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Words containing NIS

Words that have the letters NIS in a row, in that order: handy when a board square or a clue gives you a chunk to build around. All playable on Wordtide's board. There are 1,302 playable words containing NIS in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 9 letters, and the longest word is ABSTRACTIONISMS. The highest-scoring is SERVOMECHANISMS, worth 27 points.

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Popular words containing NIS

ADMINISTRATIVE21
COMMUNISM18
MECHANISMS18
ADMINISTERING17
ADMINISTRATION17
COMMUNISTS17
MECHANISM17
PUNISHMENT17
UNFINISHED17
ADMINISTERED16
COMMUNIST16
VANISHING16
FINISHING15
PUNISHING15
RECOGNISING15
REMINISCENT15
VANISHED15
ADMINISTERS14

Highest-scoring words containing NIS

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

SERVOMECHANISMS27
EXHIBITIONISTIC27
MAJORITARIANISM27
PROJECTIONISTS26
SERVOMECHANISM26
EXHIBITIONISMS26
UNCHAUVINISTIC26
ANTIQUARIANISMS26
COMMUNISTICALLY26
EQUALITARIANISM26
EXHIBITIONISM25
PROJECTIONIST25

4-letter words containing NIS (2)

ANIS4
NISI4

5-letter words containing NIS (11)

ANISE5
FINIS8
KNISH10
LENIS5
MINIS7
MUNIS8
NISEI5
NISUS6
ORNIS5
RANIS5
YONIS7

6-letter words containing NIS (26)

ADONIS7
ANISES6
ANISIC8
BANISH10
BENNIS8
BLINIS8
DANISH9
ENISLE6
EONISM8
FINISH11
IONISE6
MINISH10
MONISH10
MONISM10
MONIST8
NANISM8
NISEIS6
PENNIS8
PUNISH11
TANIST6
TENNIS6
TONISH8
UNISEX13
UNISON7
VANISH12
WINISH11

7-letter words containing NIS (63)

AGONISE8
AGONIST8
ANISEED8
ANISOLE7
BENISON9
BIKINIS12
BRINISH11
BURNISH12
CLONISM11
COGNISE10
DONNISH10
DRONISH10
EBONISE9
ENISLED8
ENISLES7
EONISMS9
EVANISH13
FINISES10
FURNISH13
GARNISH10
HORNIST9
HUNNISH12
HYMNIST13
IONISED8
IONISES7
IRONIST7
KNISHES12
KYANISE12
LIONISE7
LYCHNIS13
MANNISH11
MENISCI11
MINISKI12
MONISMS11
MONISTS9
MOONISH11
NANISMS9
NUNNISH10
ONANISM9
OZONISE15
PEONISM11
PIANISM11
PIANIST9
PLANISH11
PLENISH11
PLENISM11
PLENIST9
STONISH9
SWINISH12
TAHINIS9
TANNISH9
TARNISH9
TONNISH9
TOWNISH12
UNISONS8
URANISM10
VARNISH13
VENISON11
WENNISH12
YOGINIS10

The 60 most common shown, 3 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing NIS (154)

ADMONISH13
AFGHANIS14
AGONISED10
AGONISES9
ARSONIST8
ASTONISH10
BANISHED13
BANISHES12
BANISTER10
BOTANIST10
BROWNISH15
CANISTER10
CANONISE10
CLANNISH12
CLOWNISH15
COLONISE10
COLONIST10
DIMINISH13
FEMINISM15
FEMINIST13
FINISHED14
FINISHER13
FINISHES13
GREENISH11
HEDONISM13
HEDONIST11
HUMANISE13
HUMANISM15
HUMANIST13
IMMUNISE13
IONISING9
JANISARY18
LIONISED9
LIONISES8
MARTINIS10
MINISTER10
MINISTRY12
ORGANISE9
ORGANISM11
ORGANIST9
OZONISED17
OZONISES16
PAGANISM13
PIANISTS10
PUNISHED14
PUNISHES13
REFINISH13
SATANISM10
SINISTER8
TOKENISM13
UNIONISE9
UNISEXES15
URBANISE11
VANISHED15
VANISHES14
VARNISHY16
VEGANISM15
VIXENISH20
WOMANISE13
WOMANISH15

The 60 most common shown, 94 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing NIS (203)

AGONISING11
BANISHING14
BANISTERS11
BOTANISTS11
BURNISHED15
BURNISHES14
CANISTERS11
COLONISED12
COLONISES11
COLUMNIST14
COMMUNISM18
COMMUNIST16
FEMINISTS14
FINISHERS14
FINISHING15
FURNISHED16
FURNISHES15
GALVANISE14
GARNISHED13
GARNISHES12
HARMONISE13
HUMANISED15
HUMANISES14
HUMANISTS14
HYGIENIST14
IMMUNISED15
IMMUNISES14
KITTENISH14
MACARONIS13
MACHINIST15
MAHARANIS13
MANNISHLY15
MECHANISM17
MINISKIRT14
MINISTERS11
MODERNISE12
MODERNISM14
ORGANISED11
ORGANISER10
ORGANISES10
ORGANISMS12
ORGANISTS10
PATRONISE11
PUNISHING15
RECOGNISE12
REFURNISH15
REMINISCE13
REPLENISH13
TARNISHED12
TARNISHES11
TYRANNISE11
UNIONISED11
UNIONISES10
VANISHING16
VARNISHED16
VARNISHES15
VULCANISE16
WOMANISED15
WOMANISES14
ZUCCHINIS24

The 60 most common shown, 143 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing NIS (179)

ADMINISTER13
ADMONISHED16
ADMONISHES15
ANTAGONISM13
ANTAGONIST11
ASTONISHED13
ASTONISHES12
BANISHMENT16
BURNISHING16
CARTOONIST12
CHAUVINISM21
CHAUVINIST19
CLOWNISHLY19
COLONISING13
COLUMNISTS15
COMMUNISTS17
DIMINISHED16
DIMINISHES15
FURNISHING17
GALVANISED16
GALVANISES15
GARNISHING14
HARMONISED15
HARMONISES14
HEATHENISH16
HEDONISTIC15
HOMOGENISE15
HUMANISING16
HUMANISTIC17
IMMUNISING16
MACHINISTS16
MECHANISMS18
MINISTERED13
MINISTRIES12
MODERNISED14
MODERNISES13
OMNISCIENT14
ORGANISERS11
ORGANISING12
PATRONISED13
PATRONISES12
PEPPERONIS16
PUNISHABLE17
PUNISHMENT17
RECOGNISED14
RECOGNISES13
REFINISHED16
REMINISCED15
REMINISCES14
SCRUTINISE13
TARNISHING13
TYRANNISED13
TYRANNISES12
UNFINISHED17
UNIONISING12
UNPUNISHED17
VARNISHING17
VULCANISED18
VULCANISES17
WOMANISING16

The 60 most common shown, 119 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing NIS (154)

ACCOMPANIST19
ADMINISTERS14
ADMONISHING17
ANACHRONISM17
ANTAGONISMS14
ANTAGONISTS12
ASTONISHING14
BALLOONISTS13
BASSOONISTS13
CARTOONISTS13
CHAUVINISMS22
CHAUVINISTS20
COMMUNISTIC20
CREATIONISM15
DETERMINISM16
DIMINISHING17
FURNISHINGS18
GALVANISING17
HARMONISING16
HOMOGENISED17
HOMOGENISES16
HOOLIGANISM16
JARGONISTIC22
MAGAZINISTS22
MANNISHNESS15
MECHANISTIC19
MINISTERIAL13
MINISTERING14
MINISTRANTS13
MISOGYNISTS16
MODERNISING15
MODERNISTIC16
OMNISCIENCE17
OPPORTUNISM18
OPPORTUNIST16
PATRONISING14
PIANISSIMOS15
PROTAGONIST14
PUNISHMENTS18
RECOGNISING15
REFINISHING17
REFURNISHED18
REFURNISHES17
REMINISCENT15
REMINISCING16
REPLENISHED16
REPLENISHES15
SAXOPHONIST21
SCRUTINISED15
SCRUTINISES14
SYNCHRONISE17
TOBACCONIST17
TROMBONISTS15
TYRANNISING14
UNFURNISHED19
UNVARNISHED19
VULCANISING19
WESTERNISED15
WESTERNISES14
XYLOPHONIST23

The 60 most common shown, 94 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing NIS (163)

ABOLITIONIST14
ACCOMPANISTS20
ADMINISTERED16
ADMINISTRATE15
ADMONISHMENT19
ANACHRONISMS18
ANTAGONISTIC15
ANTIFEMINISM19
ANTIHUMANISM19
ASTONISHMENT16
ASYNCHRONISM20
ATTITUDINISE14
BOHEMIANISMS20
CHAUVINISTIC23
CLOWNISHNESS19
COLONISATION14
DEVIATIONISM19
DIFFUSIONISM22
DIFFUSIONIST20
DISFURNISHED20
ELOCUTIONIST15
EXCLUSIONIST21
EXCURSIONIST21
EXPANSIONISM22
EXPANSIONIST20
EXTORTIONIST18
GARNISHEEING16
HEATHENISHLY20
HOMOGENISING18
ISOLATIONISM14
ISOLATIONIST12
MINISTRATION14
MISOGYNISTIC19
NUTRITIONIST13
OPPORTUNISTS17
ORGANISATION13
PLANISPHERIC20
PROTAGONISTS15
PYROTECHNIST20
RECEPTIONIST16
REFURNISHING19
REMINISCENCE18
REPLENISHING17
SAXOPHONISTS22
SCRUTINISING16
SECESSIONIST14
SECTARIANISM16
SEMIFINISHED20
SYNCHRONISED19
SYNCHRONISES18
SYNCHRONISMS20
TOBACCONISTS18
UNDIMINISHED19
UNIONISATION13
UNISEXUALITY22
URBANISATION15
VAGINISMUSES20
VIBRAPHONIST22
WESTERNISING16
XYLOPHONISTS24

The 60 most common shown, 103 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

1,302 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (0.78%) are containing NIS. Most of them, 203, have 9 letters. 4 start with NIS, 42 end with it and 1,256 have it only in the middle.

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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 containing NIS?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 1,302 words containing NIS, from 4 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing NIS?

SERVOMECHANISMS, worth 27 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: EXHIBITIONISTIC (27), MAJORITARIANISM (27) and PROJECTIONISTS (26).

What are the most common words containing NIS?

ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMUNISM, MECHANISMS, ADMINISTERING, ADMINISTRATION and COMMUNISTS. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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