9-Letter Words Starting With SHIV
- 5 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 9-Letter Words Starting With SHIV
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 9-Letter Words Starting With SHIV 5 words
How common is SHIV at the start of nine-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 5 nine-letter words that start with SHIV. They average 15.4 points and the best is SHIVERING (16 points).
- Total words
- 5
- Average Scrabble score
- 15.4
- out of 16 max
- Everyday words
- 20%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 40% of words
Most common last letters
- s 40%
- d 20%
- g 20%
Top vowel pairs
- ee40%
- ie20%
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 nine-letter word that starts with SHIV
s 1h 4i 1v 4e 1r 1i 1n 1g 2
S 1 + H 4 + I 1 + V 4 + E 1 + R 1 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2 = 16 points
- Double word
- 32 pts
- Triple word
- 48 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
shivering
- nouna sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
- adjectivevibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze“a quaking bog”
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How many nine-letter words that start with SHIV are there?
There are 5 nine-letter words that start with SHIV 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 nine-letter word that starts with SHIV?
SHIVERING is worth 16 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are SHIVAREED (16), SHIVAREES (15), SHIVERERS (15).
Which rare nine-letter words that start with SHIV score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include SHIVAREED (16), SHIVERERS (15), SHIVERIER (15). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.