Five-letter words starting with SH and ending in A (SH__A)

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8 matching words0 not previously used0 past answersBest matching test word: SHOLA

Position 3A 38%U 25%E 13%I 13%
Position 4V 25%B 13%K 13%L 13%

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What fits SH__A?

All 8 matching words are shown above. 0 are possible answers.

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  • 3rd letter A, E, I, O, U
  • 4th letter B, K, L, M, R, V, Y
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SHIVA

A weeklong period of formal mourning for a close relative.

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SHAKA

A greeting gesture in which the thumb and little finger are extended while curling the three middle fingers in a semi-fist, used to express a variety of positive meanings including all right, hello and goodbye.

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SHAMA

Copsychus malabaricus (white-rumped shama), a saxicoline songbird of India, glossy black with a white rump and brown underparts, and six other species in genus Copsychus.

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SHAYA

Alternative form of chaya (“leafy vegetable”).

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SHEVA

Alternative form of shva (“Hebrew vowel sign”).

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SHOLA

A wild plant of species Aeschynomene aspera, found in Bengal and Assam, having a milky-white, spongy pith used for the manufacture of pith helmets and decorative artifacts.

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SHUBA

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SHURA

A body that provides counsel to a leader.

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Common questions
How many five-letter words match SH__A?
8 five-letter words match SH__A in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 0 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, SHOLA has the highest feedback entropy at 5.04 bits against the possible answers.