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5-letter words starting with SHI
There are 21 5-letter words starting with SHI in the standard word-game list. The most common are shirt, shift, shine, shiny, shiva, shire. Every five-letter word here is a valid Wordle guess, and the commonest ones are the likeliest answers.
Most common, with meanings
| Word | Meaning | Points |
|---|---|---|
| shirt | a garment worn on the upper half of the body | 8 |
| shift | an event in which something is displaced without rotation | 11 |
| shine | the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light | 8 |
| shiny | reflecting light | 11 |
| shiva | (Judaism) a period of seven days of mourning after the death of close relative | 11 |
| shire | a former administrative district of England; equivalent to a county | 8 |
| shirk | avoid (one's assigned duties) | 12 |
| shill | a decoy who acts as an enthusiastic customer in order to stimulate the participation of others | 8 |
| shiel | A shepherd's hut or shieling. | 8 |
| shier | A horse that shies. | 8 |
| shirr | bake (eggs) in their shells until they are set | 8 |
| shive | A slice, especially of bread. | 11 |