Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: SHARE, SHALE, SHORE, SHOER, SHEAR and SHEAL. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 73 of the 113 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- SHAKY15 points
- SHOJI15 points
- SHACK14 points
- SHOCK14 points
- SHOWY14 points
Patterns in this list
The most common third letter is A (30 words), followed by O (28). 1 of them have no A, E, I, O or U: SHYLY.
More 5 letter words starting with S
SH at other lengths
Questions
How many 5 letter words start with SH?
There are 113 5 letter words that start with SH in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 5 letter word that start with SH?
SHAKY, worth 15 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
What is a good Wordle guess that starts with SH?
SHARE, SHALE and SHORE use 5 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.