Words With "SH"

Q: How many English words contain "sh"?

Our dictionary contains 2,146 common English words with SH somewhere in them. The exact total in all of English is somewhat higher; rarer technical terms aren't in this list.

Q: What are some examples of words with "sh"?

Common examples: abash, abashed, abashes, abashing, abolish, abolished.

2,146 English words that contain the letters SH anywhere in the word.

Looking for words that contain SH? You're in the right place. Below is a complete list of 2,146 English words with SH somewhere inside them, grouped by length.

The SH digraph spells the "shh" sound. Common at the start of words ("ship") and at the end ("fish").

Click any word to look up its synonyms, definition, and example sentences. To filter further (by length, syllables, or starting/ending letters), try the Word Finder with the same search pre-filled.

2-Letter Words (1)

3-Letter Words (2)

ash she

4-Letter Words (36)

ashy bash bosh bush cash dash dish fish gash gosh gush hash hush josh lash lush mash mesh mush nosh posh push rash rush sash shad shag shah sham shat shed shes shim shin ship shit

5-Letter Words (80)

6-Letter Words (162)

afresh ambush ashcan ashier ashing ashore ashram banish bashed bashes bishop bluish boyish bushed bushel bushes cashed cashes cashew dashed dashes dished dishes elfish elvish enmesh famish fetish finish fished fisher fishes flashy fleshy galosh garish gashed gashes geisha gushed gusher gushes hashed hashes hushed hushes impish joshed joshes kibosh kosher lashed lashes lavish lowish lusher lushes marshy mashed masher mashes mashup meshed meshes mishap modish mulish mushed mushes noshed noshes oafish onrush owlish parish pashas perish plushy polish posher potash pshaws punish pushed pusher pushes pushup radish rakish rasher rashes rashly ravish rehash relish rushed rushes sashay sashes shabby shacks shaded shades shadow shafts shaggy shaikh shaken shaker shakes shaman shamed shames shammy shandy shanks shanty shaped shapes shards shared shares sharia sharks sharps shaved shaven shaver shaves shawls shaykh shears sheath sheave sheers sheets sheikh sheiks shekel shells shelve sherds sherry shield shifts shifty shills shimmy shined shiner shines shinny shires shirks shirrs shirts shitty shiver shlepp shleps shlock shoals

7-Letter Words (239)

abashed abashes abolish airship anguish ashamed ashcans ashiest ashrams ashtray asshole babyish banshee bashful bashing bearish bishops blemish blushed blusher blushes bookish boorish brasher brashly brushed brushes brutish bullish bulrush burnish bushels bushier bushing bushman bushmen caddish cashews cashier cashing catfish cherish clashed clashes codfish coltish crashed crashes crushed crushes cushier cushion dashiki dashing dervish dishing dishpan dishrag dogfish doltish earshot eyelash faddish fashion fishers fishery fishier fishing fishnet flashed flasher flashes fleshed fleshes fleshly flushed flusher flushes foolish foppish freshen fresher freshet freshly furbish furnish garnish gashing geishas girlish gnashed gnashes gnomish goulash grayish greyish gunshot gushers gushier gushing hackish harsher harshly hashing hashish hashtag hawkish hellish hoggish hogwash hotshot hushing inshore joshing kinship knavish koshers lashing leashed leashes longish loutish lumpish lushest mannish marshal marshes mashers mashing mashups mawkish meshing mishaps mushier mushing noshing nourish onshore peevish phished phisher piggish pinkish plusher poshest potshot prudish publish puckish pushers pushier pushing pushups quashed quashes raffish rashers rashest reddish refresh ricksha roguish rubbish rushing sashays selfish shackle shadier shading shadows shadowy shafted shagged shaikhs shakers shakeup shakier shakily shaking shallot

8-Letter Words (269)

abashing admonish airbrush airships ambushed ambushes ashtrays assholes astonish babushka backlash backwash banished banishes banshees blackish bluefish blushers blushing bookshop boyishly brackish brandish brashest brownish brushing buckshot bullshit busheled bushiest bushings calabash camshaft cashback cashiers cashmere childish churlish clannish clashing cliquish clownish crashing crawfish crayfish crushing cushiest cushions dashikis demolish devilish diminish dishevel dishonor dishpans dishrags dwarfish eggshell enmeshed enmeshes enshrine enshroud famished famishes fashions fetishes feverish fiendish finished finisher finishes fishbowl fishhook fishiest fishnets fishtail fishwife flagship flashers flashest flashgun flashier flashily flashing flatfish fleshier fleshing flourish flushest flushing flysheet freakish freshens freshest freshets freshman freshmen galoshes garishly ghoulish gnashing goldfish greenish gunshots gushiest hardship harshest hasheesh hashtags hockshop hogshead hotshots impishly kingship koshered ladyship languish lavished lavisher lavishes lavishly leashing lordship lushness marshals marshier mishmash modishly moonshot mulishly mushiest mushroom nutshell offshoot offshore onrushes outshine outshone overshoe overshot parishes pawnshop perished perishes phishers phishing plushest plushier polished polisher polishes potsherd potshots priggish punished punishes purplish pushcart pushiest pushover quashing radishes rakishly rashness ravished ravishes refinish rehashed rehashes relished relishes rickshas rickshaw roadshow rosebush roundish rubbishy sailfish sashayed seashell

9-Letter Words (239)

abolished abolishes ambushing amidships anguished anguishes ashamedly babushkas backslash banishing bashfully bishopric blemished blemishes bloodshed bloodshot bombshell bookshelf bookshops boorishly brainwash brashness brushwood brutishly bullshits bulrushes burnished burnishes busheling bushelled bushiness bushwhack camshafts cardsharp cashiered catfishes cherished cherishes codfishes courtship cushioned dachshund dashboard dashingly dervishes dishcloth dishevels dishonest dishonors dishtowel dishwater dogfishes eggshells embellish enmeshing enshrined enshrines enshrouds establish eyelashes famishing fashioned fetishism fetishist finishers finishing fishbowls fisheries fisherman fishermen fishhooks fishtails fishwives flagships flashback flashbulb flashguns flashiest fleshiest fleshlier foolishly freshened freshness furbished furbishes furnished furnishes garnished garnishee garnishes gearshift gibberish girlishly goulashes hairbrush handshake hardships harshness hellishly hockshops hogsheads horseshoe jellyfish judgeship kittenish koshering lampshade lavishest lavishing lordships macintosh maharishi makeshift mannishly marshaled marshiest mawkishly milkshake mishandle misshapen moonshine moonshots mouthwash mushiness mushrooms nailbrush newsflash nourished nourishes nutshells offshoots onrushing outshined outshines overshare overshoes overshoot ownership pawnshops peevishly perishing plowshare plushiest polishers polishing potsherds preshrank preshrink preshrunk prudishly published publisher publishes punishing pushcarts pushiness pushovers ravishing refashion refreshed refresher refreshes refurbish refurnish rehashing relishing replenish republish reshuffle rickshaws roguishly roughshod rubbished rubbishes sagebrush sashaying scrimshaw seashells seashores selfishly

10-Letter Words (193)

abolishing accomplish admonished admonishes aftershave aftershock airbrushed airbrushes amateurish anguishing archbishop astonished astonishes authorship backlashes balderdash banishment barbershop battleship bishoprics blemishing bluefishes bombshells boyishness brandished brandishes burnishing bushelling bushwhacks calabashes cardsharps cashiering censorship cherishing childishly churlishly clownishly coquettish courtships crankshaft crawfishes crayfishes cushioning cuttlefish dachshunds dashboards dealership demolished demolishes devilishly diminished diminishes disharmony dishcloths dishearten disheveled dishonesty dishonored dishtowels dishwasher editorship enshrining enshrouded extinguish fashioning fellowship fetishists feverishly fiendishly fishtailed flashbacks flashbulbs flashiness flashlight flatfishes fleshliest flourished flourishes foreshadow freshening freshwater friendship furbishing furnishing garishness garnisheed garnishees garnishing gearshifts goldfishes handshakes heathenish horseshoed horseshoes impishness impoverish internship jinricksha jinrikisha kingfisher lampshades languished languishes lavishness leadership mackintosh maharishis makeshifts marshaling marshalled membership midshipman midshipmen milkshakes mishandled mishandles mishmashes modishness moonshines mulishness mushroomed nightshade nightshirt nourishing offshoring outlandish outshining overshadow overshared overshares overshoots paintbrush penmanship perishable pincushion plowshares preshrinks publishers publishing punishable punishment rakishness ramshackle ravishment readership refashions refinished refinishes refreshers refreshing relinquish reshuffled reshuffles rosebushes rubbishing sailfishes saltshaker screenshot scrimshaws seamanship shabbiness shadowiest shagginess shakedowns shallowest shamefaced shamefully shampooing shanghaied shantytown shapeliest sharpeners sharpening shattering sheathings sheepfolds sheepishly sheepskins sheikhdoms shellacked

11-Letter Words (129)

admonishing aftershaves aftershocks airbrushing archbishops astonishing backslashes barbershops bashfulness battleships bookshelves brainwashed brainwashes brandishing bullshitted bushwhacked bushwhacker citizenship cockleshell comradeship crankshafts dealerships demolishing diminishing disheartens disheveling dishevelled dishonestly dishonoring dishwashers distinguish embellished embellishes enshrouding established establishes fashionable fashionably fashionista fellowships fetishistic fishtailing flashlights flourishing foolishness foreshadows foreshorten friendships furnishings gatecrasher grasshopper haberdasher hairbrushes handshaking horseradish interneship internships jellyfishes jinrickshas jinrikishas kingfishers languishing macintoshes mannishness marshalling marshmallow memberships mishandling monkeyshine mouthwashes mushrooming nailbrushes nightmarish nightshades nightshirts nourishment overshadows oversharing parishioner partnership peevishness perishables piggishness pincushions ploughshare preshrunken publishable punishments ravishingly readerships reestablish refashioned refinishing refreshment refurbished refurbishes refurnished refurnishes replenished replenishes republished republishes reshuffling saltshakers scholarship screenshots scrimshawed selfishness shadowboxed shadowboxes shallowness shamelessly shanghaiing shantytowns shapelessly shapeliness shareholder shellacking shellfishes shenanigans shepherdess shepherding shibboleths shillelaghs shipbuilder shipwrecked shipwrights shirtsleeve shirtwaists

12-Letter Words (90)

accomplished accomplishes admonishment astonishment blandishment brainwashing brinkmanship bullshitting bushwhackers bushwhacking chairmanship championship childishness churlishness clownishness cockleshells cuttlefishes dictatorship directorship disestablish disheartened dishevelling dishonorable dishonorably earthshaking embellishing establishing extinguished extinguisher extinguishes fashionistas foreshadowed foreshortens gamesmanship garnisheeing gatecrashers governorship grasshoppers guardianship haberdashers haberdashery handshakings horsemanship horseshoeing imperishable impoverished impoverishes interneships longshoreman longshoremen mackintoshes malnourished marksmanship marshmallows monkeyshines musicianship outlandishly overshadowed overshooting paintbrushes parishioners partisanship partnerships ploughshares preshrinking receivership refashioning refreshingly refreshments refurbishing refurnishing relationship relinquished relinquishes replenishing republishing salesmanship scholarships scrimshawing shadowboxing shamefulness sharecropper shareholders sharpshooter shatterproof sheepishness shipbuilders shipbuilding shipwrecking shirtsleeves

14-Letter Words (18)

accomplishment ambassadorship apprenticeship archbishoprics disestablished disestablishes distinguishing embellishments establishments extinguishable foreshortening haberdasheries impoverishment professorships proprietorship reestablishing refurbishments relinquishment

15-Letter Words (5)

accomplishments ambassadorships apprenticeships disestablishing distinguishable

🧰 Live Tool

Search any letter combination

The Word Finder lets you mix and match filters — contains, starts with, ends with, length, syllables. Tweak this search or start fresh.

Customize This Search →

Common Questions

How many English words contain "sh"?

Our dictionary contains 2,146 common English words with SH somewhere in them. The exact total in all of English is somewhat higher; rarer technical terms aren't in this list.

What are some examples of words with "sh"?

Common examples: abash, abashed, abashes, abashing, abolish, abolished.

Is "sh" a digraph?

A digraph is two letters that spell a single sound. SH is a true digraph in English — it depends on whether the two letters fuse into one sound. The SH digraph spells the "shh" sound. Common at the start of words ("ship") and at the end ("fish").