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Words That Start With SHIB

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Popular Words That Start With SHIB

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

All Words That Start With SHIB 6 words

How common is SHIB at the start of words?

Our combined English word list has 6 words that start with SHIB. Most are 10 letters long, they average 18.2 points and the best is SHIBBOLETHS (21 points).

Total words
6
Most common length
10 letters
2 words
Average Scrabble score
18.2
out of 21 max
Longest word
SHIBBOLETHS
11 letters
Most common ending
S
50% of words

Words by length

Most common last letters

  • s 50%
  • h 33.3%
  • i 16.7%

Top vowel pairs

  • ui33.3%

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 word that starts with SHIB

s 1h 4i 1b 3b 3o 1l 1e 1t 1h 4s 1

S 1 + H 4 + I 1 + B 3 + B 3 + O 1 + L 1 + E 1 + T 1 + H 4 + S 1 = 21 points

Double word
42 pts
Triple word
63 pts

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

shibboleths

Form of shibboleth

  1. nouna favorite saying of a sect or political group
  2. nouna manner of speaking that is distinctive of a particular group of people
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How many words that start with SHIB are there?

There are 6 words that start with SHIB in our combined English word list. The most common length is 10 letters, with 2 words. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.

What is the highest-scoring word that starts with SHIB?

SHIBBOLETHS is worth 21 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are SHIBBOLETH (20), SHIBUICHIS (20), SHIBUICHI (19).

What is the longest word that starts with SHIB?

SHIBBOLETHS has 11 letters.