6-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| should | 10 | - | - |
| shower | 12 | someone who organizes an exhibit for others to see | - |
| shadow | 13 | a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements | - |
| shitty | 12 | very bad | - |
| shared | 10 | distributed in portions (often equal) on the basis of a plan or purpose | - |
| shrink | 13 | become smaller or draw together | - |
| shield | 10 | armor carried on the arm to intercept blows | - |
| sharon | 9 | - | - |
| shorts | 9 | (used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee | - |
| shaped | 12 | shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort) | a shaped handgrip |
| shrimp | 13 | disparaging terms for small people | - |
| shorty | 12 | - | - |
| shelly | 12 | - | - |
| shovel | 12 | a machine for excavating | - |
| shaved | 13 | having the beard or hair cut off close to the skin | - |
| sherry | 12 | dry to sweet amber wine from the Jerez region of southern Spain or similar wines produced elsewhere; usually drunk as an aperitif | - |
| shaggy | 14 | having a very rough nap or covered with hanging shags | shaggy rugs |
| sheila | 9 | - | - |
| shrine | 9 | enclose in a shrine | the saint's bones were enshrined in the cathedral |
| shades | 10 | (plural) spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun | he was wearing a pair of mirrored shades |
| shaken | 13 | disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock | the accident left her badly shaken |
| sheikh | 16 | the leader of an Arab village or family | - |
| shanti | 9 | - | - |
| shaman | 11 | in societies practicing shamanism: one acting as a medium between the visible and spirit worlds; practices sorcery for healing or divination | - |
| shalom | 11 | - | - |
| shabby | 16 | showing signs of wear and tear | shabby furniture |
| shasta | 9 | a volcanic mountain peak in the Cascade Range in northern California (14,162 feet high) | - |
| shogun | 10 | a hereditary military dictator of Japan; the shoguns ruled Japan until the revolution of 1867-68 | - |
| shiver | 12 | shake, as from cold | The children are shivering--turn on the heat! |
| shamed | 12 | showing a sense of guilt | - |
| shroud | 10 | (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind | - |
| shrunk | 13 | - | - |
| shifty | 15 | changing position or direction | shifty winds |
| shaker | 13 | a person who wields power and influence | a shaker of traditional beliefs |
| shucks | 15 | something of little value | not worth shucks |
| shrewd | 13 | acting with a specific goal | - |
| shimmy | 16 | tremble or shake | - |
| shaven | 12 | having the beard or hair cut off close to the skin | - |
| shaver | 12 | a razor powered by an electric motor | - |
| shriek | 13 | sharp piercing cry | - |
| shrill | 9 | having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones | a shrill whistle |
| sheath | 12 | an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part | - |
| shears | 9 | large scissors with strong blades | - |
| shekel | 13 | the basic unit of money in Israel | - |
| shoddy | 14 | unethical or dishonest | shoddy business practices |
| shrank | 13 | - | - |
| shandy | 13 | a drink made of beer and lemonade | - |
| sharif | 12 | - | - |
| shanty | 12 | a rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors | - |
| shamus | 11 | someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information | - |
| shiner | 9 | a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye | - |
| shaded | 11 | (of pictures or drawings) drawn or painted with degrees or gradations of shadow | the shaded areas of the face seemed to recede |
| shiraz | 18 | a city in central southwestern Iran; ruins of ancient Persepolis are nearby | - |
| shtick | 15 | (Yiddish) a devious trick; a bit of cheating | - |
| shrike | 13 | any of numerous Old World birds having a strong hooked bill that feed on smaller animals | - |
| shying | 13 | - | - |
| sheeny | 12 | reflecting light | - |
| shroff | 15 | - | - |
| shelve | 12 | hold back to a later time | - |
| shaper | 11 | a machine tool for shaping metal or wood | - |
| sherpa | 11 | a member of the Himalayan people living in Nepal and Tibet who are famous for their skill as mountaineers | - |
| shmuck | 17 | (Yiddish) a jerk | - |
| sherif | 12 | - | - |
| shiksa | 13 | a derogatory term used by Jews to refer to non-Jewish women | - |
| shamal | 11 | - | - |
| shyest | 12 | - | - |
| sheers | 9 | - | - |
| shinny | 12 | climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling | - |
| shofar | 12 | an ancient musical horn made from the horn of a ram; used in ancient times by the Israelites to sound a warning or a summons; used in synagogues today on solemn occasions | - |
| shrift | 12 | the act of being shriven | - |
| shammy | 16 | a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin | - |
| sharia | 9 | the code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed | sharia is only applicable to Muslims |
| shirty | 12 | (British informal) ill-tempered or annoyed | - |
| shivah | 15 | (Judaism) a period of seven days of mourning after the death of close relative | - |
| shmear | 11 | (Yiddish) a batch of things that go together | - |
| shonky | 16 | - | - |
| shufty | 15 | - | - |
| shacko | 15 | - | - |
| shacks | 15 | - | - |
| shacky | 18 | - | - |
| shader | 10 | - | - |
| shaduf | 13 | - | - |
| shafts | 12 | - | - |
| shahid | 13 | - | - |
| shaikh | 16 | - | - |
| shaird | 10 | - | - |
| shairn | 9 | - | - |
| shaked | 14 | - | - |
| shakes | 13 | - | - |
| shakos | 13 | - | - |
| shaled | 10 | - | - |
| shales | 9 | - | - |
| shaley | 12 | - | - |
| shalli | 9 | - | - |
| shalms | 11 | - | - |
| shalot | 9 | - | - |
| shamas | 11 | - | - |
| shamba | 13 | - | - |
| shamer | 11 | - | - |
| shames | 11 | - | - |
| shamos | 11 | - | - |
| shamoy | 14 | - | - |
| shands | 10 | - | - |
| shanks | 13 | - | - |
| shanny | 12 | European scaleless blenny | - |
| shapen | 11 | - | - |
| shapes | 11 | - | - |
| shards | 10 | - | - |
| sharer | 9 | someone who has or gives or receives a part or a share | - |
| shares | 9 | - | - |
| sharks | 13 | - | - |
| sharns | 9 | - | - |
| sharny | 12 | - | - |
| sharps | 11 | - | - |
| sharpy | 14 | an alert and energetic person | - |
| shaugh | 13 | - | - |
| shauls | 9 | - | - |
| shaves | 12 | - | - |
| shavie | 12 | - | - |
| shawed | 13 | - | - |
| shawls | 12 | - | - |
| shawms | 14 | - | - |
| shayas | 12 | - | - |
| shaykh | 19 | - | - |
| shazam | 20 | - | - |
| shchis | 14 | - | - |
| sheafs | 12 | - | - |
| sheafy | 15 | - | - |
| sheals | 9 | - | - |
| sheave | 12 | - | - |
| sheels | 9 | - | - |
| sheens | 9 | - | - |
| sheepo | 11 | - | - |
| sheepy | 14 | - | - |
| sheesh | 12 | - | - |
| sheets | 9 | - | - |
| sheety | 12 | - | - |
| sheeve | 12 | - | - |
| sheiks | 13 | - | - |
| shelfs | 12 | - | - |
| shelfy | 15 | full of submerged reefs or sandbanks or shoals | - |
| shells | 9 | - | - |
| shelta | 9 | - | - |
| shelty | 12 | - | - |
| shelvy | 15 | full of submerged reefs or sandbanks or shoals | - |
| shenai | 9 | - | - |
| shends | 10 | - | - |
| sheols | 9 | - | - |
| sheqel | 18 | - | - |
| sherds | 10 | - | - |
| sheria | 9 | - | - |
| sheuch | 14 | - | - |
| sheugh | 13 | - | - |
| shevas | 12 | - | - |
| shewed | 13 | - | - |
| shewel | 12 | - | - |
| shewer | 12 | - | - |
| shiais | 9 | - | - |
| shibah | 14 | (Judaism) a period of seven days of mourning after the death of close relative | - |
| shiels | 9 | - | - |
| shiers | 9 | - | - |
| shiest | 9 | - | - |
| shifts | 12 | - | - |
| shikar | 13 | - | - |
| shikra | 13 | - | - |
| shikse | 13 | a derogatory term used by Jews to refer to non-Jewish women | - |
| shills | 9 | - | - |
| shindy | 13 | a large and noisy party of people | - |
| shined | 10 | - | - |
| shines | 9 | - | - |
| shinju | 16 | - | - |
| shinne | 9 | - | - |
| shinty | 12 | - | - |
| shippo | 13 | - | - |
| shired | 10 | - | - |
| shires | 9 | - | - |
| shirks | 13 | - | - |
| shirra | 9 | - | - |
| shirrs | 9 | - | - |
| shirts | 9 | - | - |
| shisha | 12 | an oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water | - |
| shisos | 9 | - | - |
| shists | 9 | - | - |
| shited | 10 | - | - |
| shites | 9 | - | - |
| shitzu | 18 | - | - |
| shivas | 12 | - | - |
| shives | 12 | - | - |
| shivoo | 12 | - | - |
| shlepp | 13 | - | - |
| shleps | 11 | - | - |
| shlock | 15 | merchandise that is shoddy or inferior | - |
| shlong | 10 | - | - |
| shlubs | 11 | - | - |
| shlump | 13 | - | - |
| shmeer | 11 | - | - |
| shmeks | 15 | - | - |
| shmock | 17 | - | - |
| shmoes | 11 | - | - |
| shnaps | 11 | - | - |
| shnook | 13 | (Yiddish) a gullible simpleton more to be pitied than despised | don't be such an apologetic shnook |
| shoals | 9 | - | - |
| shoaly | 12 | full of submerged reefs or sandbanks or shoals | shoaly waters |
| shoats | 9 | - | - |
| shochu | 14 | - | - |
| shocks | 15 | - | - |
| shoder | 10 | - | - |
| shoers | 9 | - | - |
| shogis | 10 | - | - |
| shojis | 16 | - | - |
| sholas | 9 | - | - |
| sholom | 11 | - | - |
| shooed | 10 | - | - |
| shooks | 13 | - | - |
| shoole | 9 | - | - |
| shools | 9 | - | - |
| shoora | 9 | - | - |
| shoosh | 12 | - | - |
| shoots | 9 | - | - |
| shoppe | 13 | - | - |
| shoppy | 16 | - | - |
| shoran | 9 | - | - |
| shored | 10 | - | - |
| shorer | 9 | - | - |
| shores | 9 | - | - |
| shorls | 9 | - | - |
| shotes | 9 | - | - |
| shotte | 9 | - | - |
| shotts | 9 | - | - |
| shough | 13 | - | - |
| shouse | 9 | - | - |
| shouts | 9 | - | - |
| shouty | 12 | - | - |
| shoved | 13 | - | - |
| shover | 12 | someone who pushes | - |
| shoves | 12 | - | - |
| showds | 13 | - | - |
| showed | 13 | - | - |
| shoyus | 12 | - | - |
| shreds | 10 | - | - |
| shreek | 13 | - | - |
| shreik | 13 | - | - |
| shrews | 12 | - | - |
| shrive | 12 | grant remission of a sin to | - |
| shroom | 11 | - | - |
| shrove | 12 | - | - |
| shrowd | 13 | - | - |
| shrows | 12 | - | - |
| shrubs | 11 | - | - |
| shrugs | 10 | - | - |
| shtchi | 14 | - | - |
| shtetl | 9 | - | - |
| shtiks | 13 | - | - |
| shtook | 13 | - | - |
| shtoom | 11 | - | - |
| shtuck | 15 | - | - |
| shtumm | 13 | - | - |
| shtups | 11 | - | - |
| shufti | 12 | a quick look around (originally military slang) | take a shufti while you're out there |
| shuggy | 14 | - | - |
| shuled | 10 | - | - |
| shules | 9 | - | - |
| shumai | 11 | - | - |
| shunts | 9 | - | - |
| shuras | 9 | - | - |
| shuted | 10 | - | - |
| shutes | 9 | - | - |
| shvitz | 21 | - | - |
| shyers | 12 | - | - |
| shyish | 15 | - | - |
| shypoo | 14 | - | - |
