How many words with SH are there?

This page lists 5383 words with SH from our dictionary, each shown with its Scrabble score.

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Words With SH

All 5383 words in our dictionary that contain SH — sorted by Scrabble score.

5383 words · number = Scrabble score · sorted highest score first · showing top 1200

showbizzy38 showbizzes36 churchmanships31 bolshevizing30 bushwhacking30 churchmanship30 disharmonizing30 sycophantishly30 bolshevized29 bushwhacked29 bushwhackers29 coquettishly29 disharmonized29 jackfishes29 relinquishments29 shadowboxing29 squawfishes29 squeamishnesses29 vanquishable29 accomplishments28 archbishoprics28 bolshevizes28 bushwhacker28 citizenships28 cliquishnesses28 coquettishness28 disharmonizes28 earthshakingly28 extinguishments28 fellowshipping28 qualmishnesses28 relinquishment28 shadowboxed28 shadowgraphy28 squeamishly28 swashbuckling28 unvanquished28 vizierships28 accomplishable27 accomplishment27 archbishopric27 bolshevize27 brinksmanships27 buffalofishes27 bushwhacks27 championships27 chancellorships27 chieftainships27 citizenship27 cliquishly27 disharmonize27 executorships27 extinguishable27 extinguishment27 fellowshipped27 imperishability27 impoverishments27 jackfish27 jellyfishes27 jinrickshas27 micropublishing27 photofinishings27 qualmishly27 shadowboxes27 shadowgraphies27 shipwrecking27 spokesmanships27 squawfish27 squeamishness27 swashbuckled27 swashbucklers27 textbookish27 vanquishing27 viziership27 apprenticeships26 backwashing26 brinkmanships26 brinksmanship26 bushwhack26 championship26 chancellorship26 chickenshits26 chieftainship26 cliquishness26 commanderships26 comptrollership26 craftsmanships26 crashworthiness26 executorship26 fetishistically26 hawkishnesses26 headmasterships26 impoverishment26 jinricksha26 kwashiorkors26 marksmanships26 micropublishers26 ombudsmanships26 overembellished26 photofinishing26 postworkshop26 quackish26 qualmishness26 relinquishing26 shamefacedly26 shipwrecked26 shkotzim26 shuttlecocking26 spokesmanship26 squarishnesses26 standoffishly26 swashbuckler26 swashbuckles26 synchromeshes26 vanquished26 vanquishers26 whitewashings26 workmanships26 worshipfully26 accomplishing25 ambassadorships25 apprenticeship25 backsplashes25 backwashed25 bailiffships25 blackfishes25 brackishnesses25 brinkmanship25 buffalofish25 chairmanships25 chickenshit25 commandership25 companionships25 conservatorship25 cookshacks25 craftsmanship25 crashworthy25 distinguishably25 dolphinfishes25 draftsmanships25 extinguishing25 fashionability25 fellowshiping25 foxfishes25 hawkishly25 hawkshaws25 headmastership25 helmsmanships25 jellyfish25 jewfishes25 jinrikishas25 kickshaws25 kwashiorkor25 marksmanship25 marshmallowy25 mawkishnesses25 micropublisher25 nightmarishly25 nonmemberships25 ombudsmanship25 overembellishes25 photofinishers25 preceptorships25 principalships25 relinquished25 schoolboyish25 schoolmarmish25 schoolmasterish25 shadowbox25 shadowgraphs25 shamefacedness25 shandygaffs25 shellshocked25 shmaltziest25 shmaltzy25 shortsightedly25 showmanships25 shuffleboards25 shuttlecocked25 squarishly25 squashinesses25 squishinesses25 stadtholdership25 standoffishness25 swashbuckle25 swordsmanships25 sycophantish25 tomboyishnesses25 vanquisher25 vanquishes25 viceroyships25 whitewashing25 workmanship25 worshipfulness25 accomplished24 accomplishers24 accountantships24 ambassadorship24 antishoplifting24 backwashes24 bailiffship24 bakshishing24 bipartisanships24 boxfishes24 chairmanship24 cockneyish24 companionship24 cookshack24 coquettish24 councillorships24 crosshatching24 disfurnishments24 draftsmanship24 dwarfishnesses24 electrofishings24 electroshocks24 extinguished24 extinguishers24 fellowshiped24 flashbacks24 followerships24 foreshadowing24 freakishnesses24 gawkishnesses24 haberdashery24 hawkishness24 hawkshaw24 headshrinkers24 heathenishly24 helmsmanship24 hobblebushes24 imperishably24 impoverishing24 jinrikisha24 judgeships24 kickshaw24 lickerishnesses24 mawkishly24 monkeyshines24 musquashes24 nonmembership24 overshadowing24 photofinisher24 postmasterships24 preceptorship24 principalship24 professorships24 proprietorships24 puckishnesses24 queenships24 quippish24 quirkish24 refurbishments24 relinquishes24 secretaryships24 shadowgraph24 shandygaff24 shellcrackers24 shellfishery24 shipwrecks24 shmaltzier24 shmoozing24 shockproof24 showbiz24 showmanship24 shuffleboard24 sportfisherman24 sportfishermen24 squarishness24 squashily24 survivorships24 swordsmanship24 synchromesh24 thundershowers24 unfashionably24 viceroyship24 whitewashed24 whitewashers24 accomplisher23 accomplishes23 accountantship23 admonishingly23 aftershocks23 antibacklash23 antifashionable23 archbishops23 archerfishes23 athwartships23 backlashing23 backsplash23 baksheeshes23 bakshished23 bipartisanship23 blackfish23 blimpishnesses23 bookshelves23 brackishness23 brushbacks23 bumpkinish23 cashboxes23 cheapishly23 chiefships23 childishnesses23 coauthorships23 cockleshells23 collectorships23 copartnerships23 cosponsorships23 councillorship23 crankshafts23 crawfishing23 crosshatched23 discipleships23 disfurnishment23 dishearteningly23 distributorship23 dolphinfish23 downshifting23 dwarfishly23 earthshaking23 electrofishing23 electroshock23 embellishments23 externships23 extinguisher23 extinguishes23 fashionableness23 fashionmongers23 feverishnesses23 fisherfolk23 flashback23 flourishingly23 folkishnesses23 followership23 foppishnesses23 foreshadowed23 foreshadowers23 foxfish23 freakishly23 gamesmanships23 gawkishly23 haberdasheries23 headshrinker23 hockshops23 horsemanships23 impoverished23 impoverishers23 inspectorships23 jewfish23 judgeship23 landownerships23 leprechaunish23 lickerishly23 mackintoshes23 mawkishness23 monkeyshine23 outdoorsmanship23 overembellish23 overshadowed23 peacockish23 perishability23 photoflashes23 postmastership23 prankishnesses23 precentorships23 preestablishing23 proconsulships23 professorship23 proprietorship23 protectorships23 puckishly23 punishability23 quamashes23 queenship23 receiverships23 refurbishment23 scrimshawing23 secretaryship23 semishrubby23 shacklebones23 sharecropping23 sharpshootings23 sheepherdings23 sheepshanks23 sheepshearings23 sheikhdoms23 shellcracker23 shellfisheries23 sheriffdoms23 shipwreck23 shipwrights23 shmaltzes23 shmoozed23 shockingly23 shopwindows23 shortchanging23 showstopping23 shrewishnesses23 shuttlecocks23 shylocking23 sniffishnesses23 speakerships23 spectatorships23 spokeshaves23 sportsmanships23 squashiness23 squeamish23 squishiness23 squooshiest23 squooshing23 squooshy23 stockfishes23 survivorship23 thievishnesses23 thundershower23 ticklishnesses23 tomboyishness23 toothbrushings23 trickishnesses23 undersheriffs23 vanquish23 watermanships23 weakfishes23 whitefishes23 whitewasher23 whitewashes23 wimpishnesses23 aftershock22 archbishop22 athwartship22 backlashed22 backlashers22 backslashes22 backwash22 bakshishes22 blimpishly22 bookishnesses22 boxfish22 brainwashings22 brushability22 brushback22 brushworks22 bushbucks22 chiefship22 childishly22 churlishnesses22 cliquish22 clownishnesses22 coauthorship22 cockleshell22 colleagueships22 collectorship22 comradeships22 connoisseurship22 consultantships22 consumerships22 controllerships22 copartnership22 copublishing22 cosponsorship22 countershadings22 crankshaft22 crawfished22 crosshatches22 custodianships22 discipleship22 disestablishing22 distinguishable22 downshifted22 dwarfishness22 earthshakers22 embellishment22 externship22 fashionably22 fashionmonger22 fellowships22 feverishly22 fishability22 fisherwoman22 fisherwomen22 fishhooks22 foppishly22 foremanships22 foreshadower22 foreshocks22 frameshifts22 freakishness22 gamesmanship22 gawkishness22 governorships22 grantsmanships22 hobblebush22 hockshop22 horsemanship22 imperishables22 impoverisher22 impoverishes22 inspectorship22 instructorships22 jadishly22 kingfishers22 kittenishnesses22 knavishly22 kyboshing22 landownership22 lazyish22 lickerishness22 lifemanships22 makeshifts22 marshalships22 marshmallows22 memberships22 messiahships22 milkfishes22 moderatorships22 monkfishes22 mouthwashes22 musicianships22 musquash22 newshawks22 nonpartisanship22 nonshrinkable22 overlordships22 paddlefishes22 perishabilities22 pinkishnesses22 pixyish22 platyfishes22 prankishly22 precentorship22 preestablished22 preshrinking22 presidentships22 proconsulship22 protectorship22 puckishness22 punishabilities22 pygmyish22 qualmish22 rabbitbrushes22 raffishnesses22 receivership22 reestablishment22 refreshingly22 relinquish22 ribbonfishes22 rockfishes22 rockshafts22 scholarships22 scrimshawed22 shacklebone22 shamefulnesses22 shammashim22 shankpieces22 sharecropped22 sharecroppers22 sharpshooting22 shashlicks22 sheepherding22 sheepishnesses22 sheepshank22 sheepshearing22 sheikhdom22 shellackings22 shepherdesses22 sheqalim22 sheriffdom22 shipbuildings22 shipwright22 shmoozes22 shopkeepers22 shopwindow22 shortchanged22 shortchangers22 showstoppers22 shrewishly22 shuttlecock22 shylocked22 sickishnesses22 sniffishly22 speakership22 spectatorship22 spokeshave22 sportfishings22 sportsmanship22 squashiest22 squashing22 squashy22 squishiest22 squishing22 squishy22 squooshed22 squooshier22 squushing22 suckfishes22 thievishly22 ticklishly22 toothbrushing22 trickishly22 undersheriff22 unpublishable22 unshakably22 unshockable22 vaporishnesses22 viewerships22 washability22 washerwoman22 washerwomen22 watermanship22 waterthrushes22 wishfulnesses22 wolffishes22 wolfishnesses22 womanishnesses22 woodshedding22 worshipping22 zanyish22 accomplish21 admonishments21 anticensorship21 archerfish21 associateships21 attorneyships21 backlasher21 backlashes21 backrushes21 baksheesh21 bashfulnesses21 beshadowing21 blandishments21 blimpishness21 blowfishes21 bolshevisms21 bonefishings21 bookishly21 bookshelf21 boshvarks21 brainwashing21 brushabilities21 brushwork21 buccaneerish21 buffoonish21 bumbershoots21 buqshas21 bushbuck21 candlefishes21 captainships21 cardinalships21 cashbox21 cavefishes21 cherishable21 childishness21 chumships21 churlishly21 clerkships21 cloddishnesses21 clotheshorses21 clownishly21 cockshy21 colleagueship21 comradeship21 consultantship21 consumership21 containerships21 controllership21 copublished21 copublishers21 counselorships21 countershading21 crawfishes21 crayfishes21 custodianship21 damselfishes21 dandyishly21 demolishments21 devilfishes21 devilishnesses21 dictatorships21 diminishments21 directorships21 disestablished21 disfurnishing21 disheartenments21 dishonorably21 dishwashers21 driveshafts21 earthshaker21 emperorships21 establishments21 extinguish21 factorships21 faddishnesses21 famishments21 fellowship21 feverishness21 fiendishnesses21 fishabilities21 fishhook21 fishwives21 flashlights21 folkishness21 foppishness21 foremanship21 foreshadows21 foreshock21 foreshortening21 foreshowing21 frameshift21 ghoulishnesses21 governorship21 grantsmanship21 haberdashers21 handshakes21 hibakusha21 hoggishnesses21 horsefleshes21 imperishable21 instructorship21 killifishes21 kingfisher21 kingfishes21 kittenishly21 kyboshed21 languishingly21 legislatorships21 librarianships21 lifemanship21 mackintosh21 makeshift21 mantelshelves21 marshalship21 marshmallow21 mediumships21 membership21 meshworks21 messiahship21 misshapenly21 moderatorship21 musicianship21 newshawk21 nonperishables21 offishnesses21 overfishing21 overlordship21 overnourishing21 overshadows21 peevishnesses21 photoflash21 prankishness21 preestablishes21 prefreshman21 prefreshmen21 premierships21 presidentship21 priggishnesses21 primateships21 proctorships21 pushfulnesses21 quamash21 quashing21 raffishly21 ramshackle21 ravishingly21 refurbishing21 replenishments21 reshuffling21 rickshaws21 rockshaft21 sceneshifters21 scholarship21 scrimshanders21 semifinished21 shadchanim21 shadowlike21 shaggymanes21 shakedowns21 shamefaced21 shamefully21 shankpiece21 sharecropper21 sharkskins21 sharpshooters21 shashlick21 sheepherders21 sheepishly21 sheepshearers21 shellacking21 shellbacks21 shepherding21 shibboleths21 shiftlessnesses21 shipbuilding21 shittimwoods21 shmaltz21 shmooze21 shoeblacks21 shopkeeper21 shortchanger21 shortchanges21 showerheads21 showstopper21 shrewishness21 shrimplike21 shunpikings21 sickishly21 silverfishes21 sixtyish21 skirmishing21 skittishnesses21 snappishnesses21 sniffishness21 snobbishnesses21 solicitorships21 spearfishing21 sportfishing21 squashed21 squashers21 squashier21 squished21 squishier21 squooshes21 squushed21 standoffish21 statesmanships21 stewardships21 stockfish21 subthreshold21 swordfishes21 thievishness21 ticklishness21 transshipments21 transshipping21 trickishness21 triggerfishes21 troubleshooting21 trunkfishes21 unblushingly21 undistinguished21 unembellished21 unfashionable21 unselfishnesses21 unshackling21 unwashednesses21 vagabondish21 vanishingly21 viewership21 vixenish21 waggishnesses21 wampishing21 washabilities21 washcloths21 waspishnesses21 waveshapes21 weakfish21 whiplashes21 whitefish21 whitewash21 wimpishness21 wishfully21 wolfishly21 womanishly21 woodshedded21 workshops21 worshipful21 worshipped21 worshippers21 yeshivahs21 yeshivoth21 admonishment20 aftershaves20 amateurishly20 ambushments20 associateship20 astonishingly20 attorneyship20 babushkas20 backslash20 bakeshops20 bakshish20 barbershops20 bashfully20 bashlyks20 beshadowed20 beshivering20 bitterbrushes20 blandishment20 blindfishes20 blueshifted20 bolshevism20 bonefishing20 bookishness20 bookshops20 boshvark20 bottlebrushes20 boyishnesses20 brainwashed20 brainwashers20 brushoffs20 buckshees20 buckshots20 bumbershoot20 buqsha20 butterfishes20 caddishnesses20 captainship20 cardinalship20 cardsharpers20 cartoonishly20 cashbooks20 chumship20 churlishness20 clerkship20 clotheshorse20 clownishness20 cockshies20 cockshuts20 collieshangies20 containership20 cookshops20 copublisher20 copublishes20 counselorship20 cowfishes20 crosshatch20 crushproof20 customshouses20 cuttlefishes20 dachshunds20 demolishment20 devilishly20 dictatorship20 diminishable20 diminishment20 directorship20 disestablishes20 disfurnished20 disheartenment20 dishevelling20 dishwasher20 distinguishing20 downshifts20 downwashes20 drawshaves20 driveshaft20 embellishing20 emperorship20 establishable20 establishment20 factorship20 faintishnesses20 famishment20 fashionables20 fiendishly20 fiftyish20 fishbowls20 fishmongers20 fishways20 fishwife20 fishworms20 flashboards20 flashbulbs20 flashcubes20 flashlamps20 flashlight20 folklorish20 foreshadow20 foreshanks20 foreshortened20 foreshowed20 freshwaters20 friendships20 frogfishes20 ghoulishly20 globefishes20 grasshoppers20 grayfishes20 groundfishes20 guardianships20 gypsyish20 haberdasher20 handshake20 hawkish20 headfishes20 highbush20 hoggishly20 horseradishes20 impoverish20 jargonish20 kaddishim20 kittenishness20 kurbashing20 kyboshes20 ladyfishes20 legislatorship20 librarianship20 liverishnesses20 lumpfishes20 lumpishnesses20 managerships20 mediumship20 meshwork20 midshipman20 midshipmen20 milkfish20 mishmashes20 mishmoshes20 monkfish20 monkshoods20 mouthwash20 muttonfishes20 nightmarish20 nonestablished20 nonperishable20 numbfishes20 offishly20 overfished20 overnourished20 overshadow20 paddlefish20 partisanships20 peevishly20 penmanships20 picayunish20 piggishnesses20 pinkishness20 pipefishes20 pixieish20 platyfish20 premiership20 premonishing20 preshrunken20 priggishly20 primateship20 princeships20 proctorship20 publishable20 puppyish20 pushchairs20 quashed20 quashers20 queerish20 qurushes20 rabbitbrush20 raffishness20 reestablishing20 refreshments20 refurbished20 refurbishers20 replenishable20 replenishment20 republishing20 reshuffled20 ribbonfish20 rickshaw20 rockfish20 salesmanships20 sceneshifter20 scrimshander20 scrimshaws20 shaddocks20 shadowinesses20 shaggymane20 shakedown20 shamefulness20 shamelessnesses20 shammying20 shamrocks20 shantytowns20 shapelessnesses20 shareability20 sharklike20 sharkskin20 sharpshooter20 shatterproof20 sheepberry20 sheepherder20 sheepishness20 sheepsheads20 sheepshearer20 shegetz20 shellacked20 shellback20 shellfishes20 shellworks20 shepherded20 shepherdess20 shiatzus20 shibboleth20 shiftlessly20 shimmying20 shipbuilders20 shirtmakers20 shittimwood20 shockable20 shoeblack20 shoepacks20 shophroth20 shoplifting20 shortchange20 shortcomings20 shortsighted20 showboating20 showerhead20 showoffs20 showpieces20 showplaces20 shunpiking20 shylocks20 sickishness20 skirmished20 skirmishers20 skittishly20 snappishly20 snobbishly20 solicitorship20 spadefishes20 spearfished20 spicebushes20 splashboards20 splashdowns20 squarish20 squasher20 squashes20 squirish20 squishes20 squushes20 stablishments20 staggerbushes20 statesmanship20 steeplebushes20 stewardship20 suckfish20 surgeonfishes20 swainishnesses20 swellfishes20 swishingly20 thickish20 toothbrushes20 transhipping20 transhistorical20 transhumances20 transshipment20 transshipped20 troubleshooters20 tuckshops20 unabashedly20 unashamedly20 unselfishly20 unshackled20 vaporishness20 vicarships20 voguishnesses20 waggishly20 wampished20 wardenships20 washbowls20 washcloth20 washwoman20 washwomen20 waspishly20 waterishnesses20 waterthrush20 waveshape20 wishfulness20 withershins20 wolffish20 wolfishness20 womanishness20 worksheets20 workshop20 worshipper20 yashmaks20 yeshivah20 abolishments19 aftershave19 amateurishness19 ambushment19 anglerfishes19 apostleships19 assistantships19 authorships19 babushka19 backlash19 backrush19 bakeshop19 balderdashes19 barbershop19 bashfulness19 bashlyk19 beamishly19 beshivered19 beshrewing19 bishoprics19 blackish19 blockish19 blowfish19 blushingly19 bombshells19 bookshop19 boshboks19

Why SH words matter

Words containing SH are handy for Scrabble, Words with Friends and word puzzles — filter the list above by length to find the play you need.

A quick statistical tour

A few numbers before you scroll: the 5383 words here run from 2 to 15 letters, with 8-letter words the largest group (1022 entries). Wordle players have 178 five-letter options, and there are 784 seven-letter candidates for a Scrabble bingo. The single best scorer is SHOWBIZZY at 38 points before multipliers.

The five biggest scorers on the page: SHOWBIZZY (38), SHOWBIZZES (36), CHURCHMANSHIPS (31), BOLSHEVIZING (30), BUSHWHACKING (30). At 15 letters, ACCOMPLISHMENTS is the longest word on the list; a typical entry scores around 16. Letter-wise, H is the workhorse — it appears in 5383 of these words, ahead of S (5383) and E (3362).

Three easy picks from this list

ARSHIN earns 9 points from just 6 tiles — and it is a word few opponents will bother to challenge.
ASHIER is easy to keep in memory: 6 letters, 9 points, and no awkward tiles to hunt for.
ASHLAR — 6 letters for 9 points; every tile in it is a common draw, so it shows up rack after rack.

Once those stick, file away the next tier too: ASHLER (9), ASHORE (9), INRUSH (9), LASHER (9), LASHES (9).

SH as a vocabulary shortcut

If you are studying English, SH is a high-leverage chunk: instead of memorising each word cold, anchor the SH pattern and let the surrounding letters vary. Word-game players get a parallel benefit — when a crossword grid or a Wordle guess reveals the SH sequence, this page is the complete candidate pool, already sorted by Scrabble value.

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