Menu
Find words

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

The 7-letter words starting with SH total 393, including familiar picks such as SHOWING, SHELTER, and SHALLOW.

393 wordsTop pick SHOWINGHighest score SHOWBIZ 24

41 of 393 are everyday words (10%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With S in 1st place, T is the most common 2nd letter (518 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

  • Length
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15

Common words 41 · most-used first

All valid words 393

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

  • SHABASH15
  • SHABBLE14
  • SHACKED17
  • SHACKLE16
  • SHACKOS16
  • SHADDUP14
  • SHADERS11
  • SHADFLY17
  • SHADIER11
  • SHADILY14
  • SHADING12
  • SHADOOF14
  • SHADOWS14
  • SHADOWY17
  • SHADUFS14
  • SHAFTED14
  • SHAFTER13
  • SHAGGED13
  • SHAGGER12
  • SHAHADA14
  • SHAHDOM16
  • SHAHEED14
  • SHAHIDS14
  • SHAIKHS17
  • SHAIRDS11
  • SHAIRNS10
  • SHAITAN10
  • SHAKERS14
  • SHAKEUP16
  • SHAKIER14
  • SHAKILY17
  • SHAKING15
  • SHAKOES14
  • SHAKUDO15
  • SHALIER10
  • SHALING11
  • SHALLIS10
  • SHALLON10
  • SHALLOP12
  • SHALLOT10
  • SHALLOW13
  • SHALOMS12
  • SHALOTS10
  • SHALWAR13
  • SHAMALS12
  • SHAMANS12
  • SHAMBAS14
  • SHAMBLE14
  • SHAMBLY17
  • SHAMERS12
  • SHAMINA12
  • SHAMING13
  • SHAMMAS14
  • SHAMMED15
  • SHAMMER14
  • SHAMMES14
  • SHAMMOS14
  • SHAMOIS12
  • SHAMOYS15
  • SHAMPOO14
  • SHANDRY14
  • SHANKED15
  • SHANTEY13
  • SHANTIH13
  • SHANTIS10
  • SHAPELY15
  • SHAPERS12
  • SHAPEUP14
  • SHAPING13
  • SHARDED12
  • SHARERS10
  • SHARIAH13
  • SHARIAS10
  • SHARIAT10
  • SHARIFS13
  • SHARING11
  • SHARKED15
  • SHARKER14
  • SHARPED13
  • SHARPEN12
  • SHARPER12
  • SHARPIE12
  • SHARPLY15
  • SHARTED11
  • SHASHED14
  • SHASHES13
  • SHASLIK14
  • SHASTAS10
  • SHASTER10
  • SHASTRA10
  • SHATTER10
  • SHAUGHS14
  • SHAULED11
  • SHAVERS13
  • SHAVIES13
  • SHAVING14
  • SHAWING14
  • SHAWLED14
  • SHAWLEY16
  • SHAWLIE13
  • SHAYKHS20
  • SHEAFED14
  • SHEALED11
  • SHEARED11
  • SHEARER10
  • SHEATHE13
  • SHEATHS13
  • SHEATHY16
  • SHEAVED14
  • SHEAVES13
  • SHEBANG13
  • SHEBEAN12
  • SHEBEEN12
  • SHEDDED13
  • SHEDDER12
  • SHEDFUL14
  • SHEELED11
  • SHEENED11
  • SHEENEY13
  • SHEENIE10
  • SHEEPLE12
  • SHEEPOS12
  • SHEERED11
  • SHEERER10
  • SHEERLY13
  • SHEETED11
  • SHEETER10
  • SHEEVES13
  • SHEGETZ20
  • SHEHITA13
  • SHEHNAI13
  • SHEIKHA17
  • SHEIKHS17
  • SHEILAS10
  • SHEITAN10
  • SHEITEL10
  • SHEKELS14
  • SHELFED14
  • SHELLAC12
  • SHELLED11
  • SHELLER10
  • SHELTAS10
  • SHELTER10
  • SHELTIE10
  • SHELVED14
  • SHELVER13
  • SHELVES13
  • SHEMALE12
  • SHENAIS10
  • SHEQELS19
  • SHERANG11
  • SHERBET12
  • SHEREEF13
  • SHERIAS10
  • SHERIAT10
  • SHERIFF16
  • SHERIFS13
  • SHEROES10
  • SHEROOT10
  • SHERPAS12
  • SHERRIS10
  • SHEUCHS15
  • SHEUGHS14
  • SHEWELS13
  • SHEWERS13
  • SHEWING14
  • SHIATSU10
  • SHIATZU19
  • SHIBAHS15
  • SHICKER16
  • SHICKSA16
  • SHIDDER12
  • SHIELDS11
  • SHIELED11
  • SHIFTED14
  • SHIFTER13
  • SHIKARA14
  • SHIKARI14
  • SHIKARS14
  • SHIKKER18
  • SHIKRAS14
  • SHIKSAS14
  • SHIKSEH17
  • SHIKSES14
  • SHILLED11
  • SHILPIT12
  • SHIMAAL12
  • SHIMMED15
  • SHIMMER14
  • SHIMMEY17
  • SHINDIG12
  • SHINDYS14
  • SHINERS10
  • SHINESS10
  • SHINGLE11
  • SHINGLY14
  • SHINIER10
  • SHINIES10
  • SHINILY13
  • SHINING11
  • SHINJUS17
  • SHINKIN14
  • SHINNED11
  • SHINNES10
  • SHINNEY13
  • SHINOLA10
  • SHIPFUL15
  • SHIPLAP14
  • SHIPMAN14
  • SHIPMEN14
  • SHIPPED15
  • SHIPPEN14
  • SHIPPER14
  • SHIPPIE14
  • SHIPPON14
  • SHIPPOS14
  • SHIPWAY18
  • SHIRING11
  • SHIRKED15
  • SHIRKER14
  • SHIRRAS10
  • SHIRRED11
  • SHIRTED11
  • SHISHAS13
  • SHITAKE14
  • SHITBAG13
  • SHITCAN12
  • SHITING11
  • SHITTAH13
  • SHITTED11
  • SHITTER10
  • SHITTIM12
  • SHIURIM12
  • SHIVAHS16
  • SHIVERS13
  • SHIVERY16
  • SHIVING14
  • SHIVITI13
  • SHIVOOS13
  • SHIVVED17
  • SHLEPPS14
  • SHLEPPY17
  • SHLOCKS16
  • SHLOCKY19
  • SHLONGS11
  • SHLUMPS14
  • SHLUMPY17
  • SHMALTZ21
  • SHMATTE12
  • SHMEARS12
  • SHMEERS12
  • SHMOCKS18
  • SHMOOSE12
  • SHMOOZE21
  • SHMOOZY24
  • SHMUCKS18
  • SHMUCKY21
  • SHNAPPS14
  • SHNOOKS14
  • SHOALED11
  • SHOALER10
  • SHOCHET15
  • SHOCHUS15
  • SHOCKED17
  • SHOCKER16
  • SHODDEN12
  • SHODERS11
  • SHOEBOX19
  • SHOEING11
  • SHOEPAC14
  • SHOFARS13
  • SHOGGED13
  • SHOGGLE12
  • SHOGGLY15
  • SHOGUNS11
  • SHOLOMS12
  • SHONEEN10
  • SHOOFLY16
  • SHOOGIE11
  • SHOOGLE11
  • SHOOGLY14
  • SHOOING11
  • SHOOLED11
  • SHOOLES10
  • SHOORAS10
  • SHOOTER10
  • SHOPBOY17
  • SHOPFUL15
  • SHOPHAR15
  • SHOPMAN14
  • SHOPMEN14
  • SHOPPED15
  • SHOPPER14
  • SHOPPES14
  • SHORANS10
  • SHORERS10
  • SHORING11
  • SHORTED11
  • SHORTEN10
  • SHORTER10
  • SHORTIA10
  • SHORTIE10
  • SHORTLY13
  • SHOTGUN11
  • SHOTPUT12
  • SHOTTED11
  • SHOTTEN10
  • SHOTTES10
  • SHOTTLE10
  • SHOUGHS14
  • SHOULDA11
  • SHOUSES10
  • SHOUTED11
  • SHOUTER10
  • SHOVELS13
  • SHOVERS13
  • SHOVING14
  • SHOWBIZ24
  • SHOWBOX22
  • SHOWDED15
  • SHOWERS13
  • SHOWERY16
  • SHOWGHE17
  • SHOWIER13
  • SHOWILY16
  • SHOWING14
  • SHOWMAN15
  • SHOWMEN15
  • SHOWOFF19
  • SHREDDY15
  • SHREEKS14
  • SHREIKS14
  • SHREWED14
  • SHRIECH15
  • SHRIEKS14
  • SHRIEKY17
  • SHRIEVE13
  • SHRIFTS13
  • SHRIGHT14
  • SHRIKED15
  • SHRIKES14
  • SHRILLS10
  • SHRILLY13
  • SHRIMPS14
  • SHRIMPY17
  • SHRINAL10
  • SHRINED11
  • SHRINES10
  • SHRINKS14
  • SHRITCH15
  • SHRIVED14
  • SHRIVEL13
  • SHRIVEN13
  • SHRIVER13
  • SHRIVES13
  • SHROFFS16
  • SHROOMS12
  • SHROUDS11
  • SHROUDY14
  • SHROVED14
  • SHROVES13
  • SHROWED14
  • SHRUBBY17
  • SHTCHIS15
  • SHTETEL10
  • SHTETLS10
  • SHTICKS16
  • SHTICKY19
  • SHTOOKS14
  • SHTUCKS16
  • SHUCKED17
  • SHUCKER16
  • SHUDDER12
  • SHUFFLE16
  • SHUFTIS13
  • SHULING11
  • SHUNNED11
  • SHUNNER10
  • SHUNTED11
  • SHUNTER10
  • SHUSHED14
  • SHUSHER13
  • SHUSHES13
  • SHUTEYE13
  • SHUTING11
  • SHUTOFF16
  • SHUTOUT10
  • SHUTTER10
  • SHUTTLE10
  • SHYLOCK19
  • SHYNESS13
  • SHYPOOS15
  • SHYSTER13
Letters by positionIn 35% of these words the 6th letter is E.
3rd letter
  1. A26%
  2. I19%
  3. O18%
4th letter
  1. R10%
  2. I8%
  3. N7%
5th letter
  1. T13%
  2. I11%
  3. E9%
6th letter
  1. E35%
  2. L9%
  3. A9%
7th letter
  1. S31%
  2. D14%
  3. R11%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 14 in Scrabble; SHOWBIZ tops the list with 24. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 1010 points: 67 words
  2. 11 points: 47 words
  3. 1212 points: 40 words
  4. 13 points: 61 words
  5. 1414 points: 86 words
  6. 15 points: 30 words
  7. 1616 points: 22 words
  8. 17 points: 21 words
  9. 1818 points: 4 words
  10. 19 points: 7 words
  11. 2020 points: 2 words
  12. 21 points: 3 words
  13. 2222 points: 1 words
  14. 23 points: 0 words
  15. 2424 points: 2 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
SHOWBIZ2424All three
SHMOOZY2423NWL only
SHOWBOX2222Collins only
SHMOOZE2121All three
SHMALTZ2122All three
SHMUCKY2122NWL only
SHAYKHS2017NWL only
SHEGETZ2020All three
SHOEBOX1919Collins · NWL
SHYLOCK1919All three
SHOWOFF1918All three
SHTICKY1918Collins · NWL

An SH opening gives you a clear pattern, but the endings and dictionary coverage still vary. SHOWING, SHARING, and SHAKING are recognizable choices; the full group also includes less familiar forms. Of the 393 matches, 41 rank among common English words, so a familiar-looking start does not guarantee an everyday word.

7-letter words starting with SH: count and coverage

  • The pattern has 393 seven-letter matches, fewer than the 480 C-H words but more than the 178 T-H words.
  • Collins includes 366 matches, while NWL2023 includes 306 and ENABLE includes 256.
  • Only 41 entries rank among common English words; SHOWING, SHARING, SHELTER, and SHORTLY are familiar examples.
  • The most frequent final letter is S, with 120 matches; D and R follow with 55 and 43.

Which SH words score highest?

SHOWBIZ and SHMO... score 24 points apiece, the highest scores among these entries. SHOWBOX follows at 22, and SHOEBOX scores 19. Those totals make the words stand out on a Scrabble rack, especially when you can place a premium tile square under a valuable letter.

A high face-value total does not guarantee a strong play: the board position and available lane still matter. SHOWBIZ uses Z, while SHOWBOX uses X, so both offer more scoring potential than a routine SH word.

How do the seven-letter SH words vary?

Many recognizable entries form useful word families. SHOWING, SHARING, SHAKING, and SHINING share an -ing ending; SHOCKED and SHIFTED end in -ed. Spotting those endings can narrow a rack search, but do not assume every SH word follows the same pattern.

The combined tournament-dictionary count is not a promise that every game accepts every entry. Collins has 366 matches compared with 306 in NWL2023, so the available pool changes with the word list. This is the main limitation for less familiar forms: check your game’s lexicon rather than trusting the opening letters alone.

Questions people ask

How many seven-letter words start with SH?
There are 393 seven-letter words in this SH pattern. The count covers entries found in at least one tournament dictionary, and the number accepted in your game depends on its word list. SHOWING, SHELTER, and SHALLOW are recognizable examples.
Which seven-letter SH word has the highest Scrabble score?
SHOWBIZ and SHMO... tie for the highest score at 24 points. SHOWBOX scores 22, while SHOEBOX scores 19. Board premiums can change a play’s total, so these figures are a starting point rather than a guarantee of the score you will make.
Which letters most often end seven-letter words starting with SH?
S is the most common final letter, appearing on 120 matches. D is next with 55, followed by R with 43. If your pattern is SH_____ and the last letter is still unknown, these endings are the strongest starting clues in this group.

Keep going