8-Letter Words Starting With SHY
- 2 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With SHY
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words Starting With SHY 2 words
How common is SHY at the start of eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 2 eight-letter words that start with SHY. They average 17 points and the best is SHYLOCKS (20 points).
- Total words
- 2
- Average Scrabble score
- 17
- out of 20 max
- Everyday words
- 0%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 100% of words
Most common last letters
- s 100%
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring eight-letter word that starts with SHY
s 1h 4y 4l 1o 1c 3k 5s 1
S 1 + H 4 + Y 4 + L 1 + O 1 + C 3 + K 5 + S 1 = 20 points
- Double word
- 40 pts
- Triple word
- 60 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
shylocks
Form of shylock
- nounsomeone who lends money at excessive rates of interest
- nouna merciless usurer in a play by Shakespeare
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How many eight-letter words that start with SHY are there?
There are 2 eight-letter words that start with SHY 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 SHY?
SHYLOCKS is worth 20 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are SHYSTERS (14).