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/ʃoʊ/
noun

Is SHO a Scrabble word?

Yes, in one Scrabble list. SHO is valid in NWL2023, but not in ENABLE and Collins. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words With Friends.

NWL Not in Collins Not in ENABLE

Meaning A Japanese free reed musical instrument similar to the Chinese sheng.

Noun 2 meanings

  1. A Japanese free reed musical instrument similar to the Chinese sheng.

  2. A letter of the Greek alphabet used to write the Bactrian language: uppercase Ϸ, lowercase ϸ.

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: sho via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 笙 (shō).

SHO at a glance

SHO has 3 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (S 1 + H 4 + O 1) and 5 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #23,992 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in NWL2023.

Words ending in -SHO

More endings

Same last three letters as SHO. This is a spelling match, so not every word here rhymes.

  • BASHO10
  • POSHO10
  • CAMSHO13

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