Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: SHARED, SHARES, SHADER, SHAKER, SHAVER and SHAPER. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 73 of the 184 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- SHEQEL18 points
- SHMUCK17 points
- SHABBY16 points
- SHAMMY16 points
- SHEIKH16 points
Patterns in this list
The most common third letter is A (57 words), followed by O (32).
More 6 letter words starting with S
SH at other lengths
Questions
How many 6 letter words start with SH?
There are 184 6 letter words that start with SH in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 6 letter word that start with SH?
SHEQEL, worth 18 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
Which 6 letter words that start with SH make good guesses?
SHARED, SHADER and SHAVER use 6 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.

