10-letter words starting with SH
Embark on a linguistic journey with words that begin with the letter SH. This section showcases how SH at the start shapes the identity and sound of various words. From commonly used terms to rare finds, explore the diverse range of words that start with SH, enriching your vocabulary and appreciation for language.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| shattering | 14 | the act of breaking something into small pieces | - |
| shopkeeper | 21 | a merchant who owns or manages a shop | - |
| shuddering | 16 | shaking convulsively or violently | - |
| shockingly | 23 | very badly | they behaved shockingly at the funeral |
| shopaholic | 20 | a compulsive shopper | shopaholics can never resist a bargain |
| shortening | 14 | act of decreasing in length | the dress needs shortening |
| shadowless | 17 | - | - |
| showerhead | 20 | a perforated nozzle that showers water on a bather | - |
| shantytown | 19 | a city district inhabited by people living in huts and shanties | - |
| shoestring | 14 | a lace used for fastening shoes | - |
| shampooing | 18 | - | - |
| shouldered | 15 | having shoulders or shoulders as specified; usually used as a combining form | stoop-shouldered |
| sheepishly | 21 | in a sheepish manner | sheepishly he handed her back the money |
| shoplifter | 18 | a thief who steals goods that are in a store | - |
| shovelling | 17 | - | - |
| shrivelled | 17 | lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness | - |
| shanghaied | 18 | - | - |
| shortbread | 16 | very rich thick butter cookie | - |
| shamefully | 21 | in a dishonorable manner or to a dishonorable degree | - |
| shockproof | 24 | - | - |
| shillelagh | 17 | a cudgel made of hardwood (usually oak or blackthorn) | - |
| shotgunned | 15 | - | - |
| sheepshead | 19 | large (up to 20 lbs) food fish of the eastern coast of the United States and Mexico | - |
| shabbiness | 17 | a lack of elegance as a consequence of wearing threadbare or dirty clothing | - |
| shadowland | 18 | - | - |
| shamefaced | 21 | showing a sense of shame | - |
| shibboleth | 20 | a favorite saying of a sect or political group | - |
| shoemaking | 20 | the shoemaker's trade | - |
| shopwindow | 22 | a window of a store facing onto the street; used to display merchandise for sale in the store | - |
| shrewdness | 17 | intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings) | - |
| shutterbug | 16 | a photography enthusiast | - |
| shabracque | 26 | - | - |
| shacktowns | 22 | - | - |
| shadbushes | 19 | - | - |
| shadchanim | 21 | - | - |
| shadkhanim | 23 | - | - |
| shadowcast | 19 | - | - |
| shadowiest | 17 | - | - |
| shadowings | 18 | - | - |
| shadowlike | 21 | - | - |
| shaganappi | 18 | - | - |
| shagginess | 15 | roughness of nap produced by long woolly hairs | - |
| shaggymane | 20 | common edible mushroom having an elongated shaggy white cap and black spores | - |
| shagreened | 15 | - | - |
| shagtastic | 16 | - | - |
| shakedowns | 21 | - | - |
| shakuhachi | 25 | - | - |
| shallowest | 16 | - | - |
| shallowing | 17 | - | - |
| shamanisms | 17 | - | - |
| shamanists | 15 | - | - |
| shamateurs | 15 | - | - |
| shambliest | 17 | - | - |
| shamblings | 18 | - | - |
| shamianahs | 18 | - | - |
| shamiyanah | 21 | - | - |
| shammashim | 22 | - | - |
| shamoising | 16 | - | - |
| shampooers | 17 | - | - |
| shanachies | 18 | - | - |
| shandrydan | 18 | - | - |
| shandygaff | 24 | a drink made of beer and lemonade | - |
| shanghaier | 17 | a kidnapper who drugs men and takes them for compulsory service aboard a ship | - |
| shankbones | 19 | - | - |
| shankpiece | 21 | - | - |
| shapeliest | 15 | - | - |
| shapewears | 18 | - | - |
| sharawadgi | 18 | - | - |
| sharawaggi | 18 | - | - |
| sharecrops | 17 | - | - |
| sharenting | 14 | - | - |
| sharewares | 16 | - | - |
| sharkskins | 21 | - | - |
| sharpeners | 15 | - | - |
| sharpening | 16 | - | - |
| sharptails | 15 | - | - |
| shashlicks | 22 | - | - |
| shatooshes | 16 | - | - |
| shatterers | 13 | - | - |
| shatterier | 13 | - | - |
| shauchlier | 18 | - | - |
| shauchling | 19 | - | - |
| shavasanas | 16 | - | - |
| shavelings | 17 | - | - |
| shavetails | 16 | - | - |
| shearlings | 14 | - | - |
| shearwater | 16 | long-winged oceanic bird that in flight skims close to the waves | - |
| sheathbill | 18 | - | - |
| sheathfish | 22 | - | - |
| sheathiest | 16 | - | - |
| sheathings | 17 | - | - |
| sheathless | 16 | - | - |
| sheathlike | 20 | - | - |
| shebagging | 18 | - | - |
| shebeeners | 15 | - | - |
| shebeening | 16 | - | - |
| shechitahs | 21 | - | - |
| shecklaton | 19 | - | - |
| sheepberry | 20 | - | - |
| sheepcotes | 17 | - | - |
| sheepfolds | 19 | - | - |
| sheepheads | 19 | - | - |
| sheepshank | 22 | a knot for shortening a line | - |
| sheepskins | 19 | - | - |
| sheeptrack | 21 | - | - |
| sheepwalks | 22 | - | - |
| sheetrocks | 19 | - | - |
| sheikhdoms | 23 | - | - |
| sheldducks | 21 | - | - |
| sheldrakes | 18 | - | - |
| shelfrooms | 18 | - | - |
| shellacked | 20 | - | - |
| shellacker | 19 | - | - |
| shellbacks | 21 | - | - |
| shellbarks | 19 | - | - |
| shellbound | 16 | - | - |
| shelldrake | 18 | - | - |
| shellducks | 20 | - | - |
| shellfires | 16 | - | - |
| shelliness | 13 | - | - |
| shellproof | 18 | able to resist the explosive force of bombs and shells | - |
| shellshock | 22 | - | - |
| shellworks | 20 | - | - |
| shellycoat | 18 | - | - |
| shelterers | 13 | - | - |
| shelterier | 13 | - | - |
| sheltering | 14 | - | - |
| shemozzled | 34 | - | - |
| shemozzles | 33 | - | - |
| shenanigan | 14 | reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others | - |
| shepherded | 20 | - | - |
| sherardise | 14 | - | - |
| sherardize | 23 | - | - |
| shereefian | 16 | - | - |
| sheriffdom | 22 | - | - |
| sherlocked | 20 | - | - |
| shewbreads | 19 | - | - |
| shibuichis | 20 | - | - |
| shidduchim | 22 | - | - |
| shieldings | 15 | - | - |
| shieldless | 14 | - | - |
| shieldlike | 18 | - | - |
| shieldling | 15 | - | - |
| shieldrake | 18 | - | - |
| shieldwall | 17 | - | - |
| shiftiness | 16 | the quality of being a slippery rascal | - |
| shiftstick | 22 | - | - |
| shiftworks | 23 | - | - |
| shikarring | 18 | - | - |
| shillabers | 15 | - | - |
| shillalahs | 16 | - | - |
| shillelahs | 16 | - | - |
| shimmerier | 17 | - | - |
| shimmering | 18 | - | - |
| shimozzles | 33 | - | - |
| shingliest | 14 | - | - |
| shinglings | 15 | - | - |
| shinguards | 15 | - | - |
| shinkansen | 17 | - | - |
| shinleaves | 16 | - | - |
| shinneries | 13 | - | - |
| shinneying | 17 | - | - |
| shipboards | 18 | - | - |
| shipbroker | 21 | - | - |
| shipfitter | 18 | - | - |
| shiplapped | 20 | - | - |
| shipmaster | 17 | - | - |
| shipowners | 18 | - | - |
| shippounds | 18 | - | - |
| shipwrecks | 24 | - | - |
| shipwright | 22 | a carpenter who helps build and launch wooden vessels | - |
| shiretowns | 16 | - | - |
| shirralees | 13 | - | - |
| shirtbands | 16 | - | - |
| shirtdress | 14 | a dress that is tailored like a shirt and has buttons all the way down the front | - |
| shirtfront | 16 | a man's detachable insert (usually starched) to simulate the front of a shirt | - |
| shirtiness | 13 | - | - |
| shirtmaker | 19 | a maker of shirts | - |
| shirttails | 13 | - | - |
| shirtwaist | 16 | a blouse with buttons down the front | in Britain they call a shirtwaist a shirtwaister |
| shitcanned | 16 | - | - |
| shitheaded | 18 | - | - |
| shithouses | 16 | - | - |
| shitkicker | 23 | - | - |
| shitstorms | 15 | - | - |
| shittiness | 13 | - | - |
| shiveriest | 16 | - | - |
| shiverings | 17 | - | - |
| shlemiehls | 18 | - | - |
| shlemozzle | 33 | - | - |
| shleppiest | 17 | - | - |
| shlimazels | 24 | - | - |
| shlockiest | 19 | - | - |
| shlumpiest | 17 | - | - |
| shmaltzier | 24 | - | - |
| shmooziest | 24 | - | - |
| shmuckiest | 21 | - | - |
| shoaliness | 13 | - | - |
| shockstall | 19 | - | - |
| shoddiness | 15 | the property of weakness by virtue of careless construction | - |
| shoeblacks | 21 | - | - |
| shoehorned | 17 | - | - |
| shoemakers | 19 | - | - |
| shoeshines | 16 | - | - |
| shoggliest | 15 | - | - |
| shogunates | 14 | - | - |
| shongololo | 14 | - | - |
| shoogieing | 15 | - | - |
| shoogliest | 14 | - | - |
| shootdowns | 17 | - | - |
| shopboards | 18 | - | - |
| shopfitter | 18 | - | - |
| shopfronts | 18 | - | - |
| shophouses | 18 | - | - |
| shoplifted | 19 | - | - |
| shopsoiled | 16 | worn or faded from being on display in a store | - |
| shopwalker | 22 | an employee of a retail store who supervises sales personnel and helps with customer problems | a floorwalker is called a shopwalker in Britain |
| shorebirds | 16 | - | - |
| shorefront | 16 | - | - |
| shorelines | 13 | - | - |
| shoresides | 14 | - | - |
| shorewards | 17 | - | - |
| shoreweeds | 17 | - | - |
| shortarses | 13 | - | - |
| shortboard | 16 | - | - |
| shortcakes | 19 | - | - |
| shortcrust | 15 | - | - |
| shorteners | 13 | - | - |
| shortfalls | 16 | - | - |
| shortgowns | 17 | - | - |
| shortgrass | 14 | any of various grasses that are short and can tolerate drought conditions; common on the dry upland plains just east of the Rocky Mountains | - |
| shorthairs | 16 | - | - |
| shorthands | 17 | - | - |
| shortheads | 17 | - | - |
| shorthorns | 16 | - | - |
| shortlists | 13 | - | - |
| shortsheet | 16 | - | - |
| shortstops | 15 | - | - |
| shortsword | 17 | - | - |
| shortwaved | 20 | - | - |
| shortwaves | 19 | - | - |
| shotcretes | 15 | - | - |
| shotfirers | 16 | - | - |
| shotgunner | 14 | - | - |
| shotmakers | 19 | - | - |
| shotmaking | 20 | - | - |
| shouthered | 17 | - | - |
| shoutingly | 17 | - | - |
| shoutlines | 13 | - | - |
| shovelfuls | 19 | - | - |
| shovelhead | 20 | small harmless hammerhead having a spade-shaped head; abundant in bays and estuaries | - |
| shovellers | 16 | - | - |
| shovelnose | 16 | - | - |
| shovelsful | 19 | - | - |
| showbizzes | 36 | - | - |
| showboated | 19 | - | - |
| showboater | 18 | - | - |
| showbreads | 19 | - | - |
| showcasing | 19 | - | - |
| showeriest | 16 | - | - |
| showerings | 17 | - | - |
| showerless | 16 | - | - |
| showground | 18 | - | - |
| showjumped | 28 | - | - |
| showjumper | 27 | - | - |
| showmances | 20 | - | - |
| showpieces | 20 | - | - |
| showplaces | 20 | - | - |
| showrunner | 16 | - | - |
| shreddiest | 15 | - | - |
| shreddings | 16 | - | - |
| shrewishly | 22 | in a shrewish manner | - |
| shrewmouse | 18 | small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to moles | - |
| shrieching | 19 | - | - |
| shriekiest | 17 | - | - |
| shriekings | 18 | - | - |
| shrievalty | 19 | - | - |
| shrilliest | 13 | - | - |
| shrillings | 14 | - | - |
| shrillness | 13 | having the timbre of a loud high-pitched sound | - |
| shrimpiest | 17 | - | - |
| shrimpings | 18 | - | - |
| shrimplike | 21 | - | - |
| shrinelike | 17 | - | - |
| shrinkable | 19 | capable of being shrunk | a shrinkable fabric |
| shrinkages | 18 | - | - |
| shrinkpack | 25 | - | - |
| shritching | 19 | - | - |
| shriveling | 17 | - | - |
| shroffages | 20 | - | - |
| shroudiest | 14 | - | - |
| shroudings | 15 | - | - |
| shroudless | 14 | - | - |
| shrubbiest | 17 | - | - |
| shrublands | 16 | - | - |
| shtetelach | 18 | - | - |
| shtickiest | 19 | - | - |
| shtreimels | 15 | - | - |
| shubunkins | 19 | - | - |
| shudderier | 15 | - | - |
| shufflings | 20 | - | - |
| shunpikers | 19 | - | - |
| shunpiking | 20 | - | - |
| shuttering | 14 | - | - |
| shylocking | 23 | - | - |
