403 Words Starting With SHA
The prefix SHA appears in 403 words, from 3-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 8-letter words with 78 entries. Average word length: 8.1 letters.
S is the undisputed champion of starting letters. The prefixes sub-, super-, self-, and semi- plus the sheer volume of native English S-words push the count past 19,000.
Highest-scoring Scrabble plays that start with SHA: SHADOWBOXING (29 pts), SHADOWBOXED (28 pts), SHADOWGRAPHY (28 pts), SHADOWBOXES (27 pts), SHADOWGRAPHIES (27 pts). The shortest is SHA (3 letters) and the longest is SHAMELESSNESSES (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in LOOK.
Notable words: SHAD — a herring-like marine fish, spawning in rivers [n].; SHACK — a roughly built cabin or hut, esp.; SHABBY — not smart [adj].; SHACKED — to avoid responsibility [v]. Browse words starting with C for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with SHA?
SHADOWBOXING scores 29 points. Runner-up: SHADOWBOXED at 28 points. See words ending in QUART for more high-value options.
How many words start with SHA?
Our dictionary has 403 words that start with SHA. They range from 3 to 15 letters, with 8-letter words being the most common (78).
What is the shortest word that starts with SHA?
SHA at just 3 letters. It means: an interjection requesting silence [interj].
Three-Letter Words (1)
SHA
Four-Letter Words (7)
SHADSHAGSHAHSHAMSHATSHAWSHAY
Five-Letter Words (30)
SHACKSHADESHADSSHADYSHAFTSHAGSSHAHSSHAKESHAKOSHAKYSHALESHALLSHALTSHALYSHAMESHAMSSHANKSHAPESHARDSHARESHARKSHARNSHARPSHAULSHAVESHAWLSHAWMSHAWNSHAWSSHAYS
Six-Letter Words (59)
SHABBYSHACKOSHACKSSHADEDSHADERSHADESSHADOWSHADUFSHAFTSSHAGGYSHAIRDSHAIRNSHAKENSHAKERSHAKESSHAKOSSHALEDSHALESSHALEYSHALOMSHAMANSHAMASSHAMEDSHAMESSHAMMYSHAMOSSHAMOYSHAMUSSHANDYSHANKSSHANNYSHANTISHANTYSHAPEDSHAPENSHAPERSHAPESSHARDSSHAREDSHARERSHARESSHARIASHARIFSHARKSSHARNSSHARNYSHARPSSHARPYSHAUGHSHAULSSHAVEDSHAVENSHAVERSHAVESSHAVIESHAWEDSHAWLSSHAWMSSHAZAM
Seven-Letter Words (69)
SHACKEDSHACKLESHACKOSSHADERSSHADFLYSHADIERSHADILYSHADINGSHADOOFSHADOWSSHADOWYSHADUFSSHAFTEDSHAGGEDSHAHDOMSHAIRDSSHAIRNSSHAITANSHAKERSSHAKEUPSHAKIERSHAKILYSHAKINGSHAKOESSHALIERSHALLOPSHALLOTSHALLOWSHALOMSSHAMANSSHAMBLESHAMINGSHAMMASSHAMMEDSHAMMERSHAMMESSHAMMOSSHAMOISSHAMOYSSHAMPOOSHANKEDSHANTEYSHANTIHSHANTISSHAPELYSHAPERSSHAPEUPSHAPINGSHARERSSHARIAHSHARIASSHARIFSSHARINGSHARKEDSHARKERSHARPEDSHARPENSHARPERSHARPIESHARPLYSHASLIKSHATTERSHAUGHSSHAULEDSHAVERSSHAVIESSHAVINGSHAWINGSHAWLED
Eight-Letter Words (78)
SHABBIERSHABBILYSHACKINGSHACKLEDSHACKLERSHACKLESSHACKOESSHADBLOWSHADBUSHSHADCHANSHADDOCKSHADIESTSHADINGSSHADKHANSHADOOFSSHADOWEDSHADOWERSHADRACHSHAFTINGSHAGBARKSHAGGIERSHAGGILYSHAGGINGSHAGREENSHAHDOMSSHAITANSSHAKABLESHAKEOUTSHAKEUPSSHAKIESTSHALIESTSHALLOONSHALLOPSSHALLOTSSHALLOWSSHAMABLESHAMABLYSHAMANICSHAMBLEDSHAMBLESSHAMEFULSHAMISENSHAMMASHSHAMMERSSHAMMIEDSHAMMIESSHAMMINGSHAMOSIMSHAMOYEDSHAMPOOSSHAMROCKSHAMUSESSHANDIESSHANGHAISHANKINGSHANNIESSHANTEYSSHANTIESSHANTIHSSHANTUNGSHAPABLESHAPEUPSSHARABLESHARIAHSSHARKERSSHARKINGSHARPENSSHARPERSSHARPESTSHARPIESSHARPINGSHASHLIKSHASLIKSSHATTERSSHAULINGSHAVABLESHAVINGSSHAWLING
Nine-Letter Words (71)
SHABBATOTSHABBIESTSHACKLERSSHACKLINGSHADBERRYSHADBLOWSSHADCHANSSHADDOCKSSHADELESSSHADFLIESSHADINESSSHADKHANSSHADOWBOXSHADOWERSSHADOWIERSHADOWILYSHADOWINGSHADRACHSSHAFTINGSSHAGBARKSSHAGGIESTSHAGREENSSHAKEABLESHAKEDOWNSHAKEOUTSSHAKINESSSHALELIKESHALLOONSSHALLOWEDSHALLOWERSHALLOWLYSHAMANISMSHAMANISTSHAMBLINGSHAMBOLICSHAMEABLESHAMEABLYSHAMEFASTSHAMELESSSHAMISENSSHAMMASIMSHAMMOSIMSHAMMYINGSHAMOYINGSHAMPOOEDSHAMPOOERSHAMROCKSSHANACHIESHANGHAISSHANTUNGSSHANTYMANSHANTYMENSHAPEABLESHAPELESSSHAPELIERSHAPEWEARSHAREABLESHARECROPSHAREWARESHARIFIANSHARKLIKESHARKSKINSHARPENEDSHARPENERSHARPNESSSHASHLICKSHASHLIKSSHATTEREDSHATTERERSHAVELINGSHAVETAIL
Ten-Letter Words (36)
SHABBINESSSHADBUSHESSHADCHANIMSHADKHANIMSHADOWIESTSHADOWLESSSHADOWLIKESHAGGINESSSHAGGYMANESHAKEDOWNSSHALLOWESTSHALLOWINGSHAMANISMSSHAMANISTSSHAMEFACEDSHAMEFULLYSHAMMASHIMSHAMPOOERSSHAMPOOINGSHANACHIESSHANDYGAFFSHANGHAIEDSHANGHAIERSHANKPIECESHANTYTOWNSHAPELIESTSHARECROPSSHAREWARESSHARKSKINSSHARPENERSSHARPENINGSHASHLICKSSHATTERERSSHATTERINGSHAVELINGSSHAVETAILS
Eleven-Letter Words (21)
SHACKLEBONESHADBERRIESSHADINESSESSHADOWBOXEDSHADOWBOXESSHADOWGRAPHSHADOWINESSSHAGGYMANESSHAKINESSESSHALLOWNESSSHAMANISTICSHAMELESSLYSHANDYGAFFSSHANGHAIERSSHANGHAIINGSHANKPIECESSHANTYTOWNSSHAPELESSLYSHAPELINESSSHAREHOLDERSHARPNESSES
Twelve-Letter Words (15)
SHABBINESSESSHACKLEBONESSHADOWBOXINGSHADOWGRAPHSSHADOWGRAPHYSHAGGINESSESSHAMEFACEDLYSHAMEFULNESSSHAREABILITYSHARECROPPEDSHARECROPPERSHAREHOLDERSSHARPSHOOTERSHATTERINGLYSHATTERPROOF
Thirteen-Letter Words (9)
SHADOWINESSESSHALLOWNESSESSHAMELESSNESSSHAPELESSNESSSHAPELINESSESSHARECROPPERSSHARECROPPINGSHARPSHOOTERSSHARPSHOOTING
Fourteen-Letter Words (5)
SHADOWGRAPHIESSHAMEFACEDNESSSHAMEFULNESSESSHAREABILITIESSHARPSHOOTINGS
Fifteen-Letter Words (2)
SHAMELESSNESSESSHAPELESSNESSES