Verified pattern list
7 Letter Words Starting With SH
This verified list contains 135 CORE words starting with SH, plus 36 entries in the broader extended tier.
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Matching words
Useful CORE examples
Useful words
12 deterministic CORE selections
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Highest-scoring words
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Letter intelligence
What the SH list contains
Most common letters immediately after SH
- A35 words
- O30 words
- E21 words
- I21 words
- R13 words
Vowels per word
- 1 vowel10 words
- 2 vowels98 words
- 3 vowels27 words
Repeated letters
61%
83 of 135 CORE words repeat at least one letter.
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7 Letter Words With Two-Letter Patterns
7 Letter Words Starting With ST200 CORE · 71 extendedstabled, stabler, stacked, staking7 Letter Words Starting With CO319 CORE · 111 extendedcoldest, columns, combats, combing7 Letter Words Starting With SH135 CORE · 36 extendedshackle, shading, shadowy, shafted7 Letter Words Starting With CH154 CORE · 85 extendedchafing, chagrin, chalets, chalked7 Letter Words Ending In ED1399 CORE · 180 extendedbatched, birched, birthed, bitched7 Letter Words Ending In ER1036 CORE · 333 extendedblacker, blander, blanker, blaster7 Letter Words Ending In CH25 CORE · 15 extendedbewitch, monarch, ostrich, spinach7 Letter Words Ending In LY306 CORE · 81 extendedangrily, bravely, briefly, broadly
Pattern guide
How to use words starting with SH
This page starts from 135 CORE 7-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 36 extended entries after the CORE results.
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Questions about this word list
How many 7-letter words start with SH?
This verified set contains 135 CORE words and 36 extended words, for 171 total matches.
What is the average Scrabble score for this SH group?
The 135 CORE words average 13.1 base Scrabble points. Board multipliers are not included.
Do these SH words often repeat letters?
83 of 135 CORE words repeat at least one letter.