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13 Letter Words Starting With SH

There are 61 valid 13 letter words that start with SH, drawn from NWL2023, CSW24, and Words With Friends. Sorted below by score, with the single highest scorer called out.

Highest Scoring 13-Letter Words

US Scrabble (NWL)

shakespearize - 31 points

UK Scrabble (CSW)

shakespearize - 31 points

Words With Friends

shadowboxings - 32 points

13 Letter Words (61)

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Top 20 Highest-Scoring 13 Letter Words Starting With sh

Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 61 word list is 68.2 combined points.

Rank Word US Scrabble UK Scrabble WWF Points Total
#1 shadelessness 17 17 18 52
#2 shadowboxings 30 30 32 92
#3 shadowcasting 23 23 25 71
#4 shadowgraphic 28 28 29 85
#5 shadowinesses 20 20 20 60
#6 shaggednesses 19 19 21 59
#7 shakespearean 22 22 23 67
#8 shakespearian 22 22 23 67
🏆 #9 shakespearize 31 31 31 93
#10 shallownesses 19 19 21 59
#11 shamateurisms 20 20 22 62
#12 shambolically 25 25 29 79
#13 shamefastness 21 21 22 64
#14 shamelessness 18 18 20 56
#15 shameworthier 24 24 23 71
#16 shapelessness 18 18 20 56
#17 shapelinesses 18 18 20 56
#18 shapeshifters 24 24 23 71
#19 shapeshifting 25 25 26 76
#20 sharecroppers 22 22 24 68

Where 13 Letter Words Fit on the Board

At 13 letters, a word almost always uses your entire rack plus tiles already on the board these are realistically bingo-adjacent plays rather than everyday moves, which is why the list leans heavily on compound and suffixed forms (-nesses, -ation, -izing). If you're looking for words you can play more often, shorter lengths starting with SH will give you far more flexible options try 13 letter words starting with SH for a more practical middle ground.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the highest-scoring 13 letter word starting with sh?

shakespearize — worth 93 combined points (US Scrabble: 31, UK Scrabble: 31, Words With Friends: 31).

How many 13 letter words start with sh?

61 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.

Are 13 letter words realistic to actually play?

Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 13 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter sh words will come up far more often.