--- title: "BIP39 Word #1597: shy — Seed Phrase Mnemonic Word" url: "https://bip39-phrase.com/bip39-word/shy/" language: "en" updated: "2026-10-19T00:00:00+00:00" --- Word #1597 11000111100 # shy — BIP39 word #1597 "**shy**" is word #1597 of the 2048 words in the official BIP39 English wordlist, between [shuffle](/bip39-word/shuffle/) and [sibling](/bip39-word/sibling/). In a seed phrase it stands for the 11-bit value `11000111100`, decimal index 1596\. /ʃaɪ/ · _adjective:_ nervous or uncomfortable around other people [Russian](/ru/ "The BIP39 wordlist with Russian translations"): застенчивый ## Binary Representation Six 1-bits and five 0-bits; 462 of the 2048 indexes have exactly six 1-bits. One wrong bit turns it into (leftmost bit first): [elegant](/bip39-word/elegant/)[maple](/bip39-word/maple/)[travel](/bip39-word/travel/)[stuff](/bip39-word/stuff/)[sort](/bip39-word/sort/)[seminar](/bip39-word/seminar/)[sheriff](/bip39-word/sheriff/)[shoot](/bip39-word/shoot/)[shove](/bip39-word/shove/)[sick](/bip39-word/sick/)[sibling](/bip39-word/sibling/) Position Hex Index 0x63C 4-Letter Prefix shy ## About "shy" in BIP39 - It takes all three letters to identify "shy": **"sh"** also begins 22 other words, among them [shadow](/bip39-word/shadow/), [shaft](/bip39-word/shaft/), [shallow](/bip39-word/shallow/) and [share](/bip39-word/share/). Three letters are enough for only 604 of the 2048 words. ## Word #1597 in the Other 9 BIP39 Wordlists [Czech](/czech/) spustit [French](/french/) ravager [Italian](/italian/) scultore [Japanese](/japanese/) はんすう [Korean](/korean/) 중부 [Portuguese](/portuguese/) rabisco [Spanish](/spanish/) reposo [Traditional Chinese](/chinese-traditional/) 粘 [Simplified Chinese](/chinese-simplified/) 粘 ## Similar Words — Check Carefully During Recovery 2 BIP39 words differ from "shy" by just a single letter — the most common source of typos when a seed phrase is entered by hand: [say](/bip39-word/say/)[spy](/bip39-word/spy/) Read aloud, "shy" /ʃaɪ/ is one sound away from these 6 words: [eye /aɪ/](/bip39-word/eye/)[high /haɪ/](/bip39-word/high/)[share /ʃeə/](/bip39-word/share/)[shine /ʃaɪn/](/bip39-word/shine/)[shoe /ʃuː/](/bip39-word/shoe/)[sure /ʃʊə/](/bip39-word/sure/) ## More BIP39 Words Starting with "S" [ #1593 shove ](/bip39-word/shove/)[ #1594 shrimp ](/bip39-word/shrimp/)[ #1595 shrug ](/bip39-word/shrug/)[ #1596 shuffle ](/bip39-word/shuffle/)[ #1598 sibling ](/bip39-word/sibling/)[ #1599 sick ](/bip39-word/sick/)[ #1600 side ](/bip39-word/side/)[ #1601 siege ](/bip39-word/siege/) [View all words starting with "S" ](/bip39-words/s/) ## Seed phrase, key and recovery guides - [Seed Phrase Scams: How Thieves Get Your Recovery Words](/seed-phrase-scams/) - [How to Store a Seed Phrase: Paper, Steel and Safe Locations](/store-a-seed-phrase/) - [How to Restore a Wallet From a Seed Phrase: Step by Step](/restore-wallet-from-seed-phrase/) [ Full BIP39 Wordlist ](/)