8-Letter Words Starting With SHOA
- 3 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With SHOA
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words Starting With SHOA 3 words
How common is SHOA at the start of eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 3 eight-letter words that start with SHOA. They average 11.3 points and the best is SHOALING (12 points).
- Total words
- 3
- Average Scrabble score
- 11.3
- out of 12 max
- Everyday words
- 33%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- G
- 33.3% of words
Most common last letters
- g 33.3%
- r 33.3%
- t 33.3%
Top vowel pairs
- oa100%
- ie33.3%
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 SHOA
s 1h 4o 1a 1l 1i 1n 1g 2
S 1 + H 4 + O 1 + A 1 + L 1 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2 = 12 points
- Double word
- 24 pts
- Triple word
- 36 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
shoaling
Form of shoal
- verbmake shallow“The silt shallowed the canal”
- verbbecome shallow“the lake shallowed over time”
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How many eight-letter words that start with SHOA are there?
There are 3 eight-letter words that start with SHOA 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 SHOA?
SHOALING is worth 12 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are SHOALEST (11), SHOALIER (11).
Which rare eight-letter words that start with SHOA score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include SHOALEST (11), SHOALIER (11). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.