Yes. SHH is a valid word.
SHH is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
SHH is in the NASPA Word List 2023 (NWL2023), the North American list that Tileside uses for challenges and the one used in club and tournament play.
About SHH
SHH is a sound used to ask for quiet; SH and SHHH are valid too, so you can lengthen it one H at a time. The bag has only two H tiles, so SHHH needs a blank or an H already on the board. SHH has no vowels, and each H is worth 4 points, which makes it a strong small play on a letter bonus square. Picture a librarian with a finger to the lips.
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SHH scores 9 points
Before any bonus squares: S 1 + H 4 + H 4 = 9. On a double-word square that's 18, on a triple-word 27, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.
Example: SHH as the first play
Later in the game, put the H on a 3L square and SHH is worth 17 before any word bonus.
Hooks: one tile makes a new word
After SHH (1):
- SHHHsame as SH: used to urge silence
Place that one tile so it also forms a word in the other direction and both words score.
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Same letters, other words
Memory tip
SHH asks for quiet. SH and SHH are valid, and so is SHHH.
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Tileside keeps score, checks words like this one during a challenge, tracks the tiles left in the bag and times turns. It runs in your phone's browser with no account and works offline.
Tileside checks words against the North American list, the NASPA Word List 2023. Your group's chosen dictionary always wins.
Word list: NASPA Word List 2023, used under license. NASPA Word List 2023 Edition © NASPA 2023. The copy included in this app is licensed for personal use. You may not use it for any commercial purposes.
Works with the Scrabble board game, played at the table. Tileside is an independent product, not affiliated with or endorsed by the makers of Scrabble.