5-Letter Words Containing SH
Looking for five-letter words that contain SH? This page lists all 178 of them, from ABASH to WOOSH. The most common are SHARE, SHOOT and SHAKE.
QUASH and QURSH score the most in Scrabble, at 17 points each. More of them start with S than any other letter (124 words). For Wordle, SHARE is a strong guess here because it tests five different letters.
- Words
- 178
- Top score
- QUASH · 17
- Groups
- 17
Common 5-letter words containing SH and their meanings
- share8 pts
- noun: assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
- shoot8 pts
- verb: hit with a missile from a weapon
- shake12 pts
- verb: move or cause to move back and forth
- short8 pts
- adjective: primarily temporal sense
- shape10 pts
- noun: any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
- shout8 pts
- verb: utter in a loud voice
- shift11 pts
- verb: make a shift in or exchange of
- brush10 pts
- noun: a dense growth of bushes
- sharp10 pts
- adjective: (of something seen or heard) clearly defined
- flash11 pts
- verb: gleam or glow intermittently
- crash10 pts
- noun: a loud resonant repeating noise
- fresh11 pts
- adjective: recently made, produced, or harvested
Definitions from WordNet®, Princeton University.
All 178 5-letter words containing SH
Numbers show Scrabble points.
Starting with A 6
- abash10
- apish10
- ashed9
- ashen8
- ashes8
- awash11
Starting with B 4
- blush10
- brash10
- brush10
- bushy13
Starting with C 5
- clash10
- crash10
- crush10
- cuish10
- cushy13
Starting with D 4
- dashi9
- dashy12
- deash9
- dishy12
Starting with F 6
- fishy14
- flash11
- flesh11
- flush11
- fresh11
- frosh11
Starting with G 4
- girsh9
- gnash9
- gursh9
- gushy12
Starting with H 1
- harsh11
Starting with K 2
- kasha12
- knish12
Starting with L 1
- leash8
Starting with M 4
- marsh10
- mashy13
- meshy13
- mushy13
Starting with P 5
- pasha10
- plash10
- plush10
- pshaw13
- pushy13
Starting with Q 2
- quash17
- qursh17
Starting with R 2
- rishi8
- rushy11
Starting with S 124
- shack14
- shade9
- shads9
- shady12
- shaft11
- shags9
- shahs11
- shake12
- shako12
- shaky15
- shale8
- shall8
- shalt8
- shaly11
- shame10
- shams10
- shank12
- shape10
- shard9
- share8
- shark12
- sharn8
- sharp10
- shaul8
- shave11
- shawl11
- shawm13
- shawn11
- shaws11
- shays11
- sheaf11
- sheal8
- shear8
- sheas8
- sheds9
- sheen8
- sheep10
- sheer8
- sheet8
- sheik12
- shelf11
- shell8
- shend9
- shent8
- sheol8
- sherd9
- shewn11
- shews11
- shied9
- shiel8
- shier8
- shies8
- shift11
- shill8
- shily11
- shims10
- shine8
- shins8
- shiny11
- ships10
- shire8
- shirk12
- shirr8
- shirt8
- shist8
- shits8
- shiva11
- shive11
- shivs11
- shlep10
- shoal8
- shoat8
- shock14
- shoed9
- shoer8
- shoes8
- shogs9
- shoji15
- shone8
- shook12
- shool8
- shoon8
- shoos8
- shoot8
- shops10
- shore8
- shorl8
- shorn8
- short8
- shote8
- shots8
- shott8
- shout8
- shove11
- shown11
- shows11
- showy14
- shoyu11
- shred9
- shrew11
- shris8
- shrub10
- shrug9
- shtik12
- shuck14
- shuln8
- shuls8
- shuns8
- shunt8
- shush11
- shute8
- shuts8
- shyer11
- shyly14
- skosh12
- slash8
- slosh8
- slush8
- smash10
- snash8
- stash8
- sushi8
- swash11
- swish11
Starting with T 2
- trash8
- tushy11
Starting with U 1
- usher8
Starting with W 5
- washy14
- welsh11
- whish14
- wisha11
- woosh11
Frequently asked questions
How many 5-letter words containing SH are there?
There are 178 five-letter words that contain SH in the ENABLE word list, which is widely used for word games.
What is the highest-scoring 5-letter word containing SH in Scrabble?
QUASH and QURSH are tied for the highest score at 17 points, before any board bonuses.
What are some common 5-letter words containing SH?
Common examples include SHARE, SHOOT, SHAKE, SHORT, SHAPE and SHOUT.
Which 5-letter words containing SH end in H?
41 of them end in H, including BRUSH, FLASH, CRASH and FRESH.
Can I use these words in Wordle?
Many of them are accepted as Wordle guesses, but Wordle answers are usually common words like SHARE, SHOOT and SHAKE. Use our Wordle Helper to filter by your green, yellow and gray letters.