With SH
96 words · highest scoring is quash at 17 points
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About 5 Letter Words With SH
There are 96 five letter words containing SH in our dictionary. The highest scoring is quash at 17 points, counting tile values before any double or triple squares. 96 of them are common words rather than tournament-only fill — ASHEN, SHALT, SHOOK among them.
The list leads with everyday words so the ones you recognise come first; sort by Scrabble points to put the best play on top, or switch to A-Z to scan alphabetically. Select any word to read its definition and see which dictionaries accept it.
For a wider net, try Words With SH, which drops the length limit entirely.
5 Letter Words With SH at a Glance
Highest Scoring 5 Letter Words With SH
- quash17
- shaky15
- fishy14
- shack14
- shock14
- showy14
- shuck14
- shyly14
Common 5 Letter Words With SH
- ashen8
- flesh11
- shack14
- shard9
- sheik12
- shoal8
- shove11
- shyly14
5 Letter Words With SH Defined
- ashenAdjective · 8 points
- (of a person's face) very pale with shock, fear, or illness
- harshAdjective · 11 points
- unpleasantly rough or jarring to the senses
- sheikNoun · 12 points
- an Arab leader, in particular the chief or head of an Arab tribe, family, or village
- shuckNoun · 14 points
- an outer covering such as a husk or pod, especially the husk of an ear of maize
5 Letter Words With SH: Questions
How many five letter words containing SH are there?
There are 96 five letter words containing SH in our dictionary, and 96 of them are common words most players will already know.
What is the highest scoring word among five letter words containing SH?
QUASH is the highest scoring option at 17 points, counting tile values only and before any double or triple squares.
What are some common five letter words containing SH?
ASHEN, SHALT, SHOOK are among the most familiar five letter words containing SH. Select any word in the list to read its definition.
Are these five letter words containing SH valid in Scrabble and Words With Friends?
Every word is drawn from a tournament word list, so most are playable everywhere. Use the dictionary selector to narrow the list to Scrabble US (NWL2023), Scrabble UK (CSW24) or Words With Friends and see only the words that game accepts.