5-Letter Words Starting With SH
113 five-letter words start with SH; 52 of them are common words, shown in bold. Common words are where Wordle answers come from.
Best Wordle guesses
Ranked by how many green and yellow tiles each word turns up, on average, against the common words Wordle answers come from.
| # | Word | Green | Yellow |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | share | 0.61 | 1.10 |
| 2 | shear | 0.46 | 1.25 |
| 3 | shore | 0.57 | 1.03 |
| 4 | shale | 0.61 | 0.99 |
| 5 | shire | 0.59 | 1.00 |
| 6 | shade | 0.57 | 0.97 |
| 7 | shred | 0.57 | 0.94 |
| 8 | sheer | 0.56 | 0.92 |
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114 words starting with SH
- shortcommon
- showscommon
- sharecommon
- shallcommon
- showncommon
- shootcommon
- shapecommon
- shoescommon
- shirtcommon
- shotscommon
- shiftcommon
- shamecommon
- shipscommon
- sharpcommon
- shockcommon
- sheetcommon
- shellcommon
- shopscommon
- shakecommon
- shorecommon
- sheepcommon
- shinecommon
- shadecommon
- sharkcommon
- shoutcommon
- shookcommon
- shelfcommon
- sheercommon
- shaftcommon
- shinycommon
- shavecommon
- shawncommon
- shadycommon
- shalecommon
- shovecommon
- shitscommon
- shutscommon
- shedscommon
- shirecommon
- shakycommon
- shackcommon
- shearcommon
- shaltcommon
- sheencommon
- shivacommon
- shredcommon
- shrugcommon
- shonecommon
- shrubcommon
- shawlcommon
- sheikcommon
- shankcommon
- shardcommon
- shoal
- shunt
- showy
- shrew
- shush
- shill
- shins
All 113 five-letter words
Starting with SHA 30
shack shade shads shady shaft shags shahs shake shako shaky shale shall shalt shaly shame shams shank shape shard share shark sharn sharp shaul shave shawl shawm shawn shaws shays
Starting with SHE 18
sheaf sheal shear sheas sheds sheen sheep sheer sheet sheik shelf shell shend shent sheol sherd shewn shews
Starting with SHI 20
shied shiel shier shies shift shill shily shims shine shins shiny ships shire shirk shirr shirt shist shiva shive shivs
Starting with SHL 1
shlep
Starting with SHO 28
shoal shoat shock shoed shoer shoes shogs shoji shone shook shool shoon shoos shoot shops shore shorl shorn short shote shots shott shout shove shown shows showy shoyu
Starting with SHR 5
shred shrew shris shrub shrug
Starting with SHT 1
shtik
Starting with SHU 8
shuck shuln shuls shuns shunt shush shute shuts
Starting with SHY 2
shyer shyly
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Questions people ask
How many five-letter words start with SH?
Our list has 113. 52 of them are common everyday words; the rest are rarer words you are more likely to meet in Scrabble or a crossword than in conversation. The list is a public-domain English word list, sorted by how often each word appears in everyday writing.
What are the most common five-letter words that start with SH?
SHORT, SHOWS, SHARE, SHALL, SHOWN — in that order, by how often they appear in everyday English.
What is the best Wordle guess that starts with SH?
SHARE. Against the common five-letter words Wordle draws its answers from, it turns up 0.61 green and 1.1 yellow tiles on average — more than any other word on this list. The method is the same as on our Best Wordle Starting Words page.