8-Letter Words Starting With SHAM
- 19 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With SHAM
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words Starting With SHAM 19 words
How common is SHAM at the start of eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 19 eight-letter words that start with SHAM. They average 15.4 points, the best is SHAMROCK (19 points) and 31.6% end in S.
- Total words
- 19
- Average Scrabble score
- 15.4
- out of 19 max
- Everyday words
- 26%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 31.6% of words
Most common last letters
- s 31.6%
- d 15.8%
- a 5.3%
Top vowel pairs
- ie10.5%
- ia5.3%
- oo5.3%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring eight-letter word that starts with SHAM
s 1h 4a 1m 3r 1o 1c 3k 5
S 1 + H 4 + A 1 + M 3 + R 1 + O 1 + C 3 + K 5 = 19 points
- Double word
- 38 pts
- Triple word
- 57 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
shamrock
- nouncreeping European clover having white to pink flowers and bright green leaves; naturalized in United States; widely grown for forage
- nounEurasian plant with heart-shaped trifoliate leaves and white purple-veined flowers
- nounclover native to Ireland with yellowish flowers; often considered the true or original shamrock
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How many eight-letter words that start with SHAM are there?
There are 19 eight-letter words that start with SHAM in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring eight-letter word that starts with SHAM?
SHAMROCK is worth 19 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are SHAMABLY (18), SHAMMASH (18), SHAMOYED (17).
What are some common eight-letter words that start with SHAM?
Everyday examples include SHAMEFUL, SHAMROCK, SHAMPOOS, SHAMMING, SHAMBLES, SHAMBLED. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.
Which rare eight-letter words that start with SHAM score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include SHAMABLY (18), SHAMMASH (18), SHAMOYED (17), SHAMMIED (16). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.