5-Letter Words Starting With SHT
- 3 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
All 5-Letter Words Starting With SHT 3 words
How common is SHT at the start of five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 3 five-letter words that start with SHT. They average 10.7 points and the best is SHTIK (12 points).
- Total words
- 3
- Average Scrabble score
- 10.7
- out of 12 max
- Everyday words
- 0%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- K
- 33.3% of words
Most common last letters
- k 33.3%
- m 33.3%
- p 33.3%
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with SHT
s 1h 4t 1i 1k 5
S 1 + H 4 + T 1 + I 1 + K 5 = 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).
shtik
- noun(Yiddish) a little; a piece“give him a shtik cake”
- noun(Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention“play it straight with no shtik”
- noun(Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning“his shtik made us laugh”
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How many five-letter words that start with SHT are there?
There are 3 five-letter words that start with SHT 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 SHT?
SHTIK is worth 12 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are SHTUM (10), SHTUP (10).
Which rare five-letter words that start with SHT score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include SHTIK (12), SHTUM (10), SHTUP (10). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.