5-Letter Words Starting With SHR

3 common words and 14 valid guesses start with "SHR". Pick from here to refine your next guess.

3 common words14 valid words

Common Words (3)

Words most likely to be the answer.

shrub
shrug
shrew

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (11)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

shrab
shraf
shrag
shram
shrap
shred
shree
shrip
shris
shrog
shrpg

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 14 matches.

Most common letters

s14
h14
r14
a5
g4
p3
e3
b2
i2
u2

Most common letter by position

The most common letter in the 4th position is a, appearing in 5 of 14 words.

Vowel distribution

  • 1 with no vowels
  • 13 with 1 unique vowel
  • 0 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -ab · 1 words
  • -af · 1 words
  • -ag · 1 words
  • -am · 1 words
  • -ap · 1 words

Strategy

Only 3 possible answers start with "SHR" — you're close. Pick the one with the most distinct letters.

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