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Words containing SH

Words that have the letters SH in a row, in that order: handy when a board square or a clue gives you a chunk to build around. All playable on Wordtide's board. There are 5,356 playable words containing SH in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 8 letters, and the longest word is ACCOMPLISHMENTS. The highest-scoring is SHOWBIZZY, worth 34 points.

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Popular words containing SH

ACCOMPLISHING24
ACCOMPLISHED23
ACCOMPLISHES22
SQUASHING21
ACCOMPLISH20
DISTINGUISHING20
ESTABLISHMENTS20
MEMBERSHIP20
SQUASHED20
DICTATORSHIP19
DISTINGUISHED19
ESTABLISHMENT19
SQUASHES19
BOOKSHOPS18
DISTINGUISHES18
FASHIONABLE18
FRIENDSHIP18
PUBLISHING18

Highest-scoring words containing SH

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

SHOWBIZZY34
SHOWBIZZES33
BOLSHEVIZING29
UNVANQUISHED29
VANQUISHABLE29
CHURCHMANSHIPS29
BUSHWHACKING28
JACKFISHES28
BOLSHEVIZED28
SQUAWFISHES28
CHURCHMANSHIP28
DISHARMONIZING28

2-letter words containing SH (1)

3-letter words containing SH (5)

ASH5
SHA5
SHE5
SHH7
SHY7

4-letter words containing SH (61)

ASHY8
BASH8
BOSH8
BUSH9
CASH8
COSH8
DASH7
DISH7
FASH9
FISH9
GASH7
GOSH7
GUSH8
HASH8
HUSH9
JOSH14
LASH6
LUSH7
MASH8
MESH8
MUSH9
NOSH6
PASH8
PISH8
POSH8
PUSH9
RASH6
RESH6
RUSH7
SASH6
SHAD7
SHAG7
SHAH8
SHAM8
SHAT6
SHAW9
SHAY8
SHEA6
SHED7
SHES6
SHEW9
SHIM8
SHIN6
SHIP8
SHIV10
SHMO8
SHOD7
SHOE6
SHOG7
SHOO6
SHOP8
SHOT6
SHOW9
SHRI6
SHUL7
SHUN7
SHUT7
TUSH7
WASH9
WISH9

The 60 most common shown, 1 rarer words not listed. All 4-letter words

5-letter words containing SH (176)

ASHES7
BLUSH10
BRUSH10
BUSHY12
CLASH9
CRASH9
CRUSH10
FISHY12
FLASH10
FLESH10
FLUSH11
FRESH10
HARSH9
MUSHY12
PLUSH10
PUSHY12
QUASH16
SHACK12
SHADE8
SHADY10
SHAFT10
SHAKE10
SHAKY12
SHALL7
SHAME9
SHAPE9
SHARE7
SHARK10
SHARP9
SHAVE11
SHAWL10
SHEDS8
SHEEP9
SHEER7
SHEET7
SHELF10
SHELL7
SHIFT10
SHINE7
SHINY9
SHIPS9
SHIRT7
SHOCK12
SHOES7
SHONE7
SHOOK10
SHOOT7
SHOPS9
SHORT7
SHOTS7
SHOUT8
SHOVE11
SHOWN10
SHOWS10
SHOWY12
SHUCK13
SHUTS8
SLASH7
SMASH9
TRASH7

The 60 most common shown, 116 rarer words not listed. All 5-letter words

6-letter words containing SH (421)

AMBUSH13
ASHCAN10
BASHED11
BASHES10
BISHOP12
BOYISH12
BUSHED12
CASHEW13
DASHED10
DASHES9
DISHES9
FINISH11
FISHED12
FISHES11
FLASHY13
FLESHY13
HUSHED12
IMPISH12
LAVISH12
MARSHY12
POLISH10
PUNISH11
PUSHED12
PUSHES11
RUSHED10
RUSHES9
SHABBY14
SHACKS13
SHADES9
SHADOW12
SHAKEN11
SHAKES11
SHAPED11
SHAPES10
SHARED9
SHARES8
SHAVED13
SHEETS8
SHEIKH13
SHELLS8
SHELVE12
SHIFTS11
SHIFTY13
SHINED9
SHINES8
SHOCKS13
SHOOTS8
SHORTS8
SHOULD10
SHOUTS9
SHOVED13
SHOWED12
SHOWER11
SHUCKS14
SQUASH17
VANISH12
WASHED12
WASHES11
WISHED12
WISHES11

The 60 most common shown, 361 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing SH (780)

ABOLISH11
ANGUISH11
ASHAMED12
BABYISH15
BASHFUL15
BASHING12
CASHEWS14
CATFISH14
CLASHES11
CRASHED12
CRASHES11
CRUSHED13
CRUSHES12
DASHING11
FASHION12
FISHERY14
FISHING13
FLASHED13
FLASHES12
FLUSHED14
FLUSHES13
FOOLISH12
FRESHLY14
PEEVISH15
PUBLISH14
PUSHING13
QUASHED19
QUASHES18
REFRESH12
RUBBISH14
RUSHING11
SELFISH12
SHADOWY15
SHAKING13
SHALLOW12
SHAPING12
SHARING10
SHARPLY13
SHELTER9
SHELVES13
SHERIFF15
SHIFTED13
SHINING10
SHIPPED14
SHOCKED15
SHOPPED14
SHORTEN9
SHORTER9
SHORTLY11
SHOUTED11
SHOWERS12
SHOWING13
SHUCKED16
SHUFFLE16
SMASHED12
SMASHES11
WASHING13
WISHFUL16
WISHING13
WORSHIP14

The 60 most common shown, 720 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing SH (1,014)

AMBUSHED16
AMBUSHES15
BACKLASH17
BOOKSHOP17
BRACKISH17
CHILDISH15
CRASHING13
CRAYFISH17
CRUSHING14
DEMOLISH13
FASHIONS13
FEVERISH17
FINISHED14
FINISHES13
FLAGSHIP16
FLASHING14
FLUSHING15
FRESHMAN15
GOLDFISH15
HARDSHIP15
OFFSHOOT16
OFFSHORE16
POLISHED13
POLISHES12
PUNISHED14
PUNISHES13
PUSHOVER17
QUASHING20
RICKSHAW18
SHABBILY16
SHACKLED16
SHAMEFUL16
SHAMROCK17
SHEDDING13
SHERIFFS16
SHIFTING14
SHIPPING15
SHOCKING16
SHOOTING11
SHOPPING15
SHORTAGE11
SHORTENS10
SHORTEST10
SHOULDER12
SHOUTING12
SHOWDOWN17
SHUCKING17
SHUFFLED18
SHUFFLES17
SHUTDOWN15
SHUTTING12
SMALLISH12
SMASHING13
SQUASHED20
SQUASHES19
SUNSHINE11
VANISHED15
VANISHES14
VANQUISH23
WORKSHOP18

The 60 most common shown, 954 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing SH (892)

ABOLISHED14
ABOLISHES13
AMBUSHING17
BACKSLASH18
BLEMISHED16
BOOKSHELF19
BOOKSHOPS18
BRAINWASH16
CATFISHES16
CHERISHED16
COURTSHIP16
DACHSHUND18
DISHONEST12
ESTABLISH13
FASHIONED15
FINISHING15
FISHERMAN16
FISHERMEN16
FLAGSHIPS17
FLASHBACK21
FOOLISHLY16
FURNISHED16
GIBBERISH16
HANDSHAKE17
JELLYFISH24
MAKESHIFT19
OFFSHOOTS17
OWNERSHIP16
POLISHING14
PUBLISHED17
PUBLISHER16
PUBLISHES16
PUNISHING15
PUSHOVERS18
REFRESHED15
REFRESHES14
REFURBISH17
RESHUFFLE18
RICKSHAWS19
SHACKLING17
SHAMROCKS18
SHIPSHAPE17
SHIPWRECK21
SHORTENED12
SHORTHAND14
SHOULDERS13
SHOWCASED17
SHOWDOWNS18
SHRUBBERY18
SHUFFLING19
SPACESHIP17
SQUASHING21
SQUEAMISH22
SWORDFISH18
THRESHOLD14
VANISHING16
WASHCLOTH18
WHITEWASH19
WORKSHOPS19
WORSHIPED17

The 60 most common shown, 832 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing SH (697)

ABOLISHING15
ACCOMPLISH20
ARCHBISHOP20
AUTHORSHIP17
BACKLASHES19
BLEMISHING17
CENSORSHIP16
CHERISHING17
COURTSHIPS17
CRAYFISHES19
DACHSHUNDS19
DEMOLISHED16
DEMOLISHES15
DISHWASHER18
EXTINGUISH20
FASHIONING16
FELLOWSHIP20
FEVERISHLY21
FIENDISHLY18
FLASHBACKS22
FLASHLIGHT18
FLOURISHED17
FORESHADOW19
FRESHWATER18
FRIENDSHIP18
FURNISHING17
GOLDFISHES17
HANDSHAKES18
IMPOVERISH20
KINGFISHER19
LEADERSHIP15
MAKESHIFTS20
MEMBERSHIP20
MUSHROOMED18
OVERSHADOW20
PENMANSHIP18
PINCUSHION17
PUBLISHERS17
PUBLISHING18
PUNISHMENT17
RAMSHACKLE19
READERSHIP15
REFRESHING16
RELINQUISH21
SHAMEFULLY20
SHEEPISHLY18
SHEPHERDED18
SHIPWRECKS22
SHOPKEEPER19
SHORTENING13
SHOWCASING18
SKIRMISHED18
SPACESHIPS18
UNFINISHED17
VANQUISHED26
VANQUISHES25
WASHCLOTHS19
WORSHIPING18
WORSHIPPED20
WORSHIPPER19

The 60 most common shown, 637 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing SH (513)

ADMONISHING17
ARCHBISHOPS21
BATTLESHIPS17
BRAINWASHED19
BRAINWASHES18
BRANDISHING17
CITIZENSHIP25
COMRADESHIP20
DEMOLISHING17
DIMINISHING17
DISHWASHERS19
DISTINGUISH16
EMBELLISHED18
EMBELLISHES17
ESTABLISHED16
ESTABLISHES15
FASHIONABLE18
FASHIONABLY20
FELLOWSHIPS21
FLASHLIGHTS19
FLOURISHING18
FORESHADOWS20
FRIENDSHIPS19
FURNISHINGS18
GRASSHOPPER18
JELLYFISHES26
KINGFISHERS20
MARSHMALLOW20
MEMBERSHIPS21
MUSHROOMING19
NIGHTMARISH18
OVERSHADOWS21
PARTNERSHIP17
PERISHABLES17
PINCUSHIONS18
PUNISHMENTS18
REFRESHMENT18
REFURBISHED20
REFURBISHES19
SCHOLARSHIP19
SHAREHOLDER16
SHELLFISHES18
SHEPHERDING19
SHIPWRECKED24
SHOPKEEPERS20
SHOPLIFTERS18
SHORTCOMING18
SHRIVELLING18
SHRUBBERIES18
SKIRMISHING19
SPONSORSHIP17
SWORDFISHES20
UNPUBLISHED20
VANQUISHING27
WHITEWASHED22
WHITEWASHES21
WINDSHIELDS18
WORKMANSHIP23
WORSHIPPERS20
WORSHIPPING21

The 60 most common shown, 453 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing SH (342)

ACCOMPLISHED23
ACCOMPLISHES22
ASTONISHMENT16
BRAINWASHING20
BRINKMANSHIP23
BUSHWHACKERS27
BUSHWHACKING28
CHAIRMANSHIP22
CHAMPIONSHIP24
COCKLESHELLS21
CUTTLEFISHES20
DICTATORSHIP19
DISHEARTENED16
DISHEVELLING20
DISHONORABLE17
EMBELLISHING19
ESTABLISHING17
EXTINGUISHED23
EXTINGUISHER22
EXTINGUISHES22
FORESHADOWED22
GAMESMANSHIP21
GOVERNORSHIP21
GRASSHOPPERS19
HABERDASHERY21
HORSESHOEING17
IMPOVERISHED23
IMPOVERISHES22
LONGSHOREMAN17
LONGSHOREMEN17
MACKINTOSHES21
MARKSMANSHIP23
MARSHMALLOWS21
MONKEYSHINES21
MUSICIANSHIP21
OVERSHADOWED23
OVERSHOOTING19
PARISHIONERS16
PARTNERSHIPS18
RECEIVERSHIP22
REFRESHMENTS19
REFURBISHING21
RELATIONSHIP16
RELINQUISHED24
RELINQUISHES23
REPLENISHING17
SCHOLARSHIPS20
SCRIMSHAWING22
SHADOWBOXING27
SHAREHOLDERS17
SHIPBUILDING21
SHIPWRECKING25
SHORTCOMINGS19
SHUFFLEBOARD24
SHUTTLECOCKS22
SILVERFISHES21
SPREADSHEETS17
SWASHBUCKLER25
TOOTHBRUSHES19
WHITEWASHING23

The 60 most common shown, 282 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

5,356 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (3.2%) are containing SH. Most of them, 1,014, have 8 letters. 1,441 start with SH, 741 end with it and 3,182 have it only in the middle.

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Every word comes from the ENABLE public-domain word list that Wordtide's English board uses, with offensive words removed. Numbers next to a word are its points from our own letter values.

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Questions

How many words are there containing SH?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 5,356 words containing SH, from 2 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing SH?

SHOWBIZZY, worth 34 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: SHOWBIZZES (33), BOLSHEVIZING (29) and UNVANQUISHED (29).

What are the most common words containing SH?

ACCOMPLISHING, ACCOMPLISHED, ACCOMPLISHES, SQUASHING, ACCOMPLISH and DISTINGUISHING. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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