5-Letter Words Starting With SH
There are 155 five-letter words starting with SH, including 53 common puzzle answers. A handy list for Wordle and other five-letter word games.
Popular 5-Letter Puzzle Words Starting With SH
Common puzzle answers are everyday words of the kind word puzzles choose as solutions, most common first. Plurals and rare words are valid guesses but rarely answers, so they're listed separately below.
- SHORT Limited in duration or length; not long
- SHARE A portion belonging to or contributed by an individual
- SHALL Used to express future tense or intention
- SHOWN Made visible or displayed to others
- SHOOT To fire a weapon or gun
- SHAPE The form or outline of something
- SHIRT A garment worn on the upper half of the body
- SHIFT The time period during which you are at work
- SHAME A painful emotion from awareness of inadequacy or guilt
- SHARP Clearly defined or having a pointed end
- SHOCK The feeling of distress and disbelief when something bad happens
- SHEET A large rectangular piece of cloth used on a bed
More Common Puzzle Answers
- SHELL
- SHORE
- SHAKE
- SHEEP
- SHINE
- SHADE
- SHARK
- SHOUT
- SHOOK
- SHELF
- SHEER
- SHAFT
- SHINY
- SHAVE
- SHADY
- SHALE
- SHOVE
- SHIRE
- SHAKY
- SHACK
- SHEAR
- SHALT
- SHEEN
- SHRED
- SHRUG
- SHONE
- SHRUB
- SHAWL
- SHEIK
- SHANK
Show all 53 common puzzle answers All 53 common puzzle answers
- SHARD
- SHOAL
- SHUNT
- SHOWY
- SHUSH
- SHILL
- SHIRK
- SHEAF
- SHORN
- SHYLY
- SHUCK
Narrow These Words
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Useful Pattern Information
- Most common last letter: S (19%), E (13%), T (10%)
- Most common additional vowel: E, in 35% of these words
- Letters that most often appear alongside: E, A, O, I, R
- Most have 1 vowel (57%)
- 36% contain a repeated letter
- 53 of the 155 are common puzzle answers (34%)
Other Valid Words
102 additional dictionary words start with SH — valid guesses, though rarely answers. Most common first.
- SHOWS
- SHOES
- SHOTS
- SHIPS
- SHOPS
- SHAWN
- SHUTS
- SHEDS
- SHIVA
- SHITE
- SHENG
- SHREW
- SHINS
- SHAMS
- SHAKA
- SHIED
- SHURA
- SHAND
- SHERE
- SHEVA
- SHUTE
- SHUNS
- SHOJI
- SHAUL
- SHOUD
- SHIEL
- SHERO
- SHIMS
- SHOLA
- SHEOL
Show all 102 words All 102 words
- SHAMA
- SHAYS
- SHISH
- SHAGS
- SHIES
- SHART
- SHOGI
- SHAWS
- SHOJO
- SHAHS
- SHOYU
- SHYER
- SHISO
- SHAKO
- SHIVE
- SHEWN
- SHAYA
- SHOPE
- SHOOL
- SHOOS
- SHOED
- SHIVS
- SHIER
- SHERD
- SHOTT
- SHANS
- SHARN
- SHEWS
- SHONK
- SHOON
- SHEEL
- SHIUR
- SHADS
- SHAWM
- SHIOK
- SHULE
- SHASH
- SHALY
- SHULS
- SHOAT
- SHTUM
- SHUBA
- SHEND
- SHEAS
- SHETS
- SHILY
- SHOTE
- SHENT
- SHIST
- SHIRS
- SHAPS
- SHEAL
- SHRIS
- SHTAR
- SHOGS
- SHOER
- SHOWD
- SHORL
- SHIRR
- SHWAS
- SHALM
- SHROW
- SHIAI
- SHTIK
- SHTUP
- SHAKT
- SHMOE
- SHLEP
- SHULN
- SHMEK
- SHLUB
- SHCHI
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Generated from the TurnWord word database, the dictionary behind the Word Solver and Word Bot. Common puzzle answers are our curated answer list, the everyday words word puzzles tend to use as answers — not the official answer list of any game; every other word is a valid guess. Counts and statistics are computed from this list. Word database updated September 19, 2026.