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Words containing NU

Words that have the letters NU 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 1,385 playable words containing NU in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 8 letters, and the longest word is AGRANULOCYTOSES. The highest-scoring is MONUMENTALIZING, worth 29 points.

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Popular words containing NU

MANUFACTURING23
MANUFACTURED22
MANUFACTURERS22
MANUFACTURER21
MANUFACTURES21
MANUFACTURE20
CONTINUOUSLY18
DISCONTINUING18
PRONUNCIATION18
DISCONTINUED17
CONTINUALLY16
CONTINUATIONS16
DISCONTINUES16
CONTINUATION15
CONTINUITY15
CONTINUUM15
DISCONTINUE15
NUMBERING15

Highest-scoring words containing NU

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

MONUMENTALIZING29
MONUMENTALIZED28
JEJUNUM27
DENUCLEARIZING27
MONUMENTALIZES27
LYMPHOGRANULOMA27
PHENYLKETONURIC27
PREMANUFACTURED27
NUZZLING26
DENUCLEARIZED26
KNUCKLEHEADED26
MONUMENTALIZE26

2-letter words containing NU (1)

3-letter words containing NU (5)

GNU5
NUB6
NUN4
NUS4
NUT4

4-letter words containing NU (15)

GENU6
GNUS6
KNUR8
MENU7
NUBS7
NUKE8
NULL5
NUMB9
NUNS5
NURD6
NURL5
NUTS5
ONUS5
SNUB7
SNUG6

5-letter words containing NU (43)

ANNUL6
BONUS8
CONUS8
CORNU8
DONUT7
ENNUI6
ENURE6
FANUM11
GENUA7
GENUS7
INURE6
INURN6
KNURL9
KNURS9
LINUM8
MANUS8
MENUS8
MINUS8
NUBBY12
NUBIA8
NUCHA10
NUDER7
NUDGE8
NUDZH17
NUKED10
NUKES9
NULLS6
NUMBS10
NUMEN8
NURDS7
NURLS6
NURSE6
NUTSY8
NUTTY8
PINUP10
SINUS6
SNUBS8
SNUCK11
SNUFF12
SNUGS7
SUNUP9
TONUS6
VENUE10

6-letter words containing NU (113)

ANNUAL7
ANNULS7
AVENUE11
BENUMB13
COBNUT11
CRINUM11
DENUDE9
FANUMS12
FRENUM12
GRANUM10
INURED8
INURES7
KNUBBY16
KNURLY12
MAGNUM12
MANUAL9
MANURE9
MINUET9
MINUTE9
NUANCE9
NUBBIN11
NUBBLE11
NUBBLY13
NUBILE9
NUCHAE11
NUCHAL11
NUCLEI9
NUDEST8
NUDGED10
NUDGES9
NUDNIK11
NUGGET9
NUKING11
NUMBAT11
NUMBED12
NUMBER11
NUMBLY13
NUNCIO9
NURSED8
NURSES7
NUTMEG10
NUTRIA7
NUTTED8
NUZZLE23
ONUSES7
PEANUT9
PENURY11
PINUPS11
PLENUM11
SNUBBY13
SNUFFS13
SNUFFY15
SNUGLY10
TENURE7
UNUSED9
VENUES11
VENULE11
WALNUT10
ZONULA15
ZONULE15

The 60 most common shown, 53 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing NU (202)

ALUMNUS11
ANNUALS8
ANNUITY10
AVENUES12
BENUMBS14
BONUSES10
CLEANUP12
COCONUT12
DENUDED11
GENUINE9
GRANULE9
GROWNUP14
KNUCKLE16
MAGNUMS13
MANUALS10
MANUMIT12
MANURED11
MANURES10
MINUETS10
MINUSES10
MINUTED11
MINUTER10
MINUTES10
NUANCES10
NUCLEAR10
NUCLEUS11
NUDGING11
NUGGETS10
NULLIFY13
NUMBERS12
NUMBEST12
NUMBING13
NUMERAL10
NUMERIC12
NUPTIAL10
NURSERY10
NURSING9
NURTURE9
NUTMEGS11
NUTTIER8
NUTTING9
NUZZLED25
NUZZLES24
PARVENU14
PEANUTS10
REVENUE12
SINUSES8
SNUBBED13
SNUFFED15
SNUFFER14
SNUFFLE14
SNUGGED11
SNUGGER10
SNUGGLE10
TENUOUS9
TENURED9
TENURES8
TETANUS8
UNUSUAL10
WALNUTS11

The 60 most common shown, 142 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing NU (237)

ALUMINUM14
ANNUALLY11
ANNULLED10
BEECHNUT15
BENUMBED16
CHESTNUT13
CLEANUPS13
COCONUTS13
CONTINUE11
DOUGHNUT14
DUODENUM14
GRANULAR10
GRANULES10
GROWNUPS15
HAZELNUT19
INNUENDO10
INUNDATE10
KNUCKLED18
KNUCKLES17
LABURNUM14
LAUDANUM13
MANUALLY13
MANUMITS13
MANURING12
MINUTEST11
MINUTING12
MONUMENT13
NUISANCE11
NUMBERED14
NUMBNESS13
NUMERACY15
NUMERALS11
NUMERATE11
NUMEROUS12
NUMSKULL15
NUPTIALS11
NURTURED11
NURTURES10
NUTHATCH15
NUTRIENT9
NUTSHELL11
NUTTIEST9
NUZZLING26
PARVENUS15
PLATINUM13
REVENUES13
SNUBBING14
SNUFFBOX23
SNUFFERS15
SNUFFING16
SNUFFLED16
SNUFFLES15
SNUGGEST11
SNUGGING12
SNUGGLED12
SNUGGLES11
TERMINUS11
TYMPANUM17
UNUSABLE12
VIBURNUM18

The 60 most common shown, 177 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing NU (183)

ANNUITIES10
ANNULLING11
ANNULMENT12
BEECHNUTS16
BENUMBING17
BUTTERNUT13
CHESTNUTS14
CONNUBIAL14
CONTINUAL12
CONTINUED13
CONTINUES12
CONTINUUM15
CONUNDRUM16
DOUGHNUTS15
ENUMERATE12
ENUNCIATE12
EXTENUATE16
GENUFLECT16
GENUINELY13
HAZELNUTS20
INGENUITY13
INGENUOUS12
INNUENDOS11
INSINUATE10
INUNDATED12
INUNDATES11
KNUCKLING19
LABURNUMS15
MINUSCULE15
MINUTEMAN14
MINUTEMEN14
MONUMENTS14
NUISANCES12
NULLIFIED14
NULLIFIES13
NUMBERING15
NUMBSKULL18
NUMERATED13
NUMERATES12
NUMERATOR12
NUMERICAL14
NUMSKULLS16
NURSEMAID13
NURSERIES10
NURTURING12
NUTRIENTS10
NUTRIMENT12
NUTRITION10
NUTRITIVE14
NUTSHELLS12
OUTNUMBER15
PENURIOUS13
RENUMBERS14
SNUFFLING17
SNUGGLING13
STRENUOUS11
TENUOUSLY13
TYMPANUMS18
UNUSUALLY14
VIBURNUMS19

The 60 most common shown, 123 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing NU (167)

AMANUENSES13
AMANUENSIS13
ANNUALIZED20
ANNULMENTS13
ATTENUATED12
ATTENUATES11
BIANNUALLY15
BUTTERNUTS14
CONTINUING14
CONTINUITY15
CONTINUOUS14
CONUNDRUMS17
CORNUCOPIA17
DIMINUENDO15
DIMINUTION14
DIMINUTIVE18
ENUMERABLE15
ENUMERATED14
ENUMERATES13
ENUNCIATED14
ENUNCIATES13
EXTENUATED18
EXTENUATES17
GENUFLECTS17
GRANULATED13
GRANULATES12
HYPOTENUSE17
INSINUATED12
INSINUATES11
INUNDATING13
INUNDATION12
MANUMITTED16
MANUSCRIPT17
MINUSCULES16
MINUTENESS13
MOLYBDENUM20
MONUMENTAL15
NULLIFYING17
NUMBERLESS15
NUMBFISHES20
NUMBSKULLS19
NUMERATING14
NUMERATION13
NUMERATORS13
NUMEROLOGY16
NUMISMATIC17
NURSEMAIDS14
NURSERYMAN15
NURSERYMEN15
NUTCRACKER18
NUTHATCHES17
NUTRIMENTS13
NUTRITIOUS12
OUTNUMBERS16
RENUMBERED16
SEMIANNUAL13
SINUSOIDAL12
SNUFFBOXES25
UNNUMBERED17
UNUTILIZED21

The 60 most common shown, 107 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing NU (140)

ALBUMINURIC19
ANNUALIZING21
ATTENUATING13
ATTENUATION12
CAMPANULATE18
COMMINUTING19
COMMINUTION18
CONTINUALLY16
CONTINUANCE16
CONURBATION16
CORNUCOPIAS18
DENUMERABLY19
DIMINUENDOS16
DIMINUTIONS15
DIMINUTIVES19
DISCONTINUE15
ENUMERATING15
ENUMERATION14
ENUNCIATING15
ENUNCIATION14
EXONUCLEASE20
EXTENUATING19
EXTENUATION18
EXTENUATORY20
GENUFLECTED19
GENUINENESS13
GRANULARITY15
GRANULATING14
GRANULATION13
HYPOTENUSES18
HYPOTHENUSE20
INGENUOUSLY16
INNUMERABLE16
INSINUATING13
INSINUATION12
INUNDATIONS13
KNUCKLEBALL22
KNUCKLEBONE22
KNUCKLEHEAD23
MANUFACTORY21
MANUFACTURE20
MANUMITTING17
MANUSCRIPTS18
MOLYBDENUMS21
NUDIBRANCHS19
NUMERATIONS14
NUMERICALLY18
NUMISMATICS18
NUMISMATIST16
NUNCUPATIVE21
NUTCRACKERS19
NUTRITIONAL12
OUTNUMBERED18
PENULTIMATE16
PRENUMBERED19
RENUMBERING17
STRENUOUSLY15
TENUOUSNESS13
UNUTTERABLE15
UNUTTERABLY17

The 60 most common shown, 80 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing NU (113)

AGRANULOCYTE18
ALBUMINURIAS18
ALPHANUMERIC21
ANNUNCIATORY17
COMMINUTIONS19
CONNUBIALISM19
CONNUBIALITY19
CONTINUANCES17
CONTINUATION15
CONTINUATIVE19
CONTINUINGLY18
CONTINUOUSLY18
CONURBATIONS17
DENUCLEARIZE24
DENUNCIATION16
DENUNCIATIVE20
DENUNCIATORY18
DIMINUTIVELY22
DISCONTINUED17
DISCONTINUES16
DISINGENUOUS16
DOUGHNUTLIKE21
ENUMERATIONS15
EXONUCLEASES21
EXTENUATIONS19
EXTRANUCLEAR21
GENUFLECTING20
GENUFLECTION19
GRANULOCYTES18
GRANULOCYTIC20
HYPOTHENUSES21
INSINUATIONS13
KNUCKLEBALLS23
KNUCKLEBONES23
KNUCKLEHEADS24
MACRONUCLEAR19
MACRONUCLEUS20
MALNUTRITION15
MANUFACTURED22
MANUFACTURER21
MANUFACTURES21
MICRONUCLEUS20
MONUMENTALLY19
MULTINUCLEAR18
NONUNIONIZED22
NUCLEOCAPSID20
NUCLEOPHILES19
NUCLEOPHILIC21
NUCLEOPLASMS19
NUMISMATISTS17
NUTRITIONIST13
OBNUBILATING18
OUTNUMBERING19
PHOTONUCLEAR19
PRENUMBERING20
PRONUCLEUSES18
RENUNCIATION15
RENUNCIATIVE19
SUPERANNUATE16
XIPHISTERNUM25

The 60 most common shown, 53 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

1,385 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (0.83%) are containing NU. Most of them, 237, have 8 letters. 329 start with NU, 8 end with it and 1,049 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 NU?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 1,385 words containing NU, from 2 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing NU?

MONUMENTALIZING, worth 29 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: MONUMENTALIZED (28), JEJUNUM (27) and DENUCLEARIZING (27).

What are the most common words containing NU?

MANUFACTURING, MANUFACTURED, MANUFACTURERS, MANUFACTURER, MANUFACTURES and MANUFACTURE. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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