Shin

4 lettersnouncommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

The front surface of the lower leg, covering the tibia between the knee and the ankle.

“He barked his shin painfully on the corner of the coffee table while walking through the dark.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ʃɪn/

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Synonyms

tibiashinboneclamberscrambleshinny skin strugglesputter

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

All four letters are highly common. One of the more reliable early Wordle guesses for testing S, H, I, and N together.

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Scrabble

Worth 7 points. Pluralises simply to SHINS. Can extend to SHINBONE or SHINGLE for much larger scores.

Words Related to Shin

Anagrams of Shin

Words that use exactly the same letters as “shin”.

hins hisn

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “shin” to make these 4-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

chin ship skin spin thin

Add a letter to make a longer word

5-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “shin”.

chins eshin hinds hints hsien knish naish nighs shina shine shins shiny shisn singh sinhs thins thisn whins

Longer words starting with Shin

Words that begin with “shin”.

shina shine shins shiny shindy shined shiner shines shinny shinto

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