12-Letter Words Starting With SHAM
- 3 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 12-Letter Words Starting With SHAM
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 12-Letter Words Starting With SHAM 3 words
How common is SHAM at the start of twelve-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 3 twelve-letter words that start with SHAM. They average 21.7 points and the best is SHAMEFACEDLY (26 points).
- Total words
- 3
- Average Scrabble score
- 21.7
- out of 26 max
- Everyday words
- 0%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- M
- 33.3% of words
Most common last letters
- m 33.3%
- s 33.3%
- y 33.3%
Top vowel pairs
- eu33.3%
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 twelve-letter word that starts with SHAM
s 1h 4a 1m 3e 1f 4a 1c 3e 1d 2l 1y 4
S 1 + H 4 + A 1 + M 3 + E 1 + F 4 + A 1 + C 3 + E 1 + D 2 + L 1 + Y 4 = 26 points
- Double word
- 52 pts
- Triple word
- 78 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
shamefacedly
- adverbin a shamefaced manner“quarrels and dissensions ensued among the cast, most of whom hurriedly and shamefacedly handed over their parts to understudies”
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How many twelve-letter words that start with SHAM are there?
There are 3 twelve-letter words that start with SHAM 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 twelve-letter word that starts with SHAM?
SHAMEFACEDLY is worth 26 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are SHAMEFULNESS (20), SHAMATEURISM (19).