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There are 8 six-letter words beginning with SHRI

SHRIEK	• shriek n. A sharp, shrill outcry or scream; a shrill wild cry such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like. • shriek n. (UK, slang) An exclamation mark. • shriek v. (Intransitive) To utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry, as do some birds and beasts; to scream…
SHRIFT	• shrift n. The act of going to or hearing a religious confession. • shrift n. Confession to a priest. • shrift n. (Obsolete) Forgiveness given by a priest after confession; remission.
SHRIKE	• shrike n. Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae which are known for their habit of catching other… • SHRIKE v. to shriek, also SCRIKE, SHREEK, SHREIK, SHRIECH, SHRIEK, SHRITCH, SKRIKE.
SHRILL	• shrill adj. High-pitched and piercing. • shrill adj. Having a shrill voice. • shrill adj. Sharp or keen to the senses.
SHRIMP	• shrimp n. Any of many swimming, often edible, crustaceans, chiefly of the infraorder Caridea or the suborder Dendrobranchiata… • shrimp n. (Uncountable) The flesh of such crustaceans. • shrimp n. (Slang) A small, puny or unimportant person.
SHRINE	• shrine n. A holy or sacred place dedicated to a specific deity, ancestor, hero, martyr, saint, or similar figure… • shrine n. A case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics, as the bones of a saint. • shrine n. (Figuratively) A place or object hallowed from its history or associations.
SHRINK	• shrink v. (Transitive) To cause to become smaller. • shrink v. (Intransitive) To become smaller; to contract. • shrink v. (Intransitive) To cower or flinch.
SHRIVE	• shrive v. (Religion, transitive and intransitive) To hear or receive a confession (Of sins etc.). • shrive v. (Religion, transitive) To prescribe penance or absolution. • shrive v. (Religion, intransitive or reflexive) To confess, and receive absolution.

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.
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