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Is sha a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word sha is a Scrabble US word. The word sha is worth 6 points in Scrabble:

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Is sha a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word sha is a Scrabble UK word and has 6 points:

S1H4A1

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Yes. The word sha is a Words With Friends word. The word sha is worth 5 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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3-letter words (4 found)

AHS,ASH,HAS,SHA,

2-letter words (4 found)

AH,AS,HA,SH,

You can make 8 words from sha according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 3 letters words made out of sha

sha hsa sah ash has ahs

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Definitions and meaning of sha

sha

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Russian ша (ša).

Noun

sha (plural shas)

  1. The letter Ш, ш.
Translations

Etymology 2

Noun

sha (plural shas)

  1. Alternative form of shah (“king of Persia etc.”)

Etymology 3

Noun

sha (plural shas)

  1. (computing) Alternative letter-case form of SHA (“cryptographic hash”)

Anagrams

  • AHS, Ahs, Ash, Hsa., ahs, ash, has, šâh, šāh

Albanian

Etymology

Allegro form of pasha, itself an optative form of kam.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃa/

Interjection

sha

  1. by

References

Hausa

Etymology

From Proto-Chadic *s₂w-. Compare with Tarifit su (“to drink”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃá/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ʃə́]

Verb

sha (grade Ø)

  1. to drink

Japanese

Romanization

sha

  1. Rōmaji transcription of しゃ
  2. Rōmaji transcription of シャ

Louisiana Creole

Etymology

Inherited from French chat (“cat”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃa/
  • Rhymes: -a

Noun

sha

  1. (a) cat (an animal of the family Felidae)
    Synonym: minou
    Hyponym: matou

Derived terms

Mandarin

Romanization

sha

  1. Nonstandard spelling of shā.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of shá.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of shǎ.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of shà.

Usage notes

  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Mpade

Etymology

From Proto-Central Chadic *ɬa.

Noun

sha f

  1. cow

References

  • S. Allison, Makary Kotoko Provisional Lexicon (SIL)
  • R.C. Gravina, The Phonology of Proto-Central Chadic

Swazi

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *-pɪ́à.

Adjective

-sha

  1. new
Inflection

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *-pɪ́a.

Verb

-shá

  1. to burn
Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *-pɪ́à.

Adjective

-shá

  1. new
  2. fresh
  3. young
Inflection
Derived terms
  • abasha
  • intsha
  • ubusha

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *-pɪ́a.

Verb

-shá

  1. (intransitive) to burn, to be on fire
  2. (intransitive) to evaporate
  3. (intransitive) to dry up
Inflection
Derived terms
  • -shela
  • -shisa

References

  • C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-sha”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-sha”
  • C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “sha”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “sha”

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