Verified pattern list
9 Letter Words Starting With SH
This verified list contains 127 CORE words starting with SH, plus 48 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
- O38 words
- A30 words
- I26 words
- R15 words
- E12 words
Vowels per word
- 2 vowels43 words
- 3 vowels66 words
- 4 vowels18 words
Repeated letters
85%
108 of 127 CORE words repeat at least one letter.
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9 Letter Words With Two-Letter Patterns
9 Letter Words Starting With ST239 CORE · 100 extendedstarching, staunchly, stockyard, strangely9 Letter Words Starting With CO458 CORE · 222 extendedcomplying, copyright, colanders, combating9 Letter Words Starting With SH127 CORE · 48 extendedshackling, shipwreck, shadowing, shoveling9 Letter Words Starting With CH134 CORE · 99 extendedchemistry, chipmunks, chortling, chagrined9 Letter Words Ending In ED1168 CORE · 402 extendedscrambled, sprinkled, strangled, backfired9 Letter Words Ending In ER492 CORE · 283 extendedbystander, ghastlier, ghostlier, godfather9 Letter Words Ending In CH18 CORE · 17 extendedworkbench, blowtorch, stopwatch, matriarch9 Letter Words Ending In LY422 CORE · 121 extendeddragonfly, staunchly, strangely, unsightly
Pattern guide
How to use words starting with SH
This page starts from 127 CORE 9-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 48 extended entries after the CORE results.
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Questions about this word list
How many 9-letter words start with SH?
This verified set contains 127 CORE words and 48 extended words, for 175 total matches.
What is the average Scrabble score for this SH group?
The 127 CORE words average 15.7 base Scrabble points. Board multipliers are not included.
Do these SH words often repeat letters?
108 of 127 CORE words repeat at least one letter.