5-Letter Words Ending In SH
We found 41 five-letter words that end in SH, about 1% of all 5-letter words. The most common are BRUSH, FLASH and CRASH.
QUASH and QURSH score the most in Scrabble, at 17 points each. More of them start with S than any other letter (10 words). For Wordle, LEASH is a strong guess here because it tests five different letters.
- Words
- 41
- Top score
- QUASH · 17
- Groups
- 15
Common 5-letter words ending in SH and their meanings
- brush10 pts
- noun: a dense growth of bushes
- flash11 pts
- verb: gleam or glow intermittently
- crash10 pts
- noun: a loud resonant repeating noise
- fresh11 pts
- adjective: recently made, produced, or harvested
- flesh11 pts
- noun: the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate
- slash8 pts
- verb: cut with sweeping strokes
- crush10 pts
- verb: come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
- smash10 pts
- verb: hit hard
- flush11 pts
- verb: turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
- blush10 pts
- verb: turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
- harsh11 pts
- adjective: unpleasantly stern
- clash10 pts
- noun: a loud resonant repeating noise
Definitions from WordNet®, Princeton University.
All 41 5-letter words ending in SH
Numbers show Scrabble points.
Starting with A 3
- abash10
- apish10
- awash11
Starting with B 3
- blush10
- brash10
- brush10
Starting with C 4
- clash10
- crash10
- crush10
- cuish10
Starting with D 1
- deash9
Starting with F 5
- flash11
- flesh11
- flush11
- fresh11
- frosh11
Starting with G 3
- girsh9
- gnash9
- gursh9
Starting with H 1
- harsh11
Starting with K 1
- knish12
Starting with L 1
- leash8
Starting with M 1
- marsh10
Starting with P 2
- plash10
- plush10
Starting with Q 2
- quash17
- qursh17
Starting with S 10
- shush11
- skosh12
- slash8
- slosh8
- slush8
- smash10
- snash8
- stash8
- swash11
- swish11
Starting with T 1
- trash8
Starting with W 3
- welsh11
- whish14
- woosh11
Frequently asked questions
How many 5-letter words ending in SH are there?
There are 41 five-letter words that end in SH in the ENABLE word list, which is widely used for word games.
What is the highest-scoring 5-letter word ending in 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 ending in SH?
Common examples include BRUSH, FLASH, CRASH, FRESH, FLESH and SLASH.
Which 5-letter words ending in SH have no repeated letters?
26 of them use each letter only once, such as 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 BRUSH, FLASH and CRASH. Use our Wordle Helper to filter by your green, yellow and gray letters.