5-Letter Words Starting With SHI

7 common words and 45 valid guesses start with "SHI". Pick from here to refine your next guess.

7 common words45 valid words

Common Words (7)

Words most likely to be the answer.

shire
shied
shift
shirk
shirt
shiny
shine

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (38)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

shiah
shiai
shiau
shice
shick
shide
shieh
shiel
shien
shier
shies
shiff
shiko
shilf
shilh
shill
shily
shims
shina
shing
shins
shipp
ships
shipt
shira
shiri
shirl
shiro
shirr
shish
shisn
shist
shita
shits
shiva
shive
shivs
shivy

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 45 matches.

Most common letters

s45
h45
i45
e11
r9
a7
n7
l6
t6
v4

Most common letter by position

The most common letter in the 4th position is r, appearing in 8 of 45 words.

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 25 with 1 unique vowel
  • 19 with 2 unique vowels
  • 1 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -ah · 1 words
  • -ai · 1 words
  • -au · 1 words
  • -ce · 1 words
  • -ck · 1 words

Strategy

7 answers start with "SHI". Use the common endings shown above to lock in your remaining green letters.

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