329 Words Starting With SHO
The prefix SHO appears in 329 words, from 4-letter words up to 14 letters. The biggest cluster is 9-letter words with 65 entries. Average word length: 8.2 letters.
S is the undisputed champion of starting letters. The prefixes sub-, super-, self-, and semi- plus the sheer volume of native English S-words push the count past 19,000.
Highest-scoring Scrabble plays that start with SHO: SHOWBIZZY (38 pts), SHOWBIZZES (36 pts), SHORTSIGHTEDLY (25 pts), SHOWMANSHIPS (25 pts), SHOCKPROOF (24 pts). The shortest is SHOD (4 letters) and the longest is SHORTSIGHTEDLY (14 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in VIE.
Notable words: SHOD — to provide with a covering for the foot [v].; SHOAL — shallow/ to sail into shallow water [adj, v].; SHOALS — to sail into shallow water [v].; SHOALED — to sail into shallow water [v]. Browse words starting with ZA for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with SHO?
SHOWBIZZY scores 38 points. Runner-up: SHOWBIZZES at 36 points. See words ending in NAP for more high-value options.
How many words start with SHO?
Our dictionary has 329 words that start with SHO. They range from 4 to 14 letters, with 9-letter words being the most common (65).
What is the shortest word that starts with SHO?
SHOD at just 4 letters. It means: to provide with a covering for the foot [v].
Four-Letter Words (7)
SHODSHOESHOGSHOOSHOPSHOTSHOW
Five-Letter Words (29)
SHOALSHOATSHOCKSHOEDSHOERSHOESSHOGISHOGSSHOJISHONESHOOKSHOOLSHOONSHOOSSHOOTSHOPSSHORESHORLSHORNSHORTSHOTESHOTSSHOTTSHOUTSHOVESHOWNSHOWSSHOWYSHOYU
Six-Letter Words (33)
SHOALSSHOALYSHOATSSHOCKSSHODDYSHOERSSHOFARSHOGISSHOGUNSHOJISSHOLOMSHOOEDSHOOKSSHOOLSSHOOTSSHOPPESHORANSHOREDSHORESSHORLSSHORTSSHORTYSHOTESSHOTTSSHOULDSHOUTSSHOVEDSHOVELSHOVERSHOVESSHOWEDSHOWERSHOYUS
Seven-Letter Words (48)
SHOALEDSHOALERSHOCKEDSHOCKERSHODDENSHOEBOXSHOEINGSHOEPACSHOFARSSHOGGEDSHOGUNSSHOLOMSSHOOFLYSHOOINGSHOOLEDSHOOTERSHOPBOYSHOPHARSHOPMANSHOPMENSHOPPEDSHOPPERSHOPPESSHORANSSHORINGSHORTEDSHORTENSHORTERSHORTIASHORTIESHORTLYSHOTGUNSHOTTEDSHOTTENSHOUTEDSHOUTERSHOVELSSHOVERSSHOVINGSHOWBIZSHOWERSSHOWERYSHOWIERSHOWILYSHOWINGSHOWMANSHOWMENSHOWOFF
Eight-Letter Words (61)
SHOALESTSHOALIERSHOALINGSHOCKERSSHOCKINGSHODDIERSHODDIESSHODDILYSHOEBILLSHOEHORNSHOELACESHOELESSSHOEPACKSHOEPACSSHOETREESHOFROTHSHOGGINGSHOGUNALSHOOLINGSHOOTERSSHOOTINGSHOOTOUTSHOPBOYSSHOPGIRLSHOPHARSSHOPLIFTSHOPPERSSHOPPINGSHOPTALKSHOPWORNSHORINGSSHORTAGESHORTCUTSHORTENSSHORTESTSHORTIASSHORTIESSHORTINGSHORTISHSHOTGUNSSHOTHOLESHOTTINGSHOULDERSHOULDSTSHOUTERSSHOUTINGSHOVELEDSHOVELERSHOWABLESHOWBOATSHOWCASESHOWDOWNSHOWEREDSHOWERERSHOWGIRLSHOWIESTSHOWINGSSHOWOFFSSHOWRINGSHOWROOMSHOWTIME
Nine-Letter Words (65)
SHOALIESTSHOCKABLESHODDIESTSHOEBILLSSHOEBLACKSHOEBOXESSHOEHORNSSHOELACESSHOEMAKERSHOEPACKSSHOESHINESHOETREESSHOGUNATESHOOFLIESSHOOTDOWNSHOOTINGSSHOOTOUTSSHOPGIRLSSHOPHROTHSHOPLIFTSSHOPPINGSSHOPTALKSSHOREBIRDSHORELESSSHORELINESHORESIDESHOREWARDSHORTAGESSHORTCAKESHORTCUTSSHORTENEDSHORTENERSHORTFALLSHORTHAIRSHORTHANDSHORTHEADSHORTHORNSHORTLISTSHORTNESSSHORTSTOPSHORTWAVESHOTHOLESSHOULDERSSHOULDESTSHOVELERSSHOVELFULSHOVELINGSHOVELLEDSHOVELLERSHOWBIZZYSHOWBOATSSHOWBREADSHOWCASEDSHOWCASESSHOWDOWNSSHOWERERSSHOWERINGSHOWGIRLSSHOWINESSSHOWMANLYSHOWPIECESHOWPLACESHOWRINGSSHOWROOMSSHOWTIMES
Ten-Letter Words (47)
SHOCKINGLYSHOCKPROOFSHODDINESSSHOEBLACKSSHOEHORNEDSHOEMAKERSSHOESHINESSHOESTRINGSHOGUNATESSHOOTDOWNSSHOPKEEPERSHOPLIFTEDSHOPLIFTERSHOPWINDOWSHOREBIRDSSHOREFRONTSHORELINESSHOREWARDSSHORTBREADSHORTCAKESSHORTENERSSHORTENINGSHORTFALLSSHORTHAIRSSHORTHANDSSHORTHEADSSHORTHORNSSHORTLISTSSHORTSTOPSSHORTWAVEDSHORTWAVESSHOTGUNNEDSHOTGUNNERSHOULDEREDSHOVELFULSSHOVELLERSSHOVELLINGSHOVELNOSESHOVELSFULSHOWBIZZESSHOWBOATEDSHOWBREADSSHOWCASINGSHOWERHEADSHOWERLESSSHOWPIECESSHOWPLACES
Eleven-Letter Words (25)
SHOEHORNINGSHOESTRINGSSHOPKEEPERSSHOPLIFTERSSHOPLIFTINGSHOPWINDOWSSHOREFRONTSSHORTBREADSSHORTCHANGESHORTCOMINGSHORTENINGSSHORTHAIREDSHORTHANDEDSHORTLISTEDSHORTNESSESSHORTWAVINGSHOTGUNNERSSHOTGUNNINGSHOULDERINGSHOVELNOSESSHOWBOATINGSHOWERHEADSSHOWINESSESSHOWMANSHIPSHOWSTOPPER
Twelve-Letter Words (11)
SHODDINESSESSHORTCHANGEDSHORTCHANGERSHORTCHANGESSHORTCOMINGSSHORTCUTTINGSHORTLISTINGSHORTSIGHTEDSHOWMANSHIPSSHOWSTOPPERSSHOWSTOPPING
Thirteen-Letter Words (2)
SHORTCHANGERSSHORTCHANGING
Fourteen-Letter Words (1)
SHORTSIGHTEDLY