starting With ST157 CORE · 48 extendedstable, staged, staked, staled 6 Letter Words Starting With CO182 CORE · 73 extendedcobalt, cobras, coding, cogent 6 Letter Words Starting With SH101 CORE · 34 extendedshadow, shaken, shamed, shaped 6 Letter Words Starting With CH99 CORE · 49 extendedchafed, chafes, chains, chairs 6 Letter Words Ending In ED1097 CORE · 104 extendedambled, angled, arched, backed 6 Letter Words Ending In ER804 CORE · 216 extendedampler, angler, answer, antler 6 Letter Words Ending In CH59 CORE · 15 extendedbleach, breach, broach, detach 6 Letter Words Ending In LY208 CORE · 43 extendedbarely, bodily, busily, comely

Pattern guide

How to use words starting with SH

This page starts from 101 CORE 6-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 34 extended entries after the CORE results.

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Questions about this word list

How many 6-letter words start with SH?

This verified set contains 101 CORE words and 34 extended words, for 135 total matches.

What is the average Scrabble score for this SH group?

The 101 CORE words average 11.5 base Scrabble points. Board multipliers are not included.

Do these SH words often repeat letters?