Words That Start with SH

3-letter words that start with SH

• sha6n. The letter Ш, ш.
• she6pron. The female (typically) person or animal previously mentioned or implied.
• shh9interj. Demanding silence.
• sho6n. A Japanese free reed musical instrument similar to the Chinese sheng.
• shy9adj. Easily frightened; timid.

4-letter words that start with SH

• shab9v. To skulk or sneak away.
• shad8n. Any one of several species of food fishes that make up the genus Alosa...
• shag8n. Matted material; rough massed hair, fibres etc.
• shah10n. A king of Persia or Iran.
• sham9adj. Intended to deceive; false.
• shan7adj. Unfair, harsh.
• shat7n. Synonym of shatter (“a pine needle”).
• shaw10n. A thicket; a small wood or grove.
• shay10n. A chaise.
• shea7n. A tree (Vitellaria paradoxa) indigenous to Africa, occurring in Mali...
• shed8v. To part, separate or divide.
• shen7n. A deity or a spirit, in Chinese folk religion.
• shep9n. Starling.
• shet7n. Shed.
• shhh13interj. Elongated form of shh.
• shid8n. A piece of firewood four feet long.
• shig8v. At a competitive barbecuing event, to visit a rival's barbecue area in...
• shim9n. A wedge.
• shin7n. The front part of the leg below the knee; the front edge of the shin...
• ship9n. A water-borne vessel generally larger than a boat.
• shis7det. Belonging to them; their.
• shiv10n. A knife, especially a makeshift one fashioned from something not...
• shod8adj. Wearing shoes.
• shoe7n. A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom part composed of...
• shog8n. Jolt, shake (brisk movement).
• shoo7v. To induce someone or something to leave.
• shop9n. An establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally...
• shor7n. A salt lake.
• shot7adj. Tired, weary.
• show10v. To display, convey or exhibit; to have something available for others...
• shox14n. Synonym of shock absorber.
• shud8n. A shed.
• shug8n. A term of endearment.
• shuk11n. An Israeli street market.
• shul7n. An Ashkenazi synagogue.
• shun7v. To avoid, especially persistently; ostracize.
• shut7v. To remove or block an opening, gap or passage through.

5-letter words that start with SH

• shack14n. A crude, roughly built hut or cabin.
• shade9n. Darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked.
• shady12adj. Abounding in shades.
• shaft11n. The long, narrow, central body of a spear, arrow, or javelin.
• shake12v. To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions...
• shaky15adj. Shaking or trembling.
• shale8n. A shell, scale or husk; a cod or pod.
• shall8v. Used before a verb to indicate the simple future tense in the first...
• shame10n. An uncomfortable or painful feeling due to recognition or consciousness...
• shank12n. The part of the leg between the knee and the ankle.
• shape10n. The status or condition of something.
• shard9n. A piece of broken glass or pottery, especially one found in an...
• share8n. A portion of something, especially a portion given or allotted to...
• shark12n. Any predatory fish of the superorder Selachimorpha, with a...
• sharp10adj. Terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut or pierce...
• shave11v. To make (the head, skin etc.) bald or (the hair) shorter by using a...
• shawl11n. A square or rectangular piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head...
• shear8v. To remove the fleece from (a sheep, llama, etc.) by clipping.
• sheen8n. Splendor; radiance; shininess.
• sheep10n. A woolly ruminant of the genus Ovis.
• sheer8adj. Very thin or transparent.
• sheet8n. A thin bed cloth used as a covering for a mattress or as a layer over...
• shelf11n. A flat, rigid structure, fixed at right angles to a wall or forming a...
• shell8n. The calcareous or chitinous external covering of mollusks, crustaceans...
• shift11n. A movement to do something, a beginning.
• shine8v. To emit or reflect light so as to glow.
• shiny11adj. Reflecting light.
• shire8n. An administrative area or district between about the 5th to the 11th...
• shirt8n. An article of clothing that is worn on the upper part of the body...
• shiva11n. A weeklong period of formal mourning for a close relative.
• shock14n. A sudden, heavy impact.
• shook12n. A set of pieces for making a cask or box, usually wood.
• shoot8v. To fire (a weapon that releases a bullet or other projectile).
• shore8n. Land adjoining a non-flowing body of water, such as an ocean, lake or...
• short8adj. Having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either...
• shout8n. A loud burst of voice or voices; a violent and sudden outcry...
• shove11v. To push, especially roughly or with force.
• shred9n. A fragment of something; a particle; a piece; also, a very small amount.
• shrub10n. A woody plant smaller than a tree, and usually with several stems from...
• shrug9n. A lifting of the shoulders to signal indifference or a casual lack of...

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6-letter words that start with SH

• shabby16adj. Of clothing, a place, etc.: unkempt and worn or otherwise in poor...
• shaded11adj. Being in the shade, not in direct light.
• shades10n. Sunglasses.
• shadow13n. A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation)...
• shaggy14adj. Having long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur or wool.
• shaken13adj. Moved rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly.
• shaker13n. A person or thing that shakes, or by means of which something is shaken.
• shakes13n. Delirium tremens; typically due to alcohol withdrawal.
• shakti13n. The divine force that pervades the universe.
• shalom11interj. A traditional Jewish greeting or farewell.
• shaman11n. A traditional faith healer.
• shamed12adj. That has been shamed.
• shaped12adj. Having been given a shape, especially a curved shape.
• shards10n. The drug methamphetamine hydrochloride (crystal meth).
• shared10adj. Used by multiple entities or for multiple purposes or in multiple ways.
• sharia9n. A street in Arabic-speaking countries.
• sharif12n. A traditional Arab tribal title for one who serves as the protector of...
• sharon9v. Wrapping leftover foods to take home from any kind of social function...
• shaved13adj. Having had a shave.
• shaven12adj. Having been shaved.
• shazam20interj. Used to indicate that a magic trick or other illusion has been...
• shears9n. A tool consisting of two blades with bevel edges, connected by a pivot...
• sheath12n. A holster for a sword; a scabbard.
• sheesh12interj. An expression of disbelief or exasperation.
• sheets9n. Of rain or other precipitation, a great amount.
• sheikh16n. The leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe.
• sheila9n. A woman.
• shelly12adj. Composed of the shells of dead marine creatures.
• sherry12n. A fortified wine produced in Jerez de la Frontera in Spain, or a...
• shield10n. A broad piece of defensive armor, held in hand, formerly in general use...
• shiver12v. To tremble or shake, especially when cold or frightened.
• shoddy14adj. Of poor quality or construction.
• shogun10n. The supreme generalissimo of feudal Japan.
• shoots9adj. Alright; ok; of course.
• shorts9n. A garment worn over the pelvic area ending above the knees, not...
• shorty12n. A term of endearment for a child, younger sibling, shorter person, etc.
• should10v. Used to issue an instruction (traditionally seen as carrying less force...
• shovel12n. A hand tool with a handle, used for moving portions of material such as...
• shower12n. A brief fall of precipitation (spell of rain, or a similar fall of...
• shrank13n. A large highly decorative German/Dutch-style piece of furniture, which...
• shreds10n. A state of great damage.
• shrewd13adj. Showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters.
• shrill9adj. High-pitched and piercing.
• shrimp13n. Any of many swimming, often edible, crustaceans, chiefly of the...
• shrine9n. A holy or sacred place dedicated to a specific deity, ancestor, hero...
• shrink13v. To cause to become smaller.
• shroud10n. That which clothes, covers, conceals, or protects; a garment.
• shrunk13adj. Shrunken.

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7-letter words that start with SH

• shackle16n. A restraint fitted over a human or animal appendage, such as an ankle...
• shading12n. The act or result of something being shaded.
• shadowy17adj. In shadow; darkened by shadows.
• shaheen13n. The shaheen falcon.
• shaking15n. A movement that shakes.
• shallow13adj. Having little depth; significantly less deep than wide.
• shaming13n. The activity by which somebody is shamed.
• shampoo14n. A traditional Indian and Persian body massage given after pouring warm...
• shaping13n. The action of the verb to shape.
• sharing11n. Something shared; a point in common.
• sharpen12v. To make sharp.
• sharper12n. A swindler; a cheat; a professional gambler who makes his living by...
• sharpie12n. An alert person.
• sharply15adv. So as to terminate in a sharp point or edge.
• shatter10v. Of brittle solid materials (like glass or ice), to violently break into...
• shaving14n. A thin, shaved off slice of wood, metal, or other material.
• shawnee13n. Virginia waterleaf (Hydrophyllum virginianum).
• shearer10n. A person employed to remove the wool from animals, such as sheep. using...
• shelled11adj. Having a shell; testaceous.
• shelter10n. A place where a person or animal may find protection from the elements...
• shelved14adj. Of or pertaining to a shelving; having shelves.
• sheriff16n. (High Sheriff) An official of a shire or county office, responsible for...
• shifter13n. One who, or that which, shifts or changes.
• shimmer14v. To shine tremulously or intermittently; to gleam faintly.
• shingle11n. A small, thin piece of building material, often with one end thicker...
• shining11adj. Emitting light.
• shipped15adj. Aboard a ship or other conveyance, as part of the cargo.
• shipper14n. The person or organization that ships (sends) something.
• shocked17adj. Surprised, startled, confused, or taken aback, particularly when also...
• shocker16n. One who or that which shocks or startles.
• shooter10n. Someone who shoots something; a gunner, archer, etc.
• shopper14n. A person who shops.
• shorted11adj. Dressed in shorts.
• shorten10v. To make shorter; to abbreviate.
• shorter10n. A short, a short seller: one who engages in short selling.
• shortly13adv. In a short or brief time or manner; quickly.
• shotgun11n. A gun which fires loads typically consisting of small metal balls...
• shoving14n. The act of one who shoves.
• showing14n. An occasion when something is shown.
• showman15n. A person (usually a man) involved in putting on shows (of various...
• shriver13n. A person who shrives; a confessor.
• shrooms12n. Magic mushrooms, which produce drug-like hallucinations.
• shudder12v. To shake nervously, often from fear or horror.
• shuffle16n. The act of mixing cards or mah-jong tiles so as to randomize them.
• shutout10n. Closing and forbidding entry, as a lockout in which management prevents...
• shutter10n. One who shuts or closes something.
• shuttle10n. A tool used to carry the woof back and forth between the warp threads...
• shyness13n. The quality of being shy; a fear of social interactions.

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8-letter words that start with SH

• shackled18adj. Restrained by shackles, chained.
• shadowed16adj. Depicted with shading, as if showing areas in shadow.
• shallows14n. An area in a large body of water with many shallow areas.
• shambles15n. A scene of great disorder or ruin.
• shameful16adj. Causing or meriting shame or disgrace; disgraceful.
• shamrock19n. The trefoil leaf of any small clover, especially Trifolium repens, or...
• shanghai15v. To force or trick someone to go somewhere or do something against their...
• shavings15n. A fringe tree (Cionanthus virginicus).
• shearing12adj. Tending to cut or tear.
• shedding14n. The act of shedding, separating, or casting off.
• sheepdog15n. Any of various breeds of dog used for herding sheep; an individual of...
• sheepish16adj. Having the characteristics of a sheep, as meekness, shyness, or...
• sheeting12n. Fabric used to make sheets (bedding).
• shelling12n. An artillery bombardment.
• shelving15adj. Sloping (as opposed to horizontally flat or vertically upright).
• shepherd17n. A person who tends sheep, especially a grazing flock.
• shetland12n. Lightweight, loosely twisted wool fabric.
• shielded13adj. Provided with, or possessing, a shield.
• shifting15n. A shift or change; a shifting movement.
• shilling12n. A coin formerly used in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Malta, Australia...
• shingles12n. Herpes zoster, caused by Human herpes virus 3, in genus Varicellovirus.
• shipment15n. A load of goods that is transported by any method (not just by ship).
• shipping16n. The transportation of goods.
• shipyard17n. A place where ships are built and repaired.
• shocking18adj. Inspiring shock; startling.
• shooting12adj. Moving or growing quickly.
• shootout11n. A decisive battle, especially a gunfight.
• shopping16n. The process of buying goods or services, or searching for those...
• shortage12n. A lack or deficiency; an insufficient amount.
• shortcut13n. A path between two points that is faster than the commonly used paths.
• shorting12n. Short selling.
• shoulder12n. The part of the human torso forming a relatively horizontal surface...
• shouting12n. An instance of loud or highly audible acclamation, clamor, crying or...
• showcase16n. A case for displaying merchandise or valuable items.
• showdown18n. The final battle between two opponents, in which there can be only one...
• showgirl15n. A female performer in any of various (usually live) entertainment...
• showroom16n. A room in a business set aside for the display of the company's...
• showtime16n. The time at which an entertainment event is set to begin.
• shrapnel13n. An anti-personnel artillery shell used in World War I which carries a...
• shredded14adj. Cut or torn into narrow strips or small pieces.
• shredder13n. One who shreds or tears something.
• shrouded13adj. Wearing, or provided with a shroud.
• shrunken15adj. Reduced in size as a result of shrinkage; shrivelled.
• shuffled18adj. Jumbled together.
• shunning12n. The act by which something is shunned; avoidance.
• shunting12n. The connection of an electrical component in parallel with another, the...
• shutdown15n. The action of stopping operations; a closing, of a computer, business...
• shutting12n. The act by which something is shut.

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9-letter words that start with SH

• shadowing17n. The effect of being shadowed (in the sense of blocked), as from a light...
• shakedown20n. Extortion, especially through blackmail.
• shallowly18adv. In a shallow manner, without depth.
• shamanism16n. Any of a range of traditional beliefs and practices concerned with...
• shambolic18adj. Chaotic, disorganised or mismanaged.
• shameless14adj. Having no shame, no guilt nor remorse over something considered wrong...
• shapeless14adj. Without a clearly defined or identifiable shape.
• shareable14adj. Suitable for sharing.
• shareware15n. A type of software that is distributed without payment but is limited...
• sharknado17n. A tornado containing sharks.
• sharpened15adj. Having a sharp point or edge.
• sharpener14n. A device for making things sharp.
• sharpness14n. The cutting ability of an edge; keenness.
• shattered13adj. Physically broken into pieces.
• shearling13n. A sheep that has been shorn for the first time.
• sheathing16n. Something that wraps around or surrounds something, as a sheath encases...
• sheepskin18n. The skin of a sheep, especially an adult sheep, and especially when...
• shellfish18n. A fisheries and colloquial term for an aquatic invertebrate having an...
• sheltered13adj. Protected, as from wind or weather.
• shielding14n. The situation, in NMR spectroscopy, in which a local magnetic field is...
• shinigami15n. A deity and/or personification of death.
• shipboard17adj. Occurring or existing on board a ship.
• shipowner17n. Someone who owns a ship.
• shipwreck23n. A ship that has sunk or run aground so that it is no longer seaworthy...
• shirtless12adj. Without a shirt.
• shivering16n. The action of a person or thing that shivers; a trembling.
• shoemaker18n. A person who makes shoes.
• shogunate13n. The office or dignity of a shogun.
• shoreline12n. The divide between land and a body of water.
• shortcake18n. A sweet cake or biscuit (crumbly leavened bread) typically made with...
• shortfall15n. An instance of falling short, of not meeting a quota, an obligation, or...
• shorthand16n. A rough and rapid method of writing by substituting symbols for...
• shortlist12v. To place something on a short list.
• shortness12n. The property of being short, of being small of stature or brief.
• shortstop14n. The infield defensive player that stands between the second baseman and...
• shortwave18n. An electromagnetic wave with a relatively short wavelength...
• shoulders13n. The two shoulders and the upper portion of the back.
• showering16n. Something that falls in a shower.
• showpiece19n. Something that exhibits exceptional quality, something worth being...
• shredding15n. The act of cutting or tearing into shreds.
• shrieking17adj. That emits shrieks or high-pitched noises.
• shrinkage17n. The act of shrinking, or the proportion by which something shrinks.
• shrinking17adj. Shy and retiring.
• shriveled16adj. Wrinkled because the volume has reduced while the surface area of the...
• shrubbery19n. A planting of shrubs; a wide border to a garden where shrubs are...
• shrugging15n. The act of one who shrugs.
• shuffling19n. The act or motion of one who shuffles.
• shuttling13n. The act by which something is shuttled.

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10-letter words that start with SH

• shadowland18n. A shadowy or borderline area, where normal rules and boundaries do not...
• shadowless17adj. Lacking a shadow.
• shakuhachi25n. A Japanese flute which is tuned to a pentatonic scale and is end-blown...
• shallowing17n. The act of becoming shallower.
• shamefaced21adj. Bashful, showing modesty or embarrassment.
• shamefully21adv. In a shameful manner.
• shampooing18n. The act of cleaning something with shampoo.
• shapeshift21v. To change one's shape or form (into another) through often magical...
• sharktopus19n. Synonym of lusca; a shark-headed creature with tentacles; a Bahamian...
• sharpening16n. The act by which something is sharpened.
• shattering14n. The act of something that shatters; the shattered material.
• shearsmith18n. A person who makes shears.
• shearwater16n. Any of the long-winged pelagic seabirds of the family Procellariidae in...
• sheepishly21adv. In a sheepish way; shyly; meekly; bashfully; self-consciously; with...
• sheepshead19n. A fish of the species Archosargus probatocephalus.
• shellacked20adj. Coated in shellac.
• sheltering14n. A shelter; a structure beneath which one shelters.
• shenanigan14v. To play a deceitful confidence trick on (someone); to swindle, to...
• shibboleth20n. A particular pronunciation or custom that is regarded as distinguishing...
• shillelagh17n. A wooden (traditionally blackthorn (sloe) wood) club ending with a...
• shimmering18n. A gleam or glimmer.
• shinkansen17n. A Japanese high-speed railway line.
• shipmaster17n. The master of a ship; a captain; a commander.
• shipwright22n. A person who designs, builds and repairs ships, especially wooden ones.
• shirtdress14n. A type of dress, borrowing details, such as a collar or button front...
• shirtwaist16n. A woman's tailored blouse, buttoned down the front.
• shockingly23adv. In a shocking manner.
• shockproof24adj. Made sturdily enough to withstand knocks and shocks without being...
• shoemaking20n. The making of shoes.
• shoestring14n. The string or lace used to secure a shoe to the foot; a shoelace.
• shopaholic20n. One who shops excessively; a shopping addict.
• shopkeeper21n. A trader who sells goods in a shop, or by retail, in distinction from...
• shoplifter18n. A person who shoplifts, one who steals from shops.
• shortbread16n. A type of biscuit (cookie), popular in Britain, traditionally made from...
• shortcrust15adj. Describing a form of pastry that is relatively hard and brittle.
• shortening14n. Fat that is solid at room temperature, especially hydrogenated...
• shouldered15adj. Furnished with a shoulder-shaped joint or protrusion.
• shovelling17n. The act by which something is shovelled.
• showcasing19n. An instance of something being showcased or exhibited.
• showerhead20n. A perforated nozzle that showers water on a bather, sometimes in...
• showground18n. An outdoor arena or area where entertainment events and shows are held.
• showrunner16n. The person in overall charge of the production of a television series.
• shrewdness17n. The quality of being shrewd.
• shriveling17n. The act or process by which something shrivels.
• shrivelled17adj. Wrinkled because the volume has reduced while the surface area of the...
• shuddering16n. An extended or continuous shudder.
• shutterbug16n. A person who makes a hobby of photography.
• shuttering14n. The act of closing something with shutters.

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11-letter words that start with SH

• shadowboxer27n. One who shadowboxes.
• shallowness17n. The property of being shallow; having little depth.
• shamanistic18adj. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of shamanism.
• shamelessly19adv. In a shameless manner; without shame; impudently.
• shareholder18n. One who owns shares of stock in a corporation.
• sharemarket20n. A stock market.
• sheepherder20n. A person who herds sheep; a shepherd.
• shellacking21n. The act or process of coating with shellac.
• shenanigans15n. Mischievous play, especially by children.
• shepherdess20n. A female shepherd.
• shepherding21n. The herding of sheep.
• shigellosis15n. A form of dysentery caused by intestinal infection with Shigella...
• shipbuilder19n. A person who builds vessels such as ships and boats.
• shipwrecked26adj. Stranded as a result of a shipwreck.
• shootaround15n. An informal practice session.
• shopfitting20n. The furnishing of retail premises, both interior and exterior.
• shopkeeping23n. The business of operating a shop.
• shoplifting20n. The action of stealing goods from a shop, store or other place of...
• shortchange20v. To defraud (someone) by giving them less change than they should be...
• shortcoming19n. A deficiency or falling short; failure to attain a goal or ideal.
• shorthaired18adj. Having short hair.
• shorthanded19adj. Lacking sufficient staff or people, as for normal or efficient...
• shortlisted15adj. Placed on a short list.
• shouldering16n. The act of pushing or barging with the shoulder.
• showmanship24n. The quality or skill of giving an engaging or compelling performance; a...
• showrooming20n. The act or practice of inspecting the merchandise in a physical store...
• showstopper21n. A performance or segment of a theatrical production that induces a...
• shrivelling18n. The act or process by which something shrivels.

12-letter words that start with SH

• shadowboxing29n. A form of solo exercise, involving throwing punches at the air, and not...
• shamefacedly26adv. In a shamefaced manner.
• shapeshifter23n. A person or creature capable of changing their appearance or form at...
• sharecropper21n. A person who enters a sharecropping agreement with a land owner; one...
• shareholding20adj. Owning shares.
• sharpshooter20n. A person trained to shoot precisely with a rifle; a marksman.
• shatteringly19adv. In a shattering manner.
• shatterproof20adj. Resistant to shattering; difficult to break.
• sheepherding22n. The activity of herding sheep.
• shieldmaiden19n. A female virgin who had chosen to fight as a warrior in battle.
• shipbreaking24n. The breaking up of a ship for scrap recycling.
• shipbuilding21n. The construction of ships.
• shirtsleeves18n. Street clothes, without a jacket or special protection.
• showbusiness20n. The entertainment industry.
• showstopping23adj. Characteristic of a showstopper; breathtaking.
• shuffleboard24n. A game that involves sliding a puck or coin towards a target.
• shuttlecraft20n. A relatively small spacecraft, usually capable of atmospheric transport.

13-letter words that start with SH

• shamelessness18n. The state or characteristic of being shameless.
• shapeshifting25n. A change in shape; a transformation.
• sharecropping23n. The system where a tenant farmer, especially in the southern United...
• sharpshooting22n. Highly accurate marksmanship.

Questions about these words

How many words that start with SH are there?

Word.ws lists 794 words that start with SH, plus 1,484 rare ones.

What are common words that start with SH?

she, should, show, short, shot, share, shall and ship.

Which of the words that start with SH has the highest letter score?

shadowboxing scores 29 points with the standard letter tile values.

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