13-letter words starting with N

N starts 498 13-letter words, and more than half of them begin with NON-.

498 wordsTop pick NEIGHBOURHOODHighest score NEPHRECTOMIZE 31

5 of 498 are everyday words (1%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

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P starts the most 13-letter words (1,597); Y starts the fewest (10). N ranks #14 of 26. The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 498 · most-used first

NEIGHBOURHOOD₂₃
NEIGHBORHOODS₂₃
NOTIFICATIONS₁₈
NATIONALITIES₁₃
NANOPARTICLES₁₇
NATIONALISTIC₁₅
NORMALIZATION₂₄
NEOLIBERALISM₁₇
NECESSITATING₁₆
NEUROMUSCULAR₁₇
NONCOMMERCIAL₂₁
NULLIFICATION₁₈
NUTRITIONALLY₁₆
NUTRITIONISTS₁₃
NONCOMPLIANCE₂₁
NANOMATERIALS₁₅
NITROGLYCERIN₁₉
NEUROBLASTOMA₁₇
NONCONFORMIST₂₀
NORTHEASTERLY₁₉
NEUROSCIENCES₁₇
NONCONFORMING₂₁
NORMALISATION₁₅
NEUROSURGICAL₁₆
NONDISCLOSURE₁₆
NORTHWESTERLY₂₂
NEUROSURGEONS₁₄
NEUROTOXICITY₂₅
NORTHEASTWARD₂₀
NONCONFORMITY₂₃
NONPARAMETRIC₁₉
NORTHWESTWARD₂₃
NONREFUNDABLE₁₉
NOSTALGICALLY₁₉
NONFUNCTIONAL₁₈
NATIONALIZING₂₃
NONCOMBATANTS₁₉
NEUROCHEMICAL₂₂
NEUROVASCULAR₁₈
NORADRENALINE₁₄
NEURAMINIDASE₁₆
NONNEGOTIABLE₁₆
NUTRACEUTICAL₁₇
NEUROPEPTIDES₁₈
NONJUDGMENTAL₂₄
NANOCOMPOSITE₁₉
NANOSTRUCTURE₁₅
NEUROFEEDBACK₂₅

Showing the top 48 of 498 words. See every valid word

All valid words 498

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

NANNOPLANKTON₁₉
NANOCOMPOSITE₁₉
NANOMATERIALS₁₅
NANOPARTICLES₁₇
NANOPLANKTONS₁₉
NANOSTRUCTURE₁₅
NAPHTHALISING₂₂
NAPHTHALIZING₃₁
NAPHTHYLAMINE₂₆
NARCOANALYSES₁₈
NARCOANALYSIS₁₈
NARCOHYPNOSES₂₃
NARCOHYPNOSIS₂₃
NARCOTISATION₁₅
NARCOTIZATION₂₄
NARRATOLOGIES₁₄
NARRATOLOGIST₁₄
NARROWCASTERS₁₈
NARROWCASTING₁₉
NASALISATIONS₁₃
NASALIZATIONS₂₂
NASOPHARYNGES₂₂
NASOPHARYNXES₂₈
NATIONALISERS₁₃
NATIONALISING₁₄
NATIONALISTIC₁₅
NATIONALITIES₁₃
NATIONALIZERS₂₂
NATIONALIZING₂₃
NATRIURESISES₁₃
NATURALNESSES₁₃
NATUROPATHIES₁₈
NAUGHTINESSES₁₇
NAVIGABLENESS₁₉
NAZIFICATIONS₂₇
NEANDERTALERS₁₄
NEANDERTHALER₁₇
NEARSIGHTEDLY₂₁
NEBULISATIONS₁₅
NEBULIZATIONS₂₄
NECESSARINESS₁₅
NECESSITARIAN₁₅
NECESSITATING₁₆
NECESSITATION₁₅
NECESSITATIVE₁₈
NECESSITOUSLY₁₈
NECKERCHIEVES₂₇
NECROGRAPHERS₂₁
NECROMANTICAL₁₉
NECROPHILIACS₂₂
NECROPHILISMS₂₂
NECROSCOPICAL₂₁
NECTARIFEROUS₁₈
NECTARIVOROUS₁₈
NEEDCESSITIES₁₆
NEEDFULNESSES₁₇
NEEDLEPOINTED₁₇
NEEDLEWORKERS₂₁
NEFARIOUSNESS₁₆
NEGLECTEDNESS₁₇
NEGLIGIBILITY₂₀
NEGOTIABILITY₁₉
NEGOTIATRICES₁₆
NEGOTIATRIXES₂₁
NEGROPHILISMS₂₁
NEGROPHILISTS₁₉
NEIGHBORHOODS₂₃
NEIGHBOURHOOD₂₃
NEIGHBOURLESS₁₉
NEMATHELMINTH₂₃
NEMATODIRUSES₁₆
NEMATOLOGICAL₁₈
NEMATOLOGISTS₁₆
NEOCLASSICISM₁₉
NEOCLASSICIST₁₇
NEOGRAMMARIAN₁₈
NEOLIBERALISM₁₇
NEOLOGISTICAL₁₆
NEONATOLOGIES₁₄
NEONATOLOGIST₁₄
NEONICOTINOID₁₆
NEONOMIANISMS₁₇
NEOPAGANISING₁₇
NEOPAGANIZING₂₆
NEOPLASTICISM₁₉
NEOPLASTICIST₁₇
NEOSCHOLASTIC₂₀
NEPHELOMETERS₂₀
NEPHELOMETRIC₂₂
NEPHRECTOMIES₂₂
NEPHRECTOMISE₂₂
NEPHRECTOMIZE₃₁
NEPHROLEPISES₂₀
NEPHROLOGICAL₂₁
NEPHROLOGISTS₁₉
NEPHROPATHIES₂₃
NEPHROSCOPIES₂₂
NERVELESSNESS₁₆
NERVOUSNESSES₁₆
NEURAMINIDASE₁₆
NEURASTHENIAC₁₈
NEURASTHENIAS₁₆
NEURASTHENICS₁₈
NEUROANATOMIC₁₇
NEUROBLASTOMA₁₇
NEUROCHEMICAL₂₂
NEUROCHEMISTS₂₀
NEUROCOMPUTER₁₉
NEUROETHOLOGY₂₀
NEUROFEEDBACK₂₅
NEUROFIBRILAR₁₈
NEUROFIBROMAS₂₀
NEUROHORMONAL₁₈
NEUROHORMONES₁₈
NEUROIMAGINGS₁₇
NEUROINVASIVE₁₉
NEUROLINGUIST₁₄
NEUROMELANINS₁₅
NEUROMUSCULAR₁₇
NEUROPATHICAL₂₀
NEUROPATHISTS₁₈
NEUROPEPTIDES₁₈
NEUROPTERISTS₁₅
NEUROSCIENCES₁₇
NEUROSURGEONS₁₄
NEUROSURGICAL₁₆
NEUROTOXICITY₂₅
NEUROTROPHIES₁₈
NEUROTYPICALS₂₀
NEUROVASCULAR₁₈
NEUTRALNESSES₁₃
NEWFANGLENESS₂₀
NEWSGATHERING₂₁
NEWSMAGAZINES₂₈
NEWSPAPERDOMS₂₃
NEWSPAPERINGS₂₁
NEWSPAPERISMS₂₂
NEWSWORTHIEST₂₂
NICKELIFEROUS₂₂
NICOTINAMIDES₁₈
NIDIFICATIONS₁₉
NIGGARDLINESS₁₆
NIGHTCLUBBERS₂₃
NIGHTCLUBBING₂₄
NIGHTMARISHLY₂₅
NINCOMPOOPERY₂₄
NITRIFICATION₁₈
NITROBACTERIA₁₇
NITROBENZENES₂₄
NITROGENISING₁₅
NITROGENIZING₂₄
NITROGLYCERIN₁₉
NITROMETHANES₁₈
NITROPARAFFIN₂₁
NITROTOLUENES₁₃
NITWITTEDNESS₁₇
NOBILITATIONS₁₅
NOCIRECEPTORS₁₉
NOCTAMBULISMS₂₁
NOCTAMBULISTS₁₉
NOCTILUCENCES₁₉
NOCTIVAGATION₁₉
NOCUOUSNESSES₁₅
NOISELESSNESS₁₃
NOISOMENESSES₁₅
NOMADISATIONS₁₆
NOMADIZATIONS₂₅
NOMENCLATURAL₁₇
NOMENCLATURES₁₇
NOMENKLATURAS₁₉
NOMINATIVALLY₂₁
NOMOGRAPHICAL₂₃
NOMOLOGICALLY₂₁
NONABSORBABLE₁₉
NONABSORBENTS₁₇
NONABSORPTIVE₂₀
NONACCEPTANCE₂₁
NONACCIDENTAL₁₈
NONACCREDITED₁₉
NONADDITIVITY₂₁
NONADMISSIONS₁₆
NONAESTHETICS₁₈
NONAFFILIATED₂₀
NONAGENARIANS₁₄
NONAGGRESSION₁₅
NONAGGRESSIVE₁₈
NONALCOHOLICS₂₀
NONALIGNMENTS₁₆
NONALLERGENIC₁₆
NONALPHABETIC₂₂
NONANALYTICAL₁₈
NONANATOMICAL₁₇
NONANTIBIOTIC₁₇
NONAPPEARANCE₁₉
NONARCHITECTS₂₀
NONASSOCIATED₁₆
NONATTACHMENT₂₀
NONATTENDANCE₁₆
NONAUTOMOTIVE₁₈
NONAUTONOMOUS₁₅
NONBEHAVIORAL₂₁
NONBIOLOGICAL₁₈
NONBIOLOGISTS₁₆
NONBREAKABLES₂₁
NONBROADCASTS₁₈
NONBUSINESSES₁₅
NONCANCELABLE₁₉
NONCANDIDATES₁₇
NONCAPITALIST₁₇
NONCARCINOGEN₁₈
NONCELLULOSIC₁₇
NONCHARACTERS₂₀
NONCHAUVINIST₂₁
NONCHURCHGOER₂₄
NONCLASSIFIED₁₉
NONCLASSROOMS₁₇
NONCOERCIVELY₂₃
NONCOLLECTORS₁₇
NONCOLLEGIATE₁₆
NONCOMBATANTS₁₉
NONCOMMERCIAL₂₁
NONCOMMITMENT₂₁
NONCOMMITTALS₁₉
NONCOMMUNISTS₁₉
NONCOMPARABLE₂₁
NONCOMPATIBLE₂₁
NONCOMPETITOR₁₉
NONCOMPLIANCE₂₁
NONCOMPLYINGS₂₃
NONCONCEPTUAL₁₉
NONCONCLUSION₁₇
NONCONCLUSIVE₂₀
NONCONCURRENT₁₇
NONCONCURRING₁₈
NONCONDUCTING₁₉
NONCONDUCTION₁₈
NONCONDUCTIVE₂₁
NONCONDUCTORS₁₈
NONCONFERENCE₂₀
NONCONFIDENCE₂₁
NONCONFORMERS₂₀
NONCONFORMING₂₁
NONCONFORMISM₂₂
NONCONFORMIST₂₀
NONCONFORMITY₂₃
NONCONJUGATED₂₄
NONCONNECTION₁₇
NONCONSENSUAL₁₅
NONCONSTANTLY₁₈
NONCONTAGIOUS₁₆
NONCONTIGUOUS₁₆
NONCONTINGENT₁₆
NONCONTINUOUS₁₅
NONCONTROLLED₁₆
NONCOOPERATOR₁₇
NONCORRODIBLE₁₈
NONCORRODINGS₁₇
NONCORROSIVES₁₈
NONCREATIVITY₂₁
NONCROSSOVERS₁₈
NONCULTIVATED₁₉
NONCUMULATIVE₂₀
NONCYCLICALLY₂₅
NONDECREASING₁₇
NONDEDUCTIBLE₁₉
NONDEFERRABLE₁₉
NONDEGENERATE₁₅
NONDEGRADABLE₁₈
NONDELIBERATE₁₆
NONDELINQUENT₂₃
NONDELIVERIES₁₇
NONDEMOCRATIC₂₀
NONDEPENDENTS₁₇
NONDEPLETABLE₁₈
NONDEPOSITION₁₆
NONDERIVATIVE₂₀
NONDESCRIPTLY₂₁
NONDETACHABLE₂₁
NONDIALYSABLE₁₉
NONDIALYZABLE₂₈
NONDIAPAUSING₁₇
NONDIFFUSIBLE₂₂
NONDIPLOMATIC₂₀
NONDIRECTIVES₁₉
NONDISCLOSURE₁₆
NONDISCURSIVE₁₉
NONDISPERSIVE₁₉
NONDISRUPTIVE₁₉
NONDURABILITY₁₉
NONECONOMISTS₁₇
NONEDITORIALS₁₄
NONEDUCATIONS₁₆
NONEFFECTIVES₂₄
NONELASTICITY₁₈
NONELECTRICAL₁₇
NONELECTRONIC₁₇
NONELEMENTARY₁₈
NONEMPLOYMENT₂₂
NONENGAGEMENT₁₇
NONEQUILIBRIA₂₄
NONEQUIVALENT₂₅
NONESSENTIALS₁₃
NONESTERIFIED₁₇
NONEVALUATIVE₁₉
NONEXCLUSIVES₂₅
NONEXECUTIVES₂₅
NONEXISTENCES₂₂
NONEXPENDABLE₂₅
NONEXPLOITIVE₂₅
NONEXPLOSIVES₂₅
NONFIGURATIVE₂₀
NONFILTERABLE₁₈
NONFLAMMABLES₂₂
NONFORFEITURE₁₉
NONFUNCTIONAL₁₈
NONGONOCOCCAL₂₀
NONGOVERNMENT₁₉
NONGREGARIOUS₁₅
NONHAPPENINGS₂₁
NONHEREDITARY₂₀
NONHISTORICAL₁₈
NONHOMOLOGOUS₁₉
NONHOMOSEXUAL₂₅
NONHYSTERICAL₂₁
NONIDENTITIES₁₄
NONIMMIGRANTS₁₈
NONINCLUSIONS₁₅
NONINCREASING₁₆
NONINCUMBENTS₁₉
NONINDIGENOUS₁₅
NONINDIVIDUAL₁₈
NONINDUSTRIAL₁₄
NONINDUSTRIES₁₄
NONINFECTIOUS₁₈
NONINFLUENCES₁₈
NONINSURANCES₁₅
NONINTEGRATED₁₅
NONINTERLACED₁₆
NONINTOXICANT₂₂
NONINVASIVELY₂₂
NONIRRADIATED₁₅
NONIRRITATING₁₄
NONJUDGMENTAL₂₄
NONLANDOWNERS₁₇
NONLEGUMINOUS₁₆
NONLIBRARIANS₁₅
NONLINGUISTIC₁₆
NONMAINSTREAM₁₇
NONMAMMALIANS₁₉
NONMANAGEMENT₁₈
NONMANAGERIAL₁₆
NONMEANINGFUL₁₉
NONMEASURABLE₁₇
NONMECHANICAL₂₂
NONMEMBERSHIP₂₄
NONMILITARIES₁₅
NONMINORITIES₁₅
NONMONETARIST₁₅
NONMONOGAMOUS₁₈
NONMOTILITIES₁₅
NONMUNICIPALS₁₉
NONMYELINATED₁₉
NONMYSTICALLY₂₃
NONNARRATIVES₁₆
NONNEGOTIABLE₁₆
NONNUMERICALS₁₇
NONNUTRITIOUS₁₃
NONOBJECTIVES₂₇
NONOBSERVANCE₂₀
NONOCCURRENCE₁₉
NONORTHODOXES₂₄
NONPARAMETRIC₁₉
NONPASSERINES₁₅
NONPATHOGENIC₂₁
NONPERFORMERS₂₀
NONPERFORMING₂₁
NONPERISHABLE₂₀
NONPERMISSIVE₂₀
NONPERSISTENT₁₅
NONPETROLEUMS₁₇
NONPHOSPHATES₂₃
NONPHYSICIANS₂₃
NONPOLITICIAN₁₇
NONPOSSESSION₁₅
NONPRACTICING₂₀
NONPRACTISING₁₈
NONPREHENSILE₁₈
NONPRODUCTIVE₂₁
NONPROGRAMMER₂₀
NONPSYCHOTICS₂₅
NONPURPOSEFUL₂₀
NONRANDOMNESS₁₆
NONRECIPROCAL₁₉
NONRECYCLABLE₂₂
NONREFILLABLE₁₈
NONREFLECTING₁₉
NONREFLECTIVE₂₁
NONREFUNDABLE₁₉
NONREGULATION₁₄
NONREGULATORY₁₇
NONRENEWABLES₁₈
NONRESIDENCES₁₆
NONRESISTANCE₁₅
NONRESISTANTS₁₃
NONRESPONDENT₁₆
NONRESPONDERS₁₆
NONRESPONSIVE₁₈
NONRESTRICTED₁₆
NONRETRACTILE₁₅
NONRETURNABLE₁₅
NONREVERSIBLE₁₈
NONSCIENTIFIC₂₀
NONSCIENTISTS₁₅
NONSECTARIANS₁₅
NONSEGREGATED₁₆
NONSENSICALLY₁₈
NONSEQUENTIAL₂₂
NONSHRINKABLE₂₂
NONSOCIALISTS₁₅
NONSPECIALIST₁₇
NONSTATIONARY₁₆
NONSTRUCTURAL₁₅
NONSTRUCTURED₁₆
NONSUBJECTIVE₂₇
NONSUBSCRIBER₁₉
NONSUBSIDISED₁₇
NONSUBSIDIZED₂₆
NONSYSTEMATIC₂₀
NONTERMINALLY₁₈
NONTHEATRICAL₁₈
NONTRANSITIVE₁₆
NONTREATMENTS₁₅
NONUNIFORMITY₂₁
NONUNIQUENESS₂₂
NONUNIVERSALS₁₆
NONUNIVERSITY₁₉
NONVALIDITIES₁₇
NONVEGETARIAN₁₇
NONVOCATIONAL₁₈
NORADRENALINE₁₄
NORADRENALINS₁₄
NORADRENERGIC₁₇
NORETHINDRONE₁₇
NORMALISATION₁₅
NORMALIZATION₂₄
NORMATIVENESS₁₈
NORMATIVITIES₁₈
NORMOTENSIVES₁₈
NORMOTHERMIAS₂₀
NORTHEASTERLY₁₉
NORTHEASTWARD₂₀
NORTHERLINESS₁₆
NORTHERNISING₁₇
NORTHERNIZING₂₆
NORTHWESTERLY₂₂
NORTHWESTWARD₂₃
NORTRIPTYLINE₁₈
NOSEBLEEDINGS₁₇
NOSOCOMEPHOBE₂₄
NOSOLOGICALLY₁₉
NOSTALGICALLY₁₉
NOTABLENESSES₁₅
NOTARISATIONS₁₃
NOTARIZATIONS₂₂
NOTEWORTHIEST₁₉
NOTHINGARIANS₁₇
NOTHINGNESSES₁₇
NOTICEABILITY₂₀
NOTIFICATIONS₁₈
NOTIONALITIES₁₃
NOTORIOUSNESS₁₃
NOTOUNGULATES₁₄
NOUMENALITIES₁₅
NOVELISATIONS₁₆
NOVELIZATIONS₂₅
NOVOCENTENARY₂₁
NOWHERESVILLE₂₂
NOXIOUSNESSES₂₀
NUCLEOCAPSIDS₂₀
NUCLEONICALLY₂₀
NUCLEOPLASMIC₂₁
NUCLEOPROTEIN₁₇
NUCLEOTIDASES₁₆
NULLIFICATION₁₈
NULLIPARITIES₁₅
NUMEROLOGICAL₁₈
NUMEROLOGISTS₁₆
NUMISMATOLOGY₂₁
NUNNISHNESSES₁₆
NUTRACEUTICAL₁₇
NUTRICEUTICAL₁₇
NUTRITIONALLY₁₆
NUTRITIONISTS₁₃
NYCHTHEMERONS₂₆
NYCTITROPISMS₂₂
NYMPHAEACEOUS₂₅
NYMPHOLEPSIES₂₅
NYMPHOMANIACS₂₇

Letters by positionIn 65% of these words the 2nd letter is O.

2nd letter

O65%
E21%
A7%

3rd letter

N55%
T7%
U7%

5th letter

O24%
E14%
A8%

10th letter

I22%
T13%
A12%

11th letter

I27%
O10%
E10%

13th letter

S43%
E14%
L8%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 18 in Scrabble; NEPHRECTOMIZE tops the list with 31. Scores before board bonuses.

1313 points: 15 words
14 points: 18 words
1515 points: 46 words
16 points: 53 words
1717 points: 62 words
18 points: 67 words
1919 points: 61 words
20 points: 42 words
2121 points: 39 words
22 points: 31 words
2323 points: 18 words
24 points: 15 words
2525 points: 16 words
26 points: 5 words
2727 points: 5 words
28 points: 3 words
2929 points: 0 words
30 points: 0 words
3131 points: 2 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
NEPHRECTOMIZE	31	34	All three
NAPHTHALIZING	31	34	Collins only
NEWSMAGAZINES	28	32	All three
NASOPHARYNXES	28	29	All three
NONDIALYZABLE	28	32	All three
NYMPHOMANIACS	27	31	All three
NONSUBJECTIVE	27	35	All three
NAZIFICATIONS	27	30	All three
NECKERCHIEVES	27	30	All three
NONOBJECTIVES	27	34	NWL only
NAPHTHYLAMINE	26	28	All three
NONSUBSIDIZED	26	30	All three

Neighbourhood, notifications and nanoparticles are the recognisable entries in a group that runs heavily toward negations. NON- opens 266 of the 498 words, so the list tilts toward saying what something is not. Only five entries rank among the 25,000 most common English words.

N words at thirteen letters

498 words start with N, the fourteenth-largest opening letter at this length.
NON- begins 266 of them, more than half the list.
212 end in S, 72 in E and 40 in L.
Just 5 count as common English, and the average score is 18.7.
Collins holds 428, NWL2023 399 and ENABLE 338.

NON takes over this list

NON- runs through 266 entries, from noncommercial and noncompliance to nonconformist and nonobjectives. The prefix turns an ordinary word into a legal thirteen-letter play, which is why the group looks like a stack of negations.

Outside NON- the field splits into small technical families. NEURO- opens 27 words and NANO- just 5, so neuromuscular, neurosciences, nanomaterials and nanoparticles sit almost alone in that corner.

N also loses its own letter at the end: only 24 words finish with N, against 212 that finish with S. A clue that gives you both letters is telling you to look near the front of the word.

Top scores in the N group

nephrectomize and naphthalizing tie at 31, both carried by a Z. nephrectomize appears in all three tournament lists, while naphthalizing is Collins-only.

newsmagazines, nasopharynxes and nondialyzable follow at 28, each pairing a Z or an X with a long suffix. The average sits at 18.7, a point and a half under the 20.4 for thirteen-letter words overall.

95 of the 498 appear in Collins but not in NWL2023, and 156 carry no dictionary definition at all, so expect to meet words you have never seen before.

Building N words from the board

Tip

NON- carries the group whenever a rack holds N, O and another N. NEURO- and NANO- add only 32 entries between them, so a second N rarely pays off beyond the fourth letter.

Questions people ask

How many 13-letter words start with N?

498, which puts N fourteenth among opening letters at this length. The group sits between T on 665 and B on 431, and only five of the 498 count as common English.

How many 13-letter N words begin with NON?

266 of the 498, so more than half. Noncommercial, noncompliance and nonconformist are typical, and the prefix often turns a common word into a legal thirteen-letter play.

What is the highest-scoring 13-letter word starting with N?

Nephrectomize scores 31 and appears in all three tournament lists. Naphthalizing ties it on 31 points but is Collins-only, so fewer players can use it.

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13-letter words starting with N

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N words at thirteen letters

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