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5-letter words starting with N

Need a 5-letter word that starts with N? Every one below is valid on Wordtide's board, the everyday words first with their tile points. There are 197 playable words with 5 letters starting with N in Wordtide's English dictionary. The highest-scoring is NUDZH, worth 17 points.

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Popular words with 5 letters starting with N

NEWLY10
NICKS10
NAIVE9
NAKED9
NERVE9
NEVER9
NOVEL9
NAMED8
NEWER8
NIGHT8
NAMES7
NASTY7
NICER7
NOBLE7
NOISY7
NORTH7
NEEDS6
NODES6

Highest-scoring words with 5 letters starting with N

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

NUDZH17
NAVVY15
NIZAM15
NYMPH13
NINJA13
NERTZ13
NEXUS12
NIXED12
NUBBY12
NAPPY11
NIPPY11
NERVY11

5-letter words starting with N (197)

NABES7
NABIS7
NABOB9
NACHO9
NACRE7
NADIR6
NAEVI9
NAGGY9
NAIAD6
NAIFS8
NAILS5
NAIVE9
NAKED9
NAMED8
NAMER7
NAMES7
NANCE7
NANCY9
NANNY7
NAPES7
NAPPE9
NAPPY11
NARCO7
NARCS7
NARIC7
NARKS8
NARKY10
NASAL5
NASTY7
NATAL5
NATCH9
NATTY7
NAVAL9
NAVAR9
NAVEL9
NAVES9
NAVVY15
NAWAB10
NEAPS7
NEARS5
NEATH7
NECKS10
NEEDS6
NEEDY8
NEEMS7
NEEPS7
NEGUS7
NEIFS8
NEIGH8
NELLY7
NEMAS7
NERDS6
NERDY8
NERTZ13
NERVE9
NERVY11
NESTS5
NETOP7
NETTY7
NEUKS9
NEUME8
NEUMS8
NEVER9
NEVES9
NEVUS10
NEWEL8
NEWER8
NEWIE8
NEWLY10
NEWSY10
NEWTS8
NEXUS12
NGWEE9
NICAD8
NICER7
NICHE9
NICKS10
NICOL7
NIDED7
NIDUS7
NIECE7
NIEVE9
NIFTY10
NIGHS8
NIGHT8
NIHIL7
NIMBI9
NINES5
NINJA13
NINNY7
NINTH7
NIPAS7
NIPPY11
NITER5
NITRE5
NITTY7
NIVAL9
NIXED12
NIXES11
NIXIE11
NIZAM15
NOBBY11
NOBLE7
NOBLY9
NOCKS10
NODAL6
NODDY9
NODES6
NODUS7
NOELS5
NOGGS7
NOHOW10
NOILY7
NOISE5
NOISY7
NOMAD8
NOMAS7
NOMEN7
NOMES7
NOMOI7
NOMOS7
NONCE7
NONYL7
NOOKS8
NOOKY10
NOOSE5
NOPAL7
NORMS7
NORTH7
NOSED6
NOSES5
NOSEY7
NOTCH9
NOTED6
NOTES5
NOTUM8
NOUNS6
NOVAE9
NOVAS9
NOVEL9
NOWAY10
NOWTS8
NUBBY12
NUBIA8
NUCHA10
NUDER7
NUDGE8
NUDZH17
NUKED10
NUKES9
NULLS6
NUMBS10
NUMEN8
NURDS7
NURSE6
NUTSY8
NUTTY8
NYALA7
NYLON7
NYMPH13

The 160 most common shown, 37 rarer words not listed. All 5-letter words

How common are they?

197 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (0.12%) are with 5 letters starting with N. Most of them, 197, have 5 letters.

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Every word comes from the ENABLE public-domain word list that Wordtide's English board uses, with offensive words removed. Numbers next to a word are its points from our own letter values.

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Questions

How many words are there with 5 letters starting with N?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 197 words with 5 letters starting with N.

What is the highest-scoring word with 5 letters starting with N?

NUDZH, worth 17 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: NAVVY (15), NIZAM (15) and NYMPH (13).

What are the most common words with 5 letters starting with N?

NEWLY, NICKS, NAIVE, NAKED, NERVE and NEVER. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

Can I play these words in Wordtide?

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Wordtide is a free word game on one endless board shared by players around the world. Build off anyone's words, claim bonus squares and grow your own island: no download, no sign-up. Every word on this page is valid in the English world.

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