6-letter words with S as the 1st letter and H as the 2nd letter

Six-letter words beginning SH number 272, including SHOULD, SHOWED, SHARED, and SHOWER.

272 wordsTop pick SHOULDHighest score SHVITZ 21

51 of 272 are everyday words (19%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

1st letter
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H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

2nd letter
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D
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F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

With S in 1st place, T is the most common 2nd letter (361 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 51 · most-used first

SHOULD₁₀
SHOWED₁₃
SHARED₁₀
SHARES₉
SHOWER₁₂
SHADOW₁₃
SHAPED₁₂
SHIELD₁₀
SHIRTS₉
SHEETS₉
SHORTS₉
SHIFTS₁₂
SHADES₁₀
SHAPES₁₁
SHARKS₁₃
SHOOTS₉
SHELLS₉
SHARON₉
SHRIMP₁₃
SHORES₉
SHRINE₉
SHRINK₁₃
SHAVED₁₃
SHAKES₁₃
SHAKEN₁₃
SHEIKH₁₆
SHINES₉
SHEILA₉
SHOUTS₉
SHOCKS₁₅
SHOVEL₁₂
SHARIA₉
SHOVED₁₃
SHERRY₁₂
SHARIF₁₂
SHRUBS₁₁
SHELLY₁₂
SHAFTS₁₂
SHABBY₁₆
SHADED₁₁
SHORTY₁₂
SHAKER₁₃
SHAMAN₁₁
SHAMED₁₂
SHAGGY₁₄
SHRUNK₁₃
SHROUD₁₀
SHEATH₁₂

Showing the top 48 of 51 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 272

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

SHABBY₁₆
SHACKO₁₅
SHACKS₁₅
SHACKY₁₈
SHADED₁₁
SHADER₁₀
SHADES₁₀
SHADOW₁₃
SHADUF₁₃
SHAFTS₁₂
SHAGGY₁₄
SHAHID₁₃
SHAIKH₁₆
SHAIRD₁₀
SHAIRN₉
SHAKED₁₄
SHAKEN₁₃
SHAKER₁₃
SHAKES₁₃
SHAKOS₁₃
SHALED₁₀
SHALES₉
SHALEY₁₂
SHALLI₉
SHALMS₁₁
SHALOM₁₁
SHALOT₉
SHAMAL₁₁
SHAMAN₁₁
SHAMAS₁₁
SHAMBA₁₃
SHAMED₁₂
SHAMER₁₁
SHAMES₁₁
SHAMMY₁₆
SHAMOS₁₁
SHAMOY₁₄
SHAMUS₁₁
SHANDS₁₀
SHANDY₁₃
SHANKS₁₃
SHANNY₁₂
SHANTI₉
SHANTY₁₂
SHAPED₁₂
SHAPEN₁₁
SHAPER₁₁
SHAPES₁₁
SHARDS₁₀
SHARED₁₀
SHARER₉
SHARES₉
SHARIA₉
SHARIF₁₂
SHARKS₁₃
SHARNS₉
SHARNY₁₂
SHARON₉
SHARPS₁₁
SHARPY₁₄
SHARTS₉
SHASTA₉
SHAUGH₁₃
SHAULS₉
SHAVED₁₃
SHAVEN₁₂
SHAVER₁₂
SHAVES₁₂
SHAVIE₁₂
SHAWED₁₃
SHAWLS₁₂
SHAWMS₁₄
SHAYAS₁₂
SHAYKH₁₉
SHAZAM₂₀
SHCHIS₁₄
SHEAFS₁₂
SHEAFY₁₅
SHEALS₉
SHEARS₉
SHEATH₁₂
SHEAVE₁₂
SHEELS₉
SHEENS₉
SHEENY₁₂
SHEEPO₁₁
SHEEPY₁₄
SHEERS₉
SHEESH₁₂
SHEETS₉
SHEETY₁₂
SHEEVE₁₂
SHEIKH₁₆
SHEIKS₁₃
SHEILA₉
SHEKEL₁₃
SHELFS₁₂
SHELFY₁₅
SHELLS₉
SHELLY₁₂
SHELTA₉
SHELTY₁₂
SHELVE₁₂
SHELVY₁₅
SHENAI₉
SHENDS₁₀
SHEOLS₉
SHEQEL₁₈
SHERDS₁₀
SHERIA₉
SHERIF₁₂
SHERPA₁₁
SHERRY₁₂
SHEUCH₁₄
SHEUGH₁₃
SHEVAS₁₂
SHEWED₁₃
SHEWEL₁₂
SHEWER₁₂
SHIAIS₉
SHIBAH₁₄
SHIELD₁₀
SHIELS₉
SHIERS₉
SHIEST₉
SHIFTS₁₂
SHIFTY₁₅
SHIKAR₁₃
SHIKRA₁₃
SHIKSA₁₃
SHIKSE₁₃
SHILLS₉
SHIMMY₁₆
SHINDY₁₃
SHINED₁₀
SHINER₉
SHINES₉
SHINJU₁₆
SHINNE₉
SHINNY₁₂
SHINTY₁₂
SHIPPO₁₃
SHIRAZ₁₈
SHIRED₁₀
SHIRES₉
SHIRKS₁₃
SHIRRA₉
SHIRRS₉
SHIRTS₉
SHIRTY₁₂
SHISHA₁₂
SHISOS₉
SHISTS₉
SHITED₁₀
SHITES₉
SHITTY₁₂
SHIVAH₁₅
SHIVAS₁₂
SHIVED₁₃
SHIVER₁₂
SHIVES₁₂
SHIVOO₁₂
SHLEPP₁₃
SHLEPS₁₁
SHLOCK₁₅
SHLONG₁₀
SHLUBS₁₁
SHLUMP₁₃
SHMEAR₁₁
SHMEER₁₁
SHMEKS₁₅
SHMOCK₁₇
SHMOES₁₁
SHMUCK₁₇
SHNAPS₁₁
SHNOOK₁₃
SHOALS₉
SHOALY₁₂
SHOATS₉
SHOCHU₁₄
SHOCKS₁₅
SHODDY₁₄
SHODER₁₀
SHOERS₉
SHOFAR₁₂
SHOGIS₁₀
SHOGUN₁₀
SHOJIS₁₆
SHOLAS₉
SHOLOM₁₁
SHONKY₁₆
SHOOED₁₀
SHOOKS₁₃
SHOOLE₉
SHOOLS₉
SHOORA₉
SHOOSH₁₂
SHOOTS₉
SHOPPE₁₃
SHOPPY₁₆
SHORAN₉
SHORED₁₀
SHORER₉
SHORES₉
SHORLS₉
SHORTS₉
SHORTY₁₂
SHOTES₉
SHOTTE₉
SHOTTS₉
SHOUGH₁₃
SHOULD₁₀
SHOUSE₉
SHOUTS₉
SHOUTY₁₂
SHOVED₁₃
SHOVEL₁₂
SHOVER₁₂
SHOVES₁₂
SHOWDS₁₃
SHOWED₁₃
SHOWER₁₂
SHOYUS₁₂
SHRANK₁₃
SHREDS₁₀
SHREEK₁₃
SHREIK₁₃
SHREWD₁₃
SHREWS₁₂
SHRIEK₁₃
SHRIFT₁₂
SHRIKE₁₃
SHRILL₉
SHRIMP₁₃
SHRINE₉
SHRINK₁₃
SHRIVE₁₂
SHROFF₁₅
SHROOM₁₁
SHROUD₁₀
SHROVE₁₂
SHROWD₁₃
SHROWS₁₂
SHRUBS₁₁
SHRUGS₁₀
SHRUNK₁₃
SHTCHI₁₄
SHTETL₉
SHTICK₁₅
SHTIKS₁₃
SHTOOK₁₃
SHTOOM₁₁
SHTUCK₁₅
SHTUMM₁₃
SHTUPS₁₁
SHUCKS₁₅
SHUFTI₁₂
SHUFTY₁₅
SHUGGY₁₄
SHULED₁₀
SHULES₉
SHUMAI₁₁
SHUNTS₉
SHURAS₉
SHUTED₁₀
SHUTES₉
SHVITZ₂₁
SHYERS₁₂
SHYEST₁₂
SHYING₁₃
SHYISH₁₅
SHYPOO₁₄

Letters by positionIn 34% of these words the 6th letter is S.

3rd letter

A28%
O17%
E16%

4th letter

R13%
E10%
O8%

5th letter

E22%
T11%
L7%

6th letter

S34%
Y13%
D10%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; SHVITZ tops the list with 21. Scores before board bonuses.

99 points: 65 words
10 points: 25 words
1111 points: 28 words
12 points: 58 words
1313 points: 49 words
14 points: 14 words
1515 points: 16 words
16 points: 9 words
1717 points: 2 words
18 points: 3 words
1919 points: 1 words
20 points: 1 words
2121 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
SHVITZ	21	21	NWL only
SHAZAM	20	20	Collins · NWL
SHAYKH	19	16	NWL only
SHIRAZ	18	17	NWL only
SHACKY	18	17	NWL only
SHEQEL	18	18	All three
SHMUCK	17	19	All three
SHMOCK	17	18	Collins only
SHEIKH	16	14	All three
SHABBY	16	16	All three
SHAIKH	16	14	Collins · NWL
SHIMMY	16	16	All three

The SH opening yields 272 matches, including 51 classed as common. Familiar anchors range from SHOULD, SHOWED, and SHARED to SHOWER and SHIELD. Less ordinary forms lift the scoring ceiling: SHVITZ reaches 21 points, so the largest tile total is far from the most everyday word.

At a glance

272 matches begin SH; 51 are classed as common.
SHOULD, SHOWED, SHARED, and SHOWER are familiar examples.
SHVITZ leads the score table at 21 points.
S is the most common ending, appearing on 92 matches.

How broad is the SH opening?

The fixed opening still leaves 272 choices. SHOULD, SHOWED, SHARES, SHAPED, and SHADOW are easy anchors; SHIRTS, SHEETS, and SHORTS add familiar plural-looking forms. The first two tiles are settled, so the remaining four positions and any known ending do most of the work.

The common group contains 51 entries, a substantial set but still a minority of the full total. SHVITZ, SHAYKH, and SHEQEL illustrate why score tables and everyday vocabulary diverge. If a guess depends on an unfamiliar term, use your game’s dictionary before spending a turn or challenging a play.

Which endings and scores deserve attention?

S is the most frequent ending at 92 words, followed by Y at 35 and D at 26. That makes an S-ending candidate a sensible first scan, especially among known forms such as SHARES or SHIFTS. The pattern also includes less common endings, so use the final tile when available instead of treating the distribution as a rule.

SHVITZ tops the listed tile values at 21, then SHAZAM at 20 and SHAYKH at 19. Those are raw letter totals before board premiums. Familiar options such as SHOULD may score less, yet their readability and acceptance make them stronger practical checks in many ordinary word games.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words begin with SH?

There are 272 tournament-dictionary matches beginning with SH. SHOULD, SHOWED, SHARED, SHARES, SHOWER, and SHIELD are familiar examples. The other letter positions can vary around those fixed clues.

What is the highest-scoring SH word?

SHVITZ reaches 21 points before board premiums, the highest top total. SHAZAM scores 20 and SHAYKH scores 19, while familiar words may be easier to validate.

Which last letter is most common in SH words?

S is the leading final letter, closing 92 matches. Y appears in 35 and D in 26, so S is the first ending to scan when the last tile is open.

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