Ship

4 lettersnouncommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

A large watercraft for transporting people or goods by sea. As a verb, to send goods by any form of transport.

“The cargo ship arrived at the port early this morning.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ʃɪp/

Related Words

Synonyms

vessel boat craft

Antonyms

disembark

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

H in middle with P ending, good consonant test.

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Scrabble

Worth 9 points, P ending offers extension possibilities.

Words Related to Ship

Anagrams of Ship

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

hips

Words one letter different

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

chip shop skip slip

Add a letter to make a longer word

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

aphis apish chips hispa hopis iphis ophis phies pishu piths saiph ships shipt shrip spahi whips whisp

Longer words starting with Ship

Words that begin with “ship”.

ships shipt shipped shipment shipping shipments

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