All 799 words that start with SH, grouped by length with the shortest first. The number beside each word is its score using standard letter values. Use the filter box to narrow the list by any other letters you know.
799 words
Most used words starting with SH (24)
- should10
- she6
- shipping16
- show10
- shop9
- shopping16
- shall8
- share8
- shown11
- ship9
- showing14
- sheet8
- shot7
- shirt8
- shape10
- shower12
- shift11
- shipped15
- shoe7
- shaved13
- shooting12
- shock14
- shopper14
- shoot8
3 letter words starting with SH (4)
- sha6
- she6
- shu6
- shy9
4 letter words starting with SH (29)
- shab9
- shad8
- shag8
- shah10
- sham9
- shan7
- shaw10
- shay10
- shea7
- shed8
- shel7
- sher7
- shih10
- shim9
- shin7
- ship9
- shiv10
- shoa7
- shod8
- shoe7
- shog8
- shoo7
- shop9
- shot7
- show10
- shug8
- shul7
- shun7
- shut7
5 letter words starting with SH (98)
- shack14
- shade9
- shady12
- shaft11
- shaka12
- shake12
- shako12
- shaky15
- shale8
- shall8
- shalt8
- shaly11
- shama10
- shame10
- shane8
- shang9
- shank12
- shape10
- shaps10
- shard9
- share8
- shari8
- shark12
- sharp10
- shave11
- shawl11
- shawm13
- shawn11
- sheaf11
- sheal8
- shear8
- sheen8
- sheep10
- sheer8
- sheet8
- sheik12
- shela8
- sheld9
- shelf11
- shell8
- shend9
- sheng9
- sheol8
- sheth11
- shiah11
- shide9
- shied9
- shiel8
- shier8
- shift11
- shilh11
- shill8
- shina8
- shine8
- shiny11
- shire8
- shirk12
- shirl8
- shirr8
- shirt8
- shive11
- shluh11
- shoad9
- shoal8
- shoat8
- shock14
- shode9
- shoer8
- shogi9
- shoji15
- shole8
- shona8
- shone8
- shooi8
- shook12
- shool8
- shoot8
- shore8
- shorn8
- short8
- shote8
- shott8
- shout8
- shove11
- shown11
- showy14
- shrag9
- shram10
- shrap10
- shred9
- shrew11
- shrub10
- shrug9
- shuck14
- shunt8
- shush11
- shyer11
- shyly14
6 letter words starting with SH (115)
- shaban11
- shabby16
- shaded11
- shader10
- shadow13
- shaggy14
- shahin12
- shaikh16
- shaken13
- shaker13
- shakta13
- shakti13
- shallu9
- shalom11
- shamal11
- shaman11
- shamba13
- shamed12
- shamer11
- shammy16
- shandy13
- shanna9
- shanny12
- shanty12
- shaped12
- shapen11
- shaper11
- shardy13
- sharer9
- sharia9
- sharon9
- sharpy14
- sharra9
- shasta9
- shaved13
- shaven12
- shaver12
- shawny15
- sheafy15
- shears9
- sheath12
- sheave12
- shebat11
- sheeny12
- sheepy14
- sheila9
- shekel13
- shelfy15
- shelly12
- shelta9
- shelty12
- shelve12
- shelvy15
- sherif12
- sherpa11
- sherri9
- sherry12
- sheugh13
- shewel12
- shibah14
- shicer11
- shield10
- shiest9
- shifty15
- shiism11
- shiite9
- shikar13
- shilfa12
- shilha12
- shiloh12
- shimal11
- shimmy16
- shindy13
- shiner9
- shinny12
- shinto9
- shinty12
- shippo13
- shiraz18
- shirky16
- shirty12
- shiver12
- shivoo12
- shoaly12
- shoddy14
- shoder10
- shogun10
- shohet12
- shoppy16
- shoran9
- shorea9
- shored10
- shorer9
- should10
- shovel12
- shover12
- shower12
- shrank13
- shrewd13
- shriek13
- shrift12
- shrike13
- shrill9
- shrimp13
- shrine9
- shrink13
- shrive12
- shroff15
- shroud10
- shrove12
- shruff15
- shrunk13
- shucks15
- shuler9
- shumac13
7 letter words starting with SH (131)
- shabble14
- shackle16
- shadily14
- shading12
- shadoof14
- shadowy17
- shaffle16
- shafted14
- shafter13
- shagged13
- shahdom16
- shaitan10
- shakily17
- shaking15
- shallon10
- shallop12
- shallot10
- shallow13
- shalwar13
- shamble14
- shammer14
- shampoo14
- shankar14
- shanked15
- shannon10
- shapely15
- shaping13
- sharded12
- sharpen12
- sharper12
- sharpie12
- sharply15
- shastan10
- shaster10
- shastra10
- shatter10
- shavian13
- shaving14
- shawano13
- shawnee13
- shawwal16
- shearer10
- sheathe13
- sheathy16
- sheaved14
- shebang13
- shebeen12
- shechem17
- shedder12
- sheenly13
- shellac12
- shelled11
- sheller10
- shelter10
- shelver13
- shemite12
- sherbet12
- sheriat10
- sheriff16
- sherman12
- shicker16
- shifter13
- shikari14
- shimmer14
- shindig12
- shindle11
- shingle11
- shingly14
- shinily13
- shining11
- shipboy17
- shipful15
- shiplap14
- shiplet12
- shipman14
- shipped15
- shipper14
- shippon14
- shipway18
- shirker14
- shirley13
- shittah13
- shittim12
- shivery16
- shocker16
- shodden12
- shoeing11
- shoggle12
- shoofly16
- shooter10
- shopboy17
- shopful15
- shophar15
- shopman14
- shopper14
- shoring11
- shorten10
- shorter10
- shortia10
- shortly13
- shotgun11
- shotted11
- shotten10
- shouter10
- showery16
- showily16
- showing14
- showman15
- shreddy15
- shrieky17
- shrilly13
- shrimpy17
- shriner10
- shrivel13
- shriven13
- shriver13
- shroudy14
- shrubby17
- shucker16
- shudder12
- shuffle16
- shunner10
- shunter10
- shusher13
- shutoff16
- shutout10
- shutter10
- shuttle10
- shylock19
- shyness13
- shyster13
8 letter words starting with SH (134)
- shabbily18
- shabrack19
- shabuoth16
- shackler17
- shadbush17
- shadchan17
- shaddock19
- shadeful15
- shadowed16
- shadower15
- shadrach17
- shafiite14
- shafting15
- shaftman16
- shaftway20
- shagbark18
- shaggily16
- shaglike16
- shagreen12
- shakable17
- shakeout15
- shaktism17
- shalloon11
- shamanic15
- shameful16
- shamrock19
- shanghai15
- shantung12
- shapable15
- sharable13
- sharpsaw16
- shastrik15
- shattery14
- shavable16
- sheading13
- shealing12
- shearhog15
- shearing12
- shearman13
- sheathed15
- sheather14
- shedding14
- shedlike16
- sheepish16
- sheepman15
- sheetful14
- sheeting12
- shehitah17
- sheikdom18
- shekinah18
- shelduck18
- shelfful17
- shelling12
- sheltery14
- shelving15
- shemitic15
- shepherd17
- sheraton11
- sherlock17
- shetland12
- shielded13
- shielder12
- shieling12
- shiftily17
- shifting15
- shigella12
- shilling12
- shimmery18
- shinbone13
- shingled13
- shingler12
- shingles12
- shinleaf14
- shinnery14
- shinning12
- shipless13
- shipload14
- shipmate15
- shipment15
- shipping16
- shipside14
- shipworm18
- shipyard17
- shirring12
- shirting12
- shivaism16
- shivaist14
- shivaree14
- shiverer14
- shocking18
- shoddily16
- shoebill13
- shoebird14
- shoehorn14
- shoelace13
- shoeless11
- shoeshop16
- shogunal12
- shooting12
- shopbook19
- shopgirl14
- shoplike17
- shopmaid16
- shopping16
- shoppish18
- shoptalk17
- shopworn16
- shorling12
- shortage12
- shortish14
- shoulder12
- shouldna12
- shouting12
- showboat16
- showcase16
- showdown18
- showroom16
- shraddha16
- shrapnel13
- shredder13
- shrewdly18
- shrewish17
- shrieker15
- shrieval14
- shrimper15
- shrinker15
- shrouded13
- shrublet13
- shrunken15
- shuddery16
- shuffler17
- shunting12
- shutdown15
- shutting12
9 letter words starting with SH (128)
- shackling19
- shadberry18
- shadeless13
- shadiness13
- shadowbox25
- shadowing17
- shaftless15
- shaftlike19
- shaftment17
- shaharith18
- shakeable18
- shakedown20
- shakefork23
- shakeress16
- shakerism18
- shakiness16
- shakingly20
- shalelike16
- shallowly18
- shamanism16
- shamanist14
- shamanize23
- shambling17
- shameless14
- shampooer16
- shapeless14
- shareable14
- sharebone14
- sharecrop16
- sharewort15
- sharklike20
- sharkskin20
- sharpener14
- sharpness14
- sharptail14
- shastraik16
- shathmont17
- shatterer12
- shaveling16
- shavetail15
- shawlless15
- shawllike19
- sheaflike19
- shearless12
- shearling13
- sheartail12
- sheatfish18
- sheathing16
- sheenless12
- sheepback22
- sheepcote16
- sheepfold18
- sheephook21
- sheepless14
- sheeplike18
- sheepskin18
- sheepwalk21
- sheepweed18
- sheerness12
- sheetless12
- sheetlike16
- sheffield19
- sheiklike20
- sheldfowl19
- sheldrake17
- shellback20
- shelleyan15
- shellfire15
- shellfish18
- shellwork19
- sheltered13
- shelterer12
- shewbread18
- shickered19
- shielding14
- shiftable17
- shiftless15
- shingling14
- shininess12
- shiningly16
- shintiyan15
- shintoism14
- shintoist12
- shipboard17
- shipowner17
- shippable18
- shipshape19
- shipwreck23
- shirtband15
- shirtless12
- shirttail12
- shivering16
- shockable20
- shoeblack20
- shoemaker18
- shoeshine15
- shogunate13
- shopboard17
- shopwoman19
- shoreless12
- shoreward16
- shortcake18
- shortener12
- shortfall15
- shorthand16
- shorthead16
- shorthorn15
- shortness12
- shortstop14
- shovelard16
- shovelful18
- showerful18
- showiness15
- showpiece19
- shredding15
- shredless13
- shredlike17
- shrewlike19
- shrilling13
- shrinkage17
- shrinking17
- shrouding14
- shrubbery19
- shrubless14
- shtreimel14
- shuffling19
- shulamite14
- shunnable14
10 letter words starting with SH (83)
- shabbiness17
- shadflower20
- shadowland18
- shadowless17
- shadowlike21
- shaganappi18
- shagginess15
- shahaptian18
- shamefaced21
- shamefully21
- shandrydan18
- shandygaff24
- shanghaier17
- shankpiece21
- shantylike20
- shantytown19
- shattering14
- shearwater16
- sheathbill18
- sheathless16
- sheathlike20
- sheepberry20
- sheepbiter17
- sheepishly21
- sheepshank22
- sheepshead19
- sheepsplit17
- shellproof18
- shenanigan14
- shepherdly22
- sherardize23
- shibboleth20
- shieldless14
- shieldlike18
- shieldtail14
- shiftiness16
- shiftingly20
- shillelagh17
- shimmering18
- shipentine15
- shiplessly18
- shipmaster17
- shipwright22
- shirtmaker19
- shirtwaist16
- shivaistic18
- shoaliness13
- shockingly23
- shockproof24
- shoddiness15
- shoemaking20
- shoestring14
- shopkeeper21
- shoplifter18
- shopwalker22
- shopwindow22
- shortbread16
- shortening14
- shoshonean16
- shouldered15
- shovegroat17
- shovelbill18
- shovelhead20
- shovelnose16
- showerless16
- showerlike20
- shreadhead18
- shrewdness17
- shrewishly22
- shrewmouse18
- shrievalty19
- shrillness13
- shrimpfish23
- shrimplike21
- shrineless13
- shrinelike17
- shrinkable19
- shropshire18
- shroudless14
- shroudlike18
- shrovetide17
- shufflecap23
- shuttering14
11 letter words starting with SH (41)
- shadowgraph24
- shadowiness18
- shallowness17
- shamanistic18
- shamelessly19
- shapelessly19
- shapeliness16
- sharebroker20
- shareholder18
- sheepherder20
- sheepmaster18
- shellacking21
- shellflower20
- shelterless14
- shepherdess20
- shepherdish23
- shepherdism22
- shielddrake20
- shimonoseki20
- shiningness15
- shinplaster16
- shintoistic16
- shipbuilder19
- shirtmaking21
- shittimwood20
- shiveringly21
- shockheaded25
- shoplifting20
- shortcoming19
- shovelboard20
- showeriness17
- showerproof22
- showmanship24
- shriekingly22
- shrinkingly22
- shrubbiness18
- shufflewing24
- shufflingly24
- shuttlecock22
- shuttlelike18
- shuttlewise17
12 letter words starting with SH (22)
- shadowboxing29
- shadowgraphy28
- shamefacedly26
- shamefulness20
- sharecropper21
- sharpshooter20
- shatteringly19
- shatterproof20
- sheepherding22
- sheepishness20
- shelteringly19
- shepherdling22
- shieldlessly19
- shiftingness19
- shimmeringly23
- shipbuilding21
- shockingness22
- shortclothes20
- shortsighted20
- shrewishness21
- shudderingly21
- shuffleboard24
13 letter words starting with SH (9)
- shadelessness17
- shadowgraphic28
- shakespearean22
- shamelessness18
- shapelessness18
- sharpshooting22
- sheepshearing22
- sherryvallies22
- shiftlessness19
14 letter words starting with SH (4)
- shadowgraphist27
- shamefacedness25
- shieldlessness18
- shortsightedly25
15 letter words starting with SH (1)
- shelterlessness18
Saved words none yet
What some of these words mean
Definitions for the twenty shortest words in this list. The rest are in the
random word generator — turn on “Show meanings”.
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| she | This or that female |
| shy | Easily frightened |
| shab | The itch in animals |
| shag | Coarse hair or nap |
| shah | The title of the supreme ruler in certain Eastern countries, especially |
| shaw | A thicket |
| shay | A chaise |
| shed | A slight or temporary structure built to shade or shelter something |
| shim | A kind of shallow plow used in tillage to break the ground, and clear it of weeds |
| shoe | A covering for the human foot, usually made of leather… |
| show | To exhibit or present to view |
| shug | To writhe the body so as to produce friction against one's clothes, as do those who have the itch |
| shut | To close so as to hinder ingress or egress |
| shack | To shed or fall, as corn or grain at harvest |
| shade | Comparative obscurity owing to interception or interruption of the rays of light |
| shady | Abounding in shade or shades |
| shaft | The slender, smooth stem of an arrow |
| shake | Obs. p. p. of |
| shako | A kind of military cap or headress |
| shaky | Shaking or trembling |
Quick facts about this list
| Words shown | 799 |
| Shortest | 3 letters |
| Longest | shelterlessness (15 letters) |
| Highest scoring | shadowboxing (29 points) |
Nearby lists
- words starting with en
- words starting with pr
- words starting with st
- words starting with tr
- words starting with un
- words starting with ex
- words starting with im
- words starting with ch
- words starting with th
- words starting with gr
- words starting with br
- words starting with cl
- words starting with fl
- words starting with pl
Tools that use these words
Word generator from lettersHave a specific rack? Find every word those letters can build.
Random word generatorRandom words with meanings, filtered by length and letter pattern.
Words that start with…Back to the full index of these lists.
Random word generatorRandom words with meanings, filtered by length and letter pattern.
Words that start with…Back to the full index of these lists.
Questions
How many words start with SH?
There are 799 words in this list, ranging from 3 to 15 letters.
What is the longest word that starts with SH?
shelterlessness, with 15 letters.
Which of these words scores highest in a tile game?
shadowboxing, worth 29 points using standard letter values.
Are these words valid in Scrabble or Wordle?
These are standard English dictionary words. Individual games use their own official word lists, so an unusual word here may not be playable in a rated game.