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5-Letter Words Starting With SHIE

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Popular 5-Letter Words Starting With SHIE

The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.

All 5-Letter Words Starting With SHIE 4 words

How common is SHIE at the start of five-letter words?

Our combined English word list has 4 five-letter words that start with SHIE. They average 8.3 points and the best is SHIED (9 points).

Total words
4
Average Scrabble score
8.3
out of 9 max
Everyday words
50%
common in ordinary English
Most common ending
D
25% of words

Most common last letters

  • d 25%
  • l 25%
  • r 25%

Top vowel pairs

  • ie100%

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 five-letter word that starts with SHIE

s 1h 4i 1e 1d 2

S 1 + H 4 + I 1 + E 1 + D 2 = 9 points

Double word
18 pts
Triple word
27 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

shied

Form of shy

  1. verbstart suddenly, as from fright
  2. verbthrow quickly
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How many five-letter words that start with SHIE are there?

There are 4 five-letter words that start with SHIE 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 five-letter word that starts with SHIE?

SHIED is worth 9 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are SHIES (8), SHIER (8), SHIEL (8).