7-Letter Words Starting With SHAL
- 10 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 7-Letter Words Starting With SHAL
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 7-Letter Words Starting With SHAL 10 words
How common is SHAL at the start of seven-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 10 seven-letter words that start with SHAL. They average 11.1 points, the best is SHALLOW (13 points) and 30% end in S.
- Total words
- 10
- Average Scrabble score
- 11.1
- out of 13 max
- Everyday words
- 10%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 30% of words
Most common last letters
- s 30%
- r 20%
- g 10%
Top vowel pairs
- ie10%
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 seven-letter word that starts with SHAL
s 1h 4a 1l 1l 1o 1w 4
S 1 + H 4 + A 1 + L 1 + L 1 + O 1 + W 4 = 13 points
- Double word
- 26 pts
- Triple word
- 39 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
shallow
- nouna stretch of shallow water
- verbmake shallow“The silt shallowed the canal”
- verbbecome shallow“the lake shallowed over time”
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How many seven-letter words that start with SHAL are there?
There are 10 seven-letter words that start with SHAL 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 seven-letter word that starts with SHAL?
SHALLOW is worth 13 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are SHALWAR (13), SHALLOP (12), SHALOMS (12).
Which rare seven-letter words that start with SHAL score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include SHALWAR (13), SHALOMS (12), SHALING (11), SHALIER (10). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.