Words That Start With N — Scrabble & Word Games

N is the 6th most common letter in English at about 6.7%. It is another nasal consonant and appears in thousands of words. N is also essential to the most common English verb ending (-NG), the present participle and gerund suffix (-ING), and the plural marker for certain nouns.

In Scrabble, N is worth 1 point with 6 N tiles in the bag. N is a prime bingo tile because N appears in many of the most productive bingo stems: STERN, SENOR, TAMING. A rack with -ING already formed (I, N, G) plus 4 letters is a bingo waiting to happen.

Productive N-prefixes: NEO- (new — NEOCLASSICAL), NON- (not — NONFAT, NONSENSE). N is the initial of many important prefix-free Latin roots: NAVIGATE, NAVIGATE-family, NATION-family. In crossword grids, N is the 3rd-most-common letter after E and T.

Top 500 Highest-Scoring Words Starting With N (500 of 6,515)

NEBUCHADNEZZARS41
NEBUCHADNEZZAR40
NEPHRECTOMIZING34
NEPHRECTOMIZED33
NEPHRECTOMIZES32
NAPHTHALIZING31
NEPHRECTOMIZE31
NEPHROTOXICITY31
NEUROHYPOPHYSES31
NEUROHYPOPHYSIS31
NONCOMPUTERIZED31
NONOBJECTIVISMS31
NONOBJECTIVITY31
NONPARTIZANSHIP31
NAPHTHALIZED30
NONHOSPITALIZED30
NONOBJECTIVISM30
NONOXIDIZING30
NAPHTHALIZES29
NEUROPSYCHOLOGY29
NONEQUIVALENCES29
NONOBJECTIVISTS29
NONQUANTIFIABLE29
NAPHTHALIZE28
NASOPHARYNXES28
NEUROPSYCHIATRY28
NEWSMAGAZINES28
NOMOGRAPHICALLY28
NONACQUISITIVE28
NONDIALYZABLE28
NONENZYMATIC28
NONEQUILIBRIUMS28
NONEQUIVALENCE28
NONOBJECTIVIST28
NONPHOTOGRAPHIC28
NORTHWESTWARDLY28
NYMPHOMANIACAL28
NAPHTHYLAMINES27
NAZIFICATIONS27
NECKERCHIEVES27
NEMATHELMINTHIC27
NEPHROPEXY27
NEUROPHYSIOLOGY27
NEWSMAGAZINE27
NICKELIZING27
NIGHTWATCHMAN27
NIGHTWATCHMEN27
NONEQUILIBRIUM27
NONEXPLOITATIVE27
NONFLAMMABILITY27
NONHYGROSCOPIC27
NONPOLARIZABLE27
NONQUANTITATIVE27
NONSPECIFICALLY27
NONSUBJECTIVE27
NUCLEOPHILICITY27
NUZZLING27
NYMPHOMANIACS27
NAMECHECKING26
NAPHTHYLAMINE26
NASOPHARYNX26
NAZIFICATION26
NECKERCHIEFS26
NEOORTHODOXY26
NEOPAGANIZING26
NEPHROPEXIES26
NEUROFEEDBACKS26
NEUROHYPNOLOGY26
NEWSPAPERWOMAN26
NEWSPAPERWOMEN26
NICKELIZED26
NOMINALIZATIONS26
NONCARBOHYDRATE26
NONENZYMIC26
NONEXPERIMENTAL26
NONEXPLANATORY26
NONHOMOSEXUALS26
NONOBJECTIVE26
NONPRODUCTIVITY26
NONPSYCHIATRIC26
NONSPECIFICITY26
NONSUBSIDIZED26
NORMOGLYCAEMIC26
NORTHERNIZING26
NUCLEARIZATIONS26
NUZZLED26
NUZZLERS26
NYCHTHEMERONS26
NYMPHOLEPSY26
NYMPHOLEPTIC26
NYMPHOMANIAC26
NAMECHECKED25
NARCOTIZATIONS25
NAZIFYING25
NECKERCHIEF25
NEOORTHODOXIES25
NEOPAGANIZED25
NEPHRECTOMISING25
NEPHROTOXIC25
NEUROFEEDBACK25
NEUROPATHICALLY25
NEUROTOXICITY25
NICKELIZES25
NIGHTCLUBBINGS25
NIGHTMARISHLY25
NITROCHLOROFORM25
NITROGENIZATION25
NOMADIZATIONS25
NOMINALIZATION25
NONACHIEVEMENTS25
NONBIOGRAPHICAL25
NONCHURCHGOERS25
NONDISJUNCTIONS25
NONEQUIVALENT25
NONEXECUTIVES25
NONEXPENDABLE25
NONEXPLOITIVE25
NONHAZARDOUS25
NONHIERARCHICAL25
NONHOMOSEXUAL25
NONINFLAMMATORY25
NONINTOXICATING25
NONJUDGEMENTAL25
NONJUSTICIABLE25
NONMEMBERSHIPS25
NONPHILOSOPHERS25
NONPSYCHIATRIST25
NONREFLEXIVE25
NORMALIZABLE25
NORMALIZATIONS25
NORMOGLYCAEMIAS25
NORMOGLYCEMIC25
NORTHCOUNTRYMAN25
NORTHCOUNTRYMEN25
NORTHEASTWARDLY25
NORTHERNIZED25
NOVELIZATIONS25
NOZZERS25
NOZZLES25
NUCLEARIZATION25
NUCLEOSYNTHETIC25
NUZZERS25
NUZZLER25
NUZZLES25
NYCHTHEMERAL25
NYCHTHEMERON25
NYCTOPHOBIC25
NYMPHAEACEOUS25
NYMPHOLEPSIES25
NARCOTIZATION24
NATIONALIZATION24
NATTERJACKS24
NATURALIZATIONS24
NEBULIZATIONS24
NECROMANTICALLY24
NECTOCALYX24
NEIGHBOURHOODS24
NEMATHELMINTHS24
NEOPAGANIZES24
NEPHRECTOMISED24
NEPHROBLASTOMAS24
NEPHROPATHIC24
NEPHROPATHY24
NEUROCHEMISTRY24
NEUROTOXICITIES24
NEUTRALIZATIONS24
NICKELIZE24
NIFFNAFFING24
NIGHTCLUBBING24
NIGHTHAWKS24
NIGHTMARISHNESS24
NINCOMPOOPERY24
NITRAZEPAMS24
NITROBENZENES24
NITROGENIZING24
NOMADIZATION24
NOMINALIZING24
NONACHIEVEMENT24
NONCHARISMATICS24
NONCHURCHGOER24
NONCONFORMANCES24
NONCONJUGATED24
NONCONTEMPORARY24
NONDELINQUENTS24
NONDISJUNCTION24
NONEFFECTIVES24
NONEQUILIBRIA24
NONEXCLUSIVE24
NONEXECUTIVE24
NONEXPLOITATION24
NONEXPLOSIVE24
NONFREEZING24
NONJUDGMENTAL24
NONMATHEMATICAL24
NONMEMBERSHIP24
NONMETAPHORICAL24
NONMOTORIZED24
NONPERFORMANCES24
NONPHILOSOPHER24
NONPSYCHOTIC24
NONUNIQUENESSES24
NORMALIZATION24
NORMOGLYCAEMIA24
NORMOGLYCEMIAS24
NORTHERNIZES24
NORTHWESTWARDS24
NOVELIZATION24
NOZZER24
NOZZLE24
NUCLEARIZING24
NUZZER24
NUZZLE24
NYCTOPHOBIAS24
NYMPHOMANIAS24
NAMECHECKS23
NANOPUBLISHINGS23
NANOTECHNOLOGY23
NARCOHYPNOSES23
NARCOHYPNOSIS23
NARCOTIZING23
NASOPHARYNGEAL23
NATIONALIZING23
NATTERJACK23
NATURALIZATION23
NEBULIZATION23
NECROTIZING23
NEIGHBORHOODS23
NEIGHBOURHOOD23
NEMATHELMINTH23
NEOCONSERVATIVE23
NEOPAGANIZE23
NEPHRECTOMISES23
NEPHRECTOMY23
NEPHROBLASTOMA23
NEPHROPATHIES23
NEPHROSCOPY23
NEUROCHEMICALS23
NEUROFIBRILLARY23
NEUROPATHOLOGIC23
NEUROPATHOLOGY23
NEUROSYPHILISES23
NEUTRALIZATION23
NEWFANGLEDLY23
NEWSPAPERDOMS23
NEWSWEEKLY23
NEWSWORTHINESS23
NICKUMPOOPS23
NIFFNAFFED23
NIGGARDIZES23
NIGHTCLUBBED23
NIGHTCLUBBERS23
NIGHTHAWK23
NIGHTWALKERS23
NINCOMPOOPERIES23
NITRAZEPAM23
NITROBENZENE23
NITROGENIZED23
NOMADIZING23
NOMINALIZED23
NOMOGRAPHICAL23
NONAVAILABILITY23
NONBELLIGERENCY23
NONBIOLOGICALLY23
NONCERTIFICATED23
NONCHARISMATIC23
NONCHROMOSOMAL23
NONCHURCHING23
NONCOGNITIVISMS23
NONCOMBUSTIBLES23
NONCOMMITTALLY23
NONCOMMUNICANTS23
NONCOMMUTATIVE23
NONCOMPETITIVE23
NONCOMPLEX23
NONCOMPLICATED23
NONCOMPLYINGS23
NONCOMPRESSIBLE23
NONCONFORMANCE23
NONCONFORMISMS23
NONCONFORMITY23
NONCONSERVATIVE23
NONCONSUMPTIVE23
NONDELINQUENT23
NONDEVELOPMENTS23
NONEFFECTIVE23
NONEMPLOYMENTS23
NONFULFILLMENTS23
NONHAEMOLYTIC23
NONHOMOGENEITY23
NONINFLAMMABLE23
NONINTOXICANTS23
NONINVOLVEMENTS23
NONMECHANISTIC23
NONPERFORMANCE23
NONPHYSICIANS23
NONRECYCLABLES23
NONREPRODUCTIVE23
NONSYMMETRICAL23
NORMALIZING23
NORMOGLYCEMIA23
NORTHERNIZE23
NORTHWESTWARD23
NOTCHBACKS23
NOTWITHSTANDING23
NOVELIZING23
NOVEMDECILLIONS23
NUCLEARIZED23
NUCLEOPLASMATIC23
NUCLEOSYNTHESES23
NUCLEOSYNTHESIS23
NUDIBRANCHIATES23
NUMISMATICALLY23
NYCTOPHOBIA23
NYMPHLIKE23
NYMPHOLEPTS23
NYMPHOMANIA23
NAMECHECK22
NANOPUBLISHING22
NAPHTHALISING22
NARCOSYNTHESES22
NARCOSYNTHESIS22
NARCOTIZED22
NASALIZATIONS22
NASOPHARYNGES22
NATIONALIZED22
NATIONALIZERS22
NATURALIZING22
NEBULIZING22
NECROPHILIACS22
NECROPHILISMS22
NECROPHOBIC22
NECROTIZED22
NEIGHBORHOOD22
NEOARSPHENAMINE22
NEOCONSERVATISM22
NEOLOGIZING22
NEOORTHODOX22
NEPHELOMETRIC22
NEPHELOMETRY22
NEPHOGRAPHS22
NEPHRECTOMIES22
NEPHRECTOMISE22
NEPHROSCOPIES22
NEUROCHEMICAL22
NEUROCOMPUTINGS22
NEUROMARKETINGS22
NEUROSCIENTIFIC22
NEUTRALIZING22
NEWFANGLEDNESS22
NEWFANGLENESSES22
NEWSHAWKS22
NEWSPAPERDOM22
NEWSPAPERISMS22
NEWSWEEKLIES22
NEWSWORTHIEST22
NEWSWORTHY22
NICKELIFEROUS22
NICKSTICKS22
NICKUMPOOP22
NIGGARDIZE22
NIGHTCLUBBER22
NIGHTWALKER22
NIKETHAMIDES22
NINNYHAMMERS22
NITROGENIZES22
NITROPARAFFINS22
NOMADIZED22
NOMINALIZES22
NONACCEPTANCES22
NONALPHABETIC22
NONARCHITECTURE22
NONBEHAVIOURAL22
NONCARCINOGENIC22
NONCHAUVINISTS22
NONCHURCHED22
NONCITIZENS22
NONCOGNITIVISM22
NONCOINCIDENCES22
NONCOMBUSTIBLE22
NONCOMMISSIONED22
NONCOMMITMENTS22
NONCOMMUNICANT22
NONCOMPLIANCES22
NONCOMPLYING22
NONCOMPUTERISED22
NONCONFIDENCES22
NONCONFLICTING22
NONCONFORMINGS22
NONCONFORMISM22
NONCONFORMITIES22
NONCONSTRUCTIVE22
NONCONTRIBUTORY22
NONDESCRIPTIVE22
NONDEVELOPMENT22
NONDIFFUSIBLE22
NONDIVERSIFIED22
NONDOCUMENTARY22
NONEMPLOYMENT22
NONENFORCEMENTS22
NONEXISTENCES22
NONFICTIONALLY22
NONFORFEITABLE22
NONFULFILLMENT22
NONFULFILMENTS22
NONHEMOLYTIC22
NONINTOXICANT22
NONINVOLVEMENT22
NONMECHANICAL22
NONORTHODOX22
NONOVERLAPPING22
NONPARTISANSHIP22
NONPARTIZAN22
NONPHOSPHATE22
NONPHYSICIAN22
NONRECYCLABLE22
NONSAPONIFIABLE22
NONSEQUENTIAL22
NONSHRINKABLE22
NONSUBJECTS22
NONSUPERVISORY22
NONSYNCHRONOUS22
NONUNIONIZED22
NONUNIQUENESS22
NOREPINEPHRINES22
NORMALIZED22
NORMALIZERS22
NORTHWESTERLY22
NOTARIZATIONS22
NOTCHBACK22
NOVELISTICALLY22
NOVELIZED22
NOVELIZERS22
NOVEMDECILLION22
NUCLEARIZES22
NUDIBRANCHIATE22
NUDZHING22
NUMCHUCKS22
NYCTAGINACEOUS22
NYCTITROPISMS22
NYMPHAEUMS22
NYMPHOLEPT22
NAMAYCUSHES21
NAMEWORTHIEST21
NAMEWORTHY21
NANOPHYSICS21
NAPHTHALISED21
NARCOCATHARSES21
NARCOCATHARSIS21
NARCOTIZES21
NASALIZATION21
NATIONALIZER21
NATIONALIZES21
NATURALIZED21
NAVIGABILITY21
NAVIGABLENESSES21
NAVIGATIONALLY21
NAZIFIED21
NAZIFY21
NEARSIGHTEDLY21
NEBULIZED21
NEBULIZERS21
NECKCLOTHS21
NECROGRAPHERS21
NECROPHILIAC21
NECROPHILISM21
NECROPHOBIAS21
NECROSCOPICAL21
NECROTIZES21
NECROTROPHIC21
NECTOCALYCES21
NEEDLEWORKERS21
NEGLECTFULLY21
NEGOTIATRIXES21
NEIGHBOURLINESS21
NEMATOCYSTIC21
NEOLOGISTICALLY21
NEOLOGIZED21
NEOTERIZING21
NEPHELOMETRIES21
NEPHOGRAPH21
NEPHROLOGICAL21
NEPHROSCOPES21
NETHERSTOCKS21
NEUROCOMPUTING21
NEURODIVERSITY21
NEUROFIBROMATA21
NEUROMARKETING21
NEUROSURGICALLY21
NEUROSYPHILIS21
NEURYPNOLOGY21
NEUTRALIZED21
NEUTRALIZERS21
NEWSHAWK21
NEWSPAPERISM21
NEWSPAPERMAN21
NEWSPAPERMEN21
NEWSWORTHIER21
NICKNACKS21
NICKSTICK21
NIFFNAFFS21

Frequently Asked Questions

What percentage of English words begin with N?

We count 6,515 N-initial words in the reference list — about 1.8% of the whole dictionary. That proportion tracks N’s overall frequency in English text (6.7%, which ranks it 6th).

Top-scoring Scrabble word that begins with N?

Our highest-value N-initial play is NEBUCHADNEZZARS, scoring 41 raw points under TWL scoring. A triple-word square would triple that total. The N tile carries 1 point on its own.

Shortest valid N-word in English?

The shortest word in our list starting with N is NA (2 letters). Short N-words are valuable in Scrabble and Words With Friends for quick scoring on premium squares without emptying your rack.