11-letter words starting with N

There are 709 11-letter words starting with N, and 340 of them begin with NO.

709 wordsTop pick NECESSARILYHighest score NAPHTHALIZE 28

15 of 709 are everyday words (2%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

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S starts the most 11-letter words (3,092); Y starts the fewest (31). N ranks #17 of 26. The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 15 · most-used first

NECESSARILY₁₆
NONETHELESS₁₄
NATIONALIST₁₁
NEIGHBORING₁₈
NATIONALISM₁₃
NOMINATIONS₁₃
NEGOTIATING₁₃
NEGOTIATION₁₂
NATIONALITY₁₄
NUTRITIONAL₁₁
NOTORIOUSLY₁₄
NECESSITIES₁₃
NIGHTINGALE₁₆
NONEXISTENT₁₈
NICKELODEON₁₈

All valid words 709

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

NAILBRUSHES₁₆
NAIVENESSES₁₄
NAKEDNESSES₁₆
NALBUPHINES₁₈
NALORPHINES₁₆
NALTREXONES₁₈
NAMAYCUSHES₂₁
NAMECHECKED₂₅
NANDROLONES₁₂
NANISATIONS₁₁
NANIZATIONS₂₀
NANOCRYSTAL₁₆
NANOGRAMMES₁₆
NANOMACHINE₁₈
NANOPHYSICS₂₁
NANOPLASTIC₁₅
NANOSCIENCE₁₅
NANOSECONDS₁₄
NAPHTHALENE₁₉
NAPHTHALINE₁₉
NAPHTHALINS₁₉
NAPHTHALISE₁₉
NAPHTHALIZE₂₈
NAPOLEONITE₁₃
NAPPINESSES₁₅
NARCISSISMS₁₅
NARCISSISTS₁₃
NARCISSUSES₁₃
NARCOLEPTIC₁₇
NARCOTISING₁₄
NARCOTIZING₂₃
NARGHILLIES₁₅
NARRATIONAL₁₁
NARRATIVELY₁₇
NARRATOLOGY₁₅
NARRATORIAL₁₁
NARROWBANDS₁₇
NARROWBOATS₁₆
NARROWCASTS₁₆
NASEBERRIES₁₃
NASOFRONTAL₁₄
NASOGASTRIC₁₄
NASOPHARYNX₂₆
NASTINESSES₁₁
NASTURTIUMS₁₃
NATATORIUMS₁₃
NATIONALISE₁₁
NATIONALISM₁₃
NATIONALIST₁₁
NATIONALITY₁₄
NATIONALIZE₂₀
NATIONHOODS₁₅
NATRIURESES₁₁
NATRIURESIS₁₁
NATRIURETIC₁₃
NATTERJACKS₂₄
NATTINESSES₁₁
NATURALISED₁₂
NATURALISES₁₁
NATURALISMS₁₃
NATURALISTS₁₁
NATURALIZED₂₁
NATURALIZES₂₀
NATURALNESS₁₁
NATUROPATHS₁₆
NATUROPATHY₁₉
NAUGHTINESS₁₅
NAUPLIIFORM₁₈
NAUSEATIONS₁₁
NAVICULARES₁₆
NAVIGATIONS₁₅
NEANDERTALS₁₂
NEANDERTHAL₁₅
NEAPOLITANS₁₃
NEARSIGHTED₁₆
NEARTHROSES₁₄
NEARTHROSIS₁₄
NECESSAIRES₁₃
NECESSARIAN₁₃
NECESSARIES₁₃
NECESSARILY₁₆
NECESSITATE₁₃
NECESSITIED₁₄
NECESSITIES₁₃
NECESSITOUS₁₃
NECKERCHIEF₂₅
NECKLACINGS₂₀
NECROBIOSES₁₅
NECROBIOSIS₁₅
NECROBIOTIC₁₇
NECROLATERS₁₃
NECROLOGIES₁₄
NECROLOGIST₁₄
NECROMANCER₁₇
NECROMANIAC₁₇
NECROMANIAS₁₅
NECROMANTIC₁₇
NECROPHILES₁₈
NECROPHILIA₁₈
NECROPHILIC₂₀
NECROPHOBES₂₀
NECROPHOBIA₂₀
NECROPHOBIC₂₂
NECROPOLEIS₁₅
NECROPSYING₁₉
NECROSCOPIC₁₉
NECROTISING₁₄
NECROTIZING₂₃
NECROTOMIES₁₅
NECROTROPHS₁₈
NEEDCESSITY₁₇
NEEDFULNESS₁₅
NEEDINESSES₁₂
NEEDLECORDS₁₅
NEEDLECRAFT₁₇
NEEDLEPOINT₁₄
NEEDLESTICK₁₈
NEEDLEWOMAN₁₇
NEEDLEWOMEN₁₇
NEEDLEWORKS₁₉
NEESBERRIES₁₃
NEFARIOUSLY₁₇
NEGATIONIST₁₂
NEGATIVISMS₁₇
NEGATIVISTS₁₅
NEGLECTABLE₁₆
NEGLECTIONS₁₄
NEGLIGEABLE₁₅
NEGLIGENCES₁₅
NEGLIGENTLY₁₆
NEGOTIATING₁₃
NEGOTIATION₁₂
NEGOTIATORS₁₂
NEGOTIATORY₁₅
NEGOTIATRIX₁₉
NEGROPHILES₁₇
NEGROPHOBES₁₉
NEGROPHOBIA₁₉
NEIGHBORING₁₈
NEIGHBOURED₁₈
NEIGHBOURLY₂₀
NEMATICIDAL₁₆
NEMATICIDES₁₆
NEMATOBLAST₁₅
NEMATOCIDAL₁₆
NEMATOCIDES₁₆
NEMATOCYSTS₁₈
NEMATODIRUS₁₄
NEMATOPHORE₁₈
NEOADJUVANT₂₂
NEOCOLONIAL₁₃
NEOCORTEXES₂₀
NEOCORTICAL₁₅
NEOCORTICES₁₅
NEOLIBERALS₁₃
NEOLOGISING₁₃
NEOLOGISTIC₁₄
NEOLOGIZING₂₂
NEONATICIDE₁₄
NEONATOLOGY₁₅
NEOORTHODOX₂₂
NEOPAGANISE₁₄
NEOPAGANISM₁₆
NEOPAGANIZE₂₃
NEOPHILIACS₁₈
NEOPLASTIES₁₃
NEOREALISMS₁₃
NEOREALISTS₁₁
NEOSTIGMINE₁₄
NEOTERICALS₁₃
NEOTERISING₁₂
NEOTERIZING₂₁
NEOTROPICAL₁₅
NEOVITALISM₁₆
NEOVITALIST₁₄
NEPHELINITE₁₆
NEPHOGRAPHS₂₂
NEPHOLOGIES₁₇
NEPHOLOGIST₁₇
NEPHOSCOPES₂₀
NEPHRALGIAS₁₇
NEPHRALGIES₁₇
NEPHRECTOMY₂₃
NEPHRITICAL₁₈
NEPHRITIDES₁₇
NEPHRITISES₁₆
NEPHROLEPIS₁₈
NEPHROPATHY₂₄
NEPHROSCOPE₂₀
NEPHROSCOPY₂₃
NEPHROSTOME₁₈
NEPHROTOXIC₂₅
NERDINESSES₁₂
NERVELESSLY₁₇
NERVINESSES₁₄
NERVOSITIES₁₄
NERVOUSNESS₁₄
NERVURATION₁₄
NESSELRODES₁₂
NETHERLINGS₁₅
NETHERSTOCK₂₀
NETHERWARDS₁₈
NETHERWORLD₁₈
NETIQUETTES₂₀
NETMINDINGS₁₅
NETSURFINGS₁₅
NETWORKABLE₂₀
NETWORKINGS₁₉
NEURILEMMAL₁₅
NEURILEMMAS₁₅
NEURILITIES₁₁
NEUROACTIVE₁₆
NEUROBLASTS₁₃
NEUROCOELES₁₃
NEUROFIBRIL₁₆
NEUROHUMORS₁₆
NEUROLEMMAS₁₅
NEUROLEPTIC₁₅
NEUROLOGIES₁₂
NEUROLOGIST₁₂
NEUROMATOUS₁₃
NEUROPATHIC₁₈
NEUROPLASMS₁₅
NEUROPTERAN₁₃
NEUROPTERON₁₃
NEUROSPORAS₁₃
NEUROTICISM₁₅
NEUROTOMIES₁₃
NEUROTOMIST₁₃
NEUROTOXINS₁₈
NEUROTROPHY₁₉
NEUROTROPIC₁₅
NEURULATION₁₁
NEUTRALISED₁₂
NEUTRALISER₁₁
NEUTRALISES₁₁
NEUTRALISMS₁₃
NEUTRALISTS₁₁
NEUTRALIZED₂₁
NEUTRALIZER₂₀
NEUTRALIZES₂₀
NEUTRALNESS₁₁
NEUTROPENIA₁₃
NEUTROPENIC₁₅
NEUTROPHILE₁₆
NEUTROPHILS₁₆
NEVIRAPINES₁₆
NEWSCASTERS₁₆
NEWSCASTING₁₇
NEWSDEALERS₁₅
NEWSFLASHES₂₀
NEWSINESSES₁₄
NEWSLETTERS₁₄
NEWSMAKINGS₂₁
NEWSMONGERS₁₇
NEWSPAPERED₁₉
NEWSPERSONS₁₆
NEWSREADERS₁₅
NEWSWRITING₁₈
NIACINAMIDE₁₆
NICKELISING₁₈
NICKELIZING₂₇
NICKELODEON₁₈
NICKUMPOOPS₂₃
NICOTINISMS₁₅
NICROSILALS₁₃
NICTITATING₁₄
NICTITATION₁₃
NIDDERLINGS₁₄
NIDIFICATED₁₈
NIDIFICATES₁₇
NIDULATIONS₁₂
NIFEDIPINES₁₇
NIFFNAFFING₂₄
NIFTINESSES₁₄
NIGGARDISES₁₄
NIGGARDIZES₂₃
NIGGERHEADS₁₇
NIGGERLINGS₁₄
NIGHTFARING₁₉
NIGHTINGALE₁₆
NIGHTLIGHTS₁₉
NIGHTMARISH₂₀
NIGHTPIECES₁₉
NIGHTRIDERS₁₆
NIGHTRIDING₁₇
NIGHTSCAPES₁₉
NIGHTSCOPES₁₉
NIGHTSHADES₁₉
NIGHTSHIRTS₁₈
NIGHTSTANDS₁₆
NIGHTSTICKS₂₁
NIGHTWALKER₂₂
NIGRESCENCE₁₆
NIKETHAMIDE₂₁
NIMBOSTRATI₁₅
NIMBYNESSES₁₈
NINCOMPOOPS₁₉
NINEPENNIES₁₃
NINETEENTHS₁₄
NINNYHAMMER₂₁
NIPPINESSES₁₅
NIPPLEWORTS₁₈
NITPICKIEST₁₉
NITPICKINGS₂₀
NITRANILINE₁₁
NITRAZEPAMS₂₄
NITRIFIABLE₁₆
NITROCOTTON₁₃
NITROFURANS₁₄
NITROGENASE₁₂
NITROGENISE₁₂
NITROGENIZE₂₁
NITROGENOUS₁₂
NITROMETERS₁₃
NITROMETRIC₁₅
NITROSAMINE₁₃
NITROSATION₁₁
NOBBINESSES₁₅
NOBILITATED₁₄
NOBILITATES₁₃
NOBLENESSES₁₃
NOCICEPTIVE₂₀
NOCICEPTORS₁₇
NOCTILUCENT₁₅
NOCTILUCOUS₁₅
NOCTIVAGANT₁₇
NOCTIVAGOUS₁₇
NOCTURNALLY₁₆
NOCUOUSNESS₁₃
NODULATIONS₁₂
NOISELESSLY₁₄
NOISEMAKERS₁₇
NOISEMAKING₁₈
NOISINESSES₁₁
NOISOMENESS₁₃
NOMADICALLY₁₉
NOMENCLATOR₁₅
NOMINALISED₁₄
NOMINALISES₁₃
NOMINALISMS₁₅
NOMINALISTS₁₃
NOMINALIZED₂₃
NOMINALIZES₂₂
NOMINATABLE₁₅
NOMINATIONS₁₃
NOMINATIVAL₁₆
NOMINATIVES₁₆
NOMOCRACIES₁₇
NOMOGRAPHER₁₉
NOMOGRAPHIC₂₁
NOMOLOGICAL₁₆
NOMOLOGISTS₁₄
NONABRASIVE₁₆
NONABSTRACT₁₅
NONACADEMIC₁₈
NONACCRUALS₁₅
NONADAPTIVE₁₇
NONADDICTED₁₆
NONADDITIVE₁₆
NONADHESIVE₁₈
NONADJACENT₂₁
NONADMIRERS₁₄
NONAEROSOLS₁₁
NONAFFLUENT₁₇
NONAGESIMAL₁₄
NONALLERGIC₁₄
NONALUMINUM₁₅
NONANALYTIC₁₆
NONANATOMIC₁₅
NONARGUMENT₁₄
NONAROMATIC₁₅
NONARTISTIC₁₃
NONASCETICS₁₅
NONASPIRINS₁₃
NONATHLETES₁₄
NONATHLETIC₁₆
NONATTACHED₁₇
NONATTENDER₁₂
NONAUDITORY₁₅
NONBARYONIC₁₈
NONBELIEVER₁₆
NONBIBLICAL₁₇
NONBINARIES₁₃
NONBOTANIST₁₃
NONBREEDERS₁₄
NONBREEDING₁₅
NONBUILDING₁₅
NONBURNABLE₁₅
NONBUSINESS₁₃
NONCABINETS₁₅
NONCALLABLE₁₅
NONCAPITALS₁₅
NONCARRIERS₁₃
NONCELLULAR₁₃
NONCHALANCE₁₈
NONCHEMICAL₂₀
NONCIRCULAR₁₅
NONCITIZENS₂₂
NONCLERICAL₁₅
NONCLINICAL₁₅
NONCLOGGING₁₆
NONCOERCIVE₁₈
NONCOHERENT₁₆
NONCOLLEGES₁₄
NONCOLOREDS₁₄
NONCOMPOSER₁₇
NONCOMPOUND₁₈
NONCOMPUTER₁₇
NONCONCERNS₁₅
NONCONFORMS₁₈
NONCONSTANT₁₃
NONCONSUMER₁₅
NONCONTACTS₁₅
NONCONTRACT₁₅
NONCOPLANAR₁₅
NONCOVERAGE₁₇
NONCREATIVE₁₆
NONCRIMINAL₁₅
NONCRITICAL₁₅
NONCULINARY₁₆
NONCULTURAL₁₃
NONCURRENTS₁₃
NONCUSTOMER₁₅
NONCYCLICAL₂₀
NONDECISION₁₄
NONDEFENSES₁₅
NONDELEGATE₁₃
NONDELIVERY₁₈
NONDESCRIPT₁₆
NONDEVIANTS₁₅
NONDIABETIC₁₆
NONDIDACTIC₁₇
NONDIRECTED₁₅
NONDISABLED₁₅
NONDISCOUNT₁₄
NONDIVIDING₁₇
NONDOGMATIC₁₇
NONDOMESTIC₁₆
NONDOMINANT₁₄
NONDRAMATIC₁₆
NONDRINKERS₁₆
NONDRINKING₁₇
NONDURABLES₁₄
NONEARNINGS₁₂
NONECONOMIC₁₇
NONELASTICS₁₃
NONELECTION₁₃
NONELECTIVE₁₆
NONELECTRIC₁₅
NONEMPHATIC₂₀
NONEMPLOYEE₁₈
NONENTITIES₁₁
NONETHELESS₁₄
NONEVIDENCE₁₇
NONEXISTENT₁₈
NONFAMILIAL₁₆
NONFAMILIES₁₆
NONFEASANCE₁₆
NONFEMINIST₁₆
NONFICTIONS₁₆
NONFREEZING₂₄
NONGRADUATE₁₃
NONGRANULAR₁₂
NONHARMONIC₁₈
NONHISTONES₁₄
NONHORMONAL₁₆
NONHOSPITAL₁₆
NONHOUSINGS₁₅
NONIDENTITY₁₅
NONILLIONTH₁₄
NONINDUSTRY₁₅
NONINFECTED₁₇
NONINFESTED₁₅
NONINITIALS₁₁
NONINITIATE₁₁
NONINJURIES₁₈
NONINTEGRAL₁₂
NONINTEREST₁₁
NONINVASIVE₁₇
NONINVOLVED₁₈
NONIONIZING₂₁
NONIRRITANT₁₁
NONJOINDERS₁₉
NONJUDICIAL₂₁
NONLANGUAGE₁₃
NONLINEARLY₁₄
NONLITERARY₁₄
NONLITERATE₁₁
NONLUMINOUS₁₃
NONMAGNETIC₁₆
NONMATERIAL₁₃
NONMEETINGS₁₄
NONMETALLIC₁₅
NONMETRICAL₁₅
NONMIGRANTS₁₄
NONMILITANT₁₃
NONMILITARY₁₆
NONMINORITY₁₆
NONMONETARY₁₆
NONMOTILITY₁₆
NONMUSICALS₁₅
NONMUSICIAN₁₅
NONMYSTICAL₁₈
NONNATIONAL₁₁
NONNEGATIVE₁₅
NONNETWORKS₁₈
NONOFFICIAL₁₉
NONOPERATIC₁₅
NONORGASMIC₁₆
NONORTHODOX₂₂
NONPARALLEL₁₃
NONPARITIES₁₃
NONPARTISAN₁₃
NONPARTIZAN₂₂
NONPASSIVES₁₆
NONPAYMENTS₁₈
NONPERSONAL₁₃
NONPHONEMIC₂₀
NONPHONETIC₁₈
NONPHYSICAL₂₁
NONPLASTICS₁₅
NONPLUSSING₁₄
NONPREGNANT₁₄
NONPROBLEMS₁₇
NONPROGRAMS₁₆
NONPROSSING₁₄
NONPROTEINS₁₃
NONPUNITIVE₁₆
NONRACIALLY₁₆
NONRAILROAD₁₂
NONRATIONAL₁₁
NONREACTIVE₁₆
NONREACTORS₁₃
NONRECEIPTS₁₅
NONRECOURSE₁₃
NONREDUCING₁₅
NONRELATIVE₁₄
NONRELEVANT₁₄
NONRENEWALS₁₄
NONRESIDENT₁₂
NONRESONANT₁₁
NONRESPONSE₁₃
NONREUSABLE₁₃
NONROTATING₁₂
NONROUTINES₁₁
NONRUMINANT₁₃
NONSCIENCES₁₅
NONSEASONAL₁₁
NONSECRETOR₁₃
NONSELECTED₁₄
NONSENSICAL₁₃
NONSENSUOUS₁₁
NONSENTENCE₁₃
NONSINKABLE₁₇
NONSKELETAL₁₅
NONSOLUTION₁₁
NONSPEAKERS₁₇
NONSPEAKING₁₈
NONSPECIFIC₂₀
NONSPECULAR₁₅
NONSPORTING₁₄
NONSTANDARD₁₃
NONSTARTERS₁₁
NONSTATIVES₁₄
NONSTEROIDS₁₂
NONSTRIATED₁₂
NONSTUDENTS₁₂
NONSUBJECTS₂₂
NONSUPPORTS₁₅
NONSURGICAL₁₄
NONSWIMMERS₁₈
NONSYLLABIC₁₈
NONSYMBOLIC₂₀
NONSYSTEMIC₁₈
NONTAXABLES₂₀
NONTEACHING₁₇
NONTEMPORAL₁₅
NONTERMINAL₁₃
NONTHEISTIC₁₆
NONTHERMALS₁₆
NONTHINKING₁₉
NONTOBACCOS₁₇
NONTROPICAL₁₅
NONUNIFORMS₁₆
NONUNIONISM₁₃
NONUNIONIST₁₁
NONUTOPIANS₁₃
NONVALIDITY₁₈
NONVASCULAR₁₆
NONVENOMOUS₁₆
NONVERBALLY₁₉
NONVETERANS₁₄
NONVINTAGES₁₅
NONVIOLENCE₁₆
NONVOLATILE₁₄
NONVOLCANIC₁₈
NORDICITIES₁₄
NORMALISERS₁₃
NORMALISING₁₄
NORMALITIES₁₃
NORMALIZERS₂₂
NORMALIZING₂₃
NORMATIVELY₁₉
NORMATIVITY₁₉
NOROVIRUSES₁₄
NORSTEROIDS₁₂
NORTHEASTER₁₄
NORTHERLIES₁₄
NORTHERMOST₁₆
NORTHERNERS₁₄
NORTHERNISE₁₄
NORTHERNISM₁₆
NORTHERNIZE₂₃
NORTHWARDLY₂₁
NORTHWESTER₁₇
NOSOGRAPHER₁₇
NOSOGRAPHIC₁₉
NOSOLOGICAL₁₄
NOSOLOGISTS₁₂
NOSOPHOBIAS₁₈
NOSTALGISTS₁₂
NOSTOLOGIES₁₂
NOSTOMANIAS₁₃
NOSTRADAMIC₁₆
NOTABLENESS₁₃
NOTAPHILIES₁₆
NOTAPHILISM₁₈
NOTAPHILIST₁₆
NOTARYSHIPS₁₉
NOTCHELLING₁₇
NOTEDNESSES₁₂
NOTHINGISMS₁₇
NOTHINGNESS₁₅
NOTICEBOARD₁₆
NOTIONALIST₁₁
NOTIONALITY₁₄
NOTOCHORDAL₁₇
NOTODONTIDS₁₃
NOTORIETIES₁₁
NOTORIOUSLY₁₄
NOTOTHERIUM₁₆
NOTUNGULATE₁₂
NOUMENALISM₁₅
NOUMENALIST₁₃
NOUMENALITY₁₆
NOURISHABLE₁₆
NOURISHMENT₁₆
NOURRITURES₁₁
NOVACULITES₁₆
NOVELETTISH₁₇
NOVELETTIST₁₄
NOVICEHOODS₂₀
NOVICESHIPS₂₁
NOVOBIOCINS₁₈
NOVODAMUSES₁₇
NOWCASTINGS₁₇
NOXIOUSNESS₁₈
NUBBINESSES₁₅
NUCLEARISED₁₄
NUCLEARISES₁₃
NUCLEARIZED₂₃
NUCLEARIZES₂₂
NUCLEATIONS₁₃
NUCLEOLATED₁₄
NUCLEOPHILE₁₈
NUCLEOPLASM₁₇
NUCLEOSIDES₁₄
NUCLEOSOMAL₁₅
NUCLEOSOMES₁₅
NUCLEOTIDES₁₄
NUDIBRANCHS₁₉
NUDICAUDATE₁₅
NUDICAULOUS₁₄
NULLIFIDIAN₁₅
NULLIPARITY₁₆
NULLIPAROUS₁₃
NUMBERPLATE₁₇
NUMERATIONS₁₃
NUMERICALLY₁₈
NUMISMATICS₁₇
NUMISMATIST₁₅
NUMMULATION₁₅
NUNCIATURES₁₃
NUNCUPATING₁₆
NUNCUPATION₁₅
NUNCUPATIVE₁₈
NUNCUPATORY₁₈
NUNNISHNESS₁₄
NURSEHOUNDS₁₅
NURSEMAIDED₁₅
NURSERYMAID₁₇
NURTURANCES₁₃
NUTCRACKERS₁₉
NUTMEGGIEST₁₅
NUTRIMENTAL₁₃
NUTRITIONAL₁₁
NUTRITIVELY₁₇
NUTTINESSES₁₁
NYCTALOPIAS₁₈
NYCTANTHOUS₁₉
NYCTINASTIC₁₈
NYCTITROPIC₂₀
NYCTOPHOBIA₂₃
NYCTOPHOBIC₂₅
NYMPHOLEPSY₂₆
NYMPHOLEPTS₂₃
NYMPHOMANIA₂₃
NYSTAGMUSES₁₇

Letters by positionIn 48% of these words the 2nd letter is O.

2nd letter

O48%
E27%
A10%

3rd letter

N37%
T10%
C9%

5th letter

O18%
E13%
I11%

9th letter

I26%
S9%
N8%

10th letter

E22%
N13%
A10%

11th letter

S42%
E10%
C7%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 15 in Scrabble; NAPHTHALIZE tops the list with 28. Scores before board bonuses.

1111 points: 44 words
12 points: 34 words
1313 points: 96 words
14 points: 85 words
1515 points: 111 words
16 points: 92 words
1717 points: 65 words
18 points: 61 words
1919 points: 35 words
20 points: 29 words
2121 points: 17 words
22 points: 13 words
2323 points: 14 words
24 points: 5 words
2525 points: 4 words
26 points: 2 words
2727 points: 1 words
28 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
NAPHTHALIZE	28	29	Collins only
NICKELIZING	27	32	Collins only
NASOPHARYNX	26	27	All three
NYMPHOLEPSY	26	28	All three
NECKERCHIEF	25	27	All three
NEPHROTOXIC	25	27	All three
NAMECHECKED	25	28	Collins only
NYCTOPHOBIC	25	28	Collins only
NEPHROPATHY	24	24	All three
NATTERJACKS	24	28	Collins only
NONFREEZING	24	28	All three
NIFFNAFFING	24	28	Collins only

N opens 709 eleven-letter words, and the family has one clear habit. Just over half begin NO, and NON alone accounts for 244 of them. Everyday examples such as necessarily, nonetheless and negotiation sit in that group, while a final S closes 301 entries.

NO carries nearly half the list

340 of the 709 words open NO, and 244 of those go on to NON. That single prefix covers a third of the page, so when a grid gives N first and O second, most candidates sit in one family.

The rest spread thin. NE takes 188 words, NA 71, NI 59 and NU 41, and only 10 begin NY, all inside words such as nympholepsy and nyctophobic. NE is the negative cluster, running from neighboring and negotiators to nervousness.

Among eleven-letter words N sits mid-table: S starts 3,092 and T 1,389, while N manages 709. Ten-letter N words number 816, so the family thins out as the words get longer.

Only 519 of the 709 carry a definition, so roughly one in four has no meaning on file. Those are the entries to confirm before you play one in a crowded grid.

Endings and the everyday picks

S closes 301 of the 709 words, about two in five, which makes it the ending to test first.
E ends 74 and C ends 52, so test a final S before those.
15 entries count as common, including necessarily and nationalist.
Collins holds 648 of the words and NWL2023 just 521.
naphthalize scores 28, the highest in the list.

Where the points actually come from

Tip

Rare letters do the scoring. naphthalize reaches 28 on its Z, nickelizing lands on 27, and nasopharynx and nympholepsy both hit 26. The average word scores only 15.8, so one high tile lifts a pick clear of the pack.

Questions people ask

How many 11-letter words start with N?

709 words do. Collins carries 648 of them and NWL2023 carries 521, so 127 entries are Collins-only. Just 15 count as common everyday words, which means most of the list rewards a broad dictionary.

Which letters follow N most often in these words?

O follows N in 340 of the 709 words, and 244 of those add a second N to make NON. NE takes 188 words, NA 71 and NI 59, so a vowel is almost always the second letter.

What is the best-scoring 11-letter word beginning with N?

naphthalize scores 28 points, the top of the list. nickelizing follows at 27, then nasopharynx and nympholepsy at 26 each. Every one of those leaders carries a Z, an X or a Y.

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11-letter words starting with N

Common words 15 · most-used first

Highest-scoring words

NO carries nearly half the list

Endings and the everyday picks

Where the points actually come from

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