Words That Start With SHU
- 107 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular Words That Start With SHU
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All Words That Start With SHU 107 words
5-Letter Words Starting With SHU 10
Full 5-letter list6-Letter Words Starting With SHU 10
Full 6-letter list7-Letter Words Starting With SHU 19
Full 7-letter list8-Letter Words Starting With SHU 26
Full 8-letter list9-Letter Words Starting With SHU 14
Full 9-letter list10-Letter Words Starting With SHU 7
Full 10-letter list11-Letter Words Starting With SHU 11
Full 11-letter list12-Letter Words Starting With SHU 4
Full 12-letter list13-Letter Words Starting With SHU 2
Full 13-letter list14-Letter Words Starting With SHU 1
Full 14-letter listHow common is SHU at the start of words?
Our combined English word list has 107 words that start with SHU. Most are 8 letters long, they average 14.3 points, the best is SHUTTLECOCKING (26 points) and 39.3% end in S.
- Total words
- 107
- Most common length
- 8 letters
- 26 words
- Average Scrabble score
- 14.3
- out of 26 max
- Longest word
- SHUTTLECOCKING
- 14 letters
- Most common ending
- S
- 39.3% of words
Words by length
Most common last letters
- s 39.3%
- g 13.1%
- d 12.1%
Top vowel pairs
- ie1.9%
- oa1.9%
- ou1.9%
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 SHU
s 1h 4u 1t 1t 1l 1e 1c 3o 1c 3k 5i 1n 1g 2
S 1 + H 4 + U 1 + T 1 + T 1 + L 1 + E 1 + C 3 + O 1 + C 3 + K 5 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2 = 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).
shuttlecocking
Form of shuttlecock
- verbsend or toss to and fro, like a shuttlecock
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How many words that start with SHU are there?
There are 107 words that start with SHU in our combined English word list. The most common length is 8 letters, with 26 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 SHU?
SHUTTLECOCKING is worth 26 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are SHUFFLEBOARDS (25), SHUTTLECOCKED (25), SHUFFLEBOARD (24).
What are some common words that start with SHU?
Everyday examples include SHUT, SHUTDOWN, SHUTS, SHUTTING, SHUTTLE, SHUNT, SHUCK, SHUDDER. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.
What is the longest word that starts with SHU?
SHUTTLECOCKING has 14 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, SHUDDERING (10 letters) is the longest common one.