5 Letter Words Starting with SH

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1. shabu Scrabble 10 · WWF 11
   n.. an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appeti...
2. shack Scrabble 14 · WWF 14
   v. t.. To shed or fall, as corn or grain at harvest.
3. shade Scrabble 9 · WWF 8
   n.. Comparative obscurity owing to interception or interruption of the rays of light; partial darkness caused by the intervention of something between the space...
4. shady Scrabble 12 · WWF 10
   superl.. Abounding in shade or shades; overspread with shade; causing shade.
5. shaft Scrabble 11 · WWF 10
   n.. The slender, smooth stem of an arrow; hence, an arrow.
6. shahn Scrabble 11 · WWF 10
   n.. United States artist whose work reflected social and political themes (1898-1969)
7. shake Scrabble 12 · WWF 11
   obs. p. p. of Shake.
8. shako Scrabble 12 · WWF 11
   n.. A kind of military cap or headdress.
9. shaky Scrabble 15 · WWF 13
   superl.. Shaking or trembling; as, a shaky spot in a marsh; a shaky hand.
10. shale Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
    n.. A shell or husk; a cod or pod.
11. shall Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
    v. i. & auxiliary.. To owe; to be under obligation for.
12. shalt Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
    2d per. sing. of Shall.
13. shaly Scrabble 11 · WWF 10
    a.. Resembling shale in structure.
14. shama Scrabble 10 · WWF 10
    n.. A saxicoline singing bird (Kittacincla macroura) of India, noted for the sweetness and power of its song. In confinement it imitates the notes of other birds...
15. shame Scrabble 10 · WWF 10
    n.. A painful sensation excited by a consciousness of guilt or impropriety, or of having done something which injures reputation, or of the exposure of that whic...
16. shang Scrabble 9 · WWF 10
    n.. the imperial dynasty ruling China from about the 18th to the 12th centuries BC
17. shank Scrabble 12 · WWF 12
    n.. See Chank.
18. shant Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
    A contraction of shall not.
19. shape Scrabble 10 · WWF 10
    n.. To form or create; especially, to mold or make into a particular form; to give proper form or figure to.
20. shard Scrabble 9 · WWF 8
    n.. A plant; chard.
21. share Scrabble 8 · WWF 7
    n.. The part (usually an iron or steel plate) of a plow which cuts the ground at the bottom of a furrow; a plowshare.
22. shari Scrabble 8 · WWF 7
    n.. an African river that flows northwest into Lake Chad
23. shark Scrabble 12 · WWF 11
    v. t. & i.. Any one of numerous species of elasmobranch fishes of the order Plagiostomi, found in all seas.
24. sharp Scrabble 10 · WWF 10
    superl.. Having a very thin edge or fine point; of a nature to cut or pierce easily; not blunt or dull; keen.
25. shave Scrabble 11 · WWF 11
    obs. p. p. of Shave.
26. shawl Scrabble 11 · WWF 11
    n.. A square or oblong cloth of wool, cotton, silk, or other textile or netted fabric, used, especially by women, as a loose covering for the neck and shoulders.
27. shawm Scrabble 13 · WWF 13
    n.. A wind instrument of music, formerly in use, supposed to have resembled either the clarinet or the hautboy in form.
28. shawn Scrabble 11 · WWF 11
    n.. United States dancer and choreographer who collaborated with Ruth Saint Denis (1891-1972)
29. sheaf Scrabble 11 · WWF 10
    n.. A sheave.
30. sheal Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
    n.. Same as Sheeling.
31. shear Scrabble 8 · WWF 7
    v. t.. To cut, clip, or sever anything from with shears or a like instrument; as, to shear sheep; to shear cloth.
32. sheen Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
    v. t.. Bright; glittering; radiant; fair; showy; sheeny.
33. sheep Scrabble 10 · WWF 10
    n. sing. & pl.. Any one of several species of ruminants of the genus Ovis, native of the higher mountains of both hemispheres, but most numerous in Asia.
34. sheer Scrabble 8 · WWF 7
    v. i.. Bright; clear; pure; unmixed.
35. sheet Scrabble 8 · WWF 7
    v. t.. In general, a large, broad piece of anything thin, as paper, cloth, etc.; a broad, thin portion of any substance; an expanded superficies.
36. sheik Scrabble 12 · WWF 11
    n.. The head of an Arab family, or of a clan or a tribe; also, the chief magistrate of an Arab village. The name is also applied to Mohammedan ecclesiastics of a...
37. sheld Scrabble 9 · WWF 9
    a.. Variegated; spotted; speckled; piebald.
38. shelf Scrabble 11 · WWF 11
    v. i.. A flat tablet or ledge of any material set horizontally at a distance from the floor, to hold objects of use or ornament.
39. shell Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
    n.. A hard outside covering, as of a fruit or an animal.
40. shema Scrabble 10 · WWF 10
    n.. a liturgical prayer (considered to be the essence of Jewish religion) that is recited at least twice daily by adult Jewish males to declare their faith; "as...
41. shend Scrabble 9 · WWF 9
    n.. To injure, mar, spoil, or harm.
42. shent Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
    imp. & p. p.. of Shend
43. sheol Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
    n.. The place of departed spirits; Hades; also, the grave.
44. sherd Scrabble 9 · WWF 8
    n.. A fragment; -- now used only in composition, as in potsherd. See Shard.
45. sheth Scrabble 11 · WWF 9
    n.. The part of a plow which projects downward beneath the beam, for holding the share and other working parts; -- also called standard, or post.
46. shewn Scrabble 11 · WWF 11
    p. p. of Shew.
47. shiah Scrabble 11 · WWF 9
    n.. Same as Shiite.
48. shide Scrabble 9 · WWF 8
    n.. A thin board; a billet of wood; a splinter.
49. shied Scrabble 9 · WWF 8
    imp. & p. p. of Shy.
50. shiel Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
    n.. A sheeling.
51. shift Scrabble 11 · WWF 10
    v. t.. To divide; to distribute; to apportion.
52. shilf Scrabble 11 · WWF 11
    n.. Straw.
53. shill Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
    v. t.. To shell.
54. shily Scrabble 11 · WWF 10
    adv.. See Shyly.
55. shina Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
    n.. a Dardic language spoken in northern Kashmir
56. shine Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
    v. i.. To emit rays of light; to give light; to beam with steady radiance; to exhibit brightness or splendor; as, the sun shines by day; the moon shines by night.
57. shiny Scrabble 11 · WWF 10
    superl.. Bright; luminous; clear; unclouded.
58. shire Scrabble 8 · WWF 7
    n.. A portion of Great Britain originally under the supervision of an earl; a territorial division, usually identical with a county, but sometimes limited to a s...
59. shirk Scrabble 12 · WWF 11
    v. t.. To procure by petty fraud and trickery; to obtain by mean solicitation.
60. shirl Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
    a.. Shrill.
61. shirr Scrabble 8 · WWF 7
    n.. A series of close parallel runnings which are drawn up so as to make the material between them set full by gatherings; -- called also shirring, and gauging.
62. shirt Scrabble 8 · WWF 7
    n.. A loose under-garment for the upper part of the body, made of cotton, linen, or other material; -- formerly used of the under-garment of either sex, now comm...
63. shist Scrabble 8 · WWF 7
    Alt. of Shistose
64. shite Scrabble 8 · WWF 7
    n.. obscene terms for feces
65. shiva Scrabble 11 · WWF 11
    n.. the destroyer; one of the three major divinities in the later Hindu pantheon
66. shive Scrabble 11 · WWF 11
    n.. A slice; as, a shive of bread.
67. shlep Scrabble 10 · WWF 11
    n.. a tedious or difficult journey
68. shoad Scrabble 9 · WWF 8
    n.. A train of vein material mixed with rubbish; fragments of ore which have become separated by the action of water or the weather, and serve to direct in the d...
69. shoal Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
    n.. A great multitude assembled; a crowd; a throng; -- said especially of fish; as, a shoal of bass.
70. shoat Scrabble 8 · WWF 7
    n.. A young hog. Same as Shote.
71. shock Scrabble 14 · WWF 14
    n.. A pile or assemblage of sheaves of grain, as wheat, rye, or the like, set up in a field, the sheaves varying in number from twelve to sixteen; a stook.
72. shode Scrabble 9 · WWF 8
    v. t.. The parting of the hair on the head.
73. shoed Scrabble 9 · WWF 8
    a.. wearing footgear
74. shoer Scrabble 8 · WWF 7
    n.. One who fits shoes to the feet; one who furnishes or puts on shoes; as, a shoer of horses.
75. shoes Scrabble 8 · WWF 7
    pl.. of Shoe
76. shogi Scrabble 9 · WWF 9
    n.. a form of chess played on a board of 81 squares; each player has 20 pieces
77. shoji Scrabble 15 · WWF 16
    n.. a translucent screen made of a wooden frame covered with rice paper
78. shola Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
    n.. See Sola.
79. shole Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
    n.. A plank fixed beneath an object, as beneath the rudder of a vessel, to protect it from injury; a plank on the ground under the end of a shore or the like.
80. shona Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
    n.. a Bantu language spoken in Zimbabwe
81. shone Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
    imp. & p. p.. of Shine
82. shooi Scrabble 8 · WWF 7
    n.. The Richardson's skua (Stercorarius parasiticus);- so called from its cry.
83. shook Scrabble 12 · WWF 11
    imp.. of Shake
84. shoon Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
    pl.. of Shoe
85. shoop Scrabble 10 · WWF 10
    imp. of Shape. Shaped.
86. shoot Scrabble 8 · WWF 7
    n.. An inclined plane, either artificial or natural, down which timber, coal, etc., are caused to slide; also, a narrow passage, either natural or artificial, in...
87. shore Scrabble 8 · WWF 7
    of Shear
88. shorl Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
    a.. Alt. of Shorlaceous
89. shorn Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
    of Shear
90. short Scrabble 8 · WWF 7
    superl.. Not long; having brief length or linear extension; as, a short distance; a short piece of timber; a short flight.
91. shote Scrabble 8 · WWF 7
    v. t.. A fish resembling the trout.
92. shots Scrabble 8 · WWF 7
    pl.. of Shot
93. shout Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
    v. i.. To utter a sudden and loud outcry, as in joy, triumph, or exultation, or to attract attention, to animate soldiers, etc.
94. shove Scrabble 11 · WWF 11
    v. t.. To drive along by the direct and continuous application of strength; to push; especially, to push (a body) so as to make it move along the surface of another...
95. shown Scrabble 11 · WWF 11
    p. p.. of Show
96. showy Scrabble 14 · WWF 12
    a.. Making a show; attracting attention; presenting a marked appearance; ostentatious; gay; gaudy.
97. shrag Scrabble 9 · WWF 9
    n.. A twig of a tree cut off.
98. shram Scrabble 10 · WWF 10
    v. t.. To cause to shrink or shrivel with cold; to benumb.
99. shrap Scrabble 10 · WWF 10
    n.. Alt. of Shrape
100. shred Scrabble 9 · WWF 8
     n.. A long, narrow piece cut or torn off; a strip.
101. shrew Scrabble 11 · WWF 10
     a.. Wicked; malicious.
102. shrub Scrabble 10 · WWF 11
     n.. A liquor composed of vegetable acid, especially lemon juice, and sugar, with spirit to preserve it.
103. shrug Scrabble 9 · WWF 10
     v. t.. To draw up or contract (the shoulders), especially by way of expressing dislike, dread, doubt, or the like.
104. shtik Scrabble 12 · WWF 11
     n.. (Yiddish) a devious trick; a bit of cheating; "how did you ever fall for a shtik like that?"
105. shtup Scrabble 10 · WWF 11
     n.. slang for sexual intercourse
106. shuck Scrabble 14 · WWF 15
     n.. A shock of grain.
107. shuha Scrabble 11 · WWF 10
     a.. of or pertaining to any Shinto sect other than Kokka Shinto
108. shunt Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
     v. t.. To shun; to move from.
109. shush Scrabble 11 · WWF 10
     v.. silence (someone) by uttering `shush!'
110. shute Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
     n.. Same as Chute, or Shoot.
111. shyly Scrabble 14 · WWF 12
     adv.. In a shy or timid manner; not familiarly; with reserve.