15-letter words starting with N

248 15-letter words starting with N exist, and 147 of them open on NON-, the English negating prefix.

248 wordsTop pick NOTWITHSTANDINGHighest score NEBUCHADNEZZARS 41

1 of 248 are everyday words (0%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

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P starts the most 15-letter words (695); Y starts the fewest (2). 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 248 · most-used first

NOTWITHSTANDING₂₃
NATIONALIZATION₂₄
NATIONALISATION₁₅
NONGOVERNMENTAL₂₁
NEUROSCIENTISTS₁₇
NEUROPSYCHOLOGY₂₉
NEOCONSERVATIVE₂₃
NEUROPHYSIOLOGY₂₇
NEUROBIOLOGICAL₂₀
NEUROPLASTICITY₂₂
NONCOMMISSIONED₂₂
NEUROPROTECTIVE₂₂
NEUROPSYCHIATRY₂₈
NONPRESCRIPTION₂₁
NUCLEOSYNTHESIS₂₃
NEOCONSERVATISM₂₂
NEUROSCIENTIFIC₂₂
NANOCRYSTALLINE₂₀
NONPROFESSIONAL₂₀
NEARSIGHTEDNESS₂₀
NEUROANATOMICAL₁₉
NEUROFIBRILLARY₂₃
NEIGHBOURLINESS₂₁
NONTRANSFERABLE₂₀
NONCONVENTIONAL₂₀
NEUROLINGUISTIC₁₈
NONINTERVENTION₁₈
NONINTERFERENCE₂₀
NONRELATIVISTIC₂₀
NONAGRICULTURAL₁₈
NEUROBIOLOGISTS₁₈
NONINFLAMMATORY₂₅
NOMINALIZATIONS₂₆
NONMETROPOLITAN₁₉
NONINFRINGEMENT₂₁
NATURALIZATIONS₂₄
NORTHEASTERNERS₁₈
NONCONSTRUCTIVE₂₂
NUCLEOPHILICITY₂₇
NONPARTICIPANTS₂₁
NONCONFORMITIES₂₂
NORTHWESTERNERS₂₁
NONMATHEMATICAL₂₄
NEUROANATOMISTS₁₇
NONCONTROLLABLE₁₉
NONSEQUENTIALLY₂₇
NONJUDGMENTALLY₂₉
NONCONFIDENTIAL₂₁

Showing the top 48 of 248 words. See every valid word

All valid words 248

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

NANOCRYSTALLINE₂₀
NARCOTERRORISMS₁₉
NARCOTERRORISTS₁₇
NATIONALISATION₁₅
NATIONALIZATION₂₄
NATURALISATIONS₁₅
NATURALIZATIONS₂₄
NAVIGABLENESSES₂₁
NEARSIGHTEDNESS₂₀
NEBUCHADNEZZARS₄₁
NECESSARIANISMS₁₉
NECESSARINESSES₁₇
NECESSITOUSNESS₁₇
NECROMANTICALLY₂₄
NEFARIOUSNESSES₁₈
NEGLECTEDNESSES₁₉
NEGLIGIBILITIES₁₉
NEGOTIABILITIES₁₈
NEIGHBOURLINESS₂₁
NEMATHELMINTHIC₂₇
NEOARSPHENAMINE₂₂
NEOCOLONIALISMS₁₉
NEOCOLONIALISTS₁₇
NEOCONSERVATISM₂₂
NEOCONSERVATIVE₂₃
NEOLOGISTICALLY₂₁
NEPHRECTOMISING₂₅
NEPHRECTOMIZING₃₄
NEPHROBLASTOMAS₂₄
NERVELESSNESSES₁₈
NEUROANATOMICAL₁₉
NEUROANATOMISTS₁₇
NEUROBIOLOGICAL₂₀
NEUROBIOLOGISTS₁₈
NEUROBLASTOMATA₁₉
NEUROCOMPUTINGS₂₂
NEUROETHOLOGIES₁₉
NEUROFIBRILLARY₂₃
NEUROHYPOPHYSES₃₁
NEUROHYPOPHYSIS₃₁
NEUROLINGUISTIC₁₈
NEUROMARKETINGS₂₂
NEUROPATHICALLY₂₅
NEUROPATHOLOGIC₂₃
NEUROPHYSIOLOGY₂₇
NEUROPLASTICITY₂₂
NEUROPROTECTIVE₂₂
NEUROPSYCHIATRY₂₈
NEUROPSYCHOLOGY₂₉
NEUROSCIENTIFIC₂₂
NEUROSCIENTISTS₁₇
NEUROSECRETIONS₁₇
NEUROSURGICALLY₂₁
NEUROTOXICITIES₂₄
NEUTRALISATIONS₁₅
NEUTRALIZATIONS₂₄
NEWFANGLENESSES₂₂
NIGGARDLINESSES₁₈
NIGHTMARISHNESS₂₄
NINCOMPOOPERIES₂₃
NITROCELLULOSES₁₇
NITROCHLOROFORM₂₅
NITROGENISATION₁₆
NITROGENIZATION₂₅
NITROGLYCERINES₂₁
NITWITTEDNESSES₁₉
NOCTAMBULATIONS₂₁
NOISELESSNESSES₁₅
NOMINALISATIONS₁₇
NOMINALIZATIONS₂₆
NOMOGRAPHICALLY₂₈
NONACHIEVEMENTS₂₅
NONADDITIVITIES₂₀
NONAGRICULTURAL₁₈
NONANALYTICALLY₂₃
NONANATOMICALLY₂₂
NONANTAGONISTIC₁₈
NONARCHITECTURE₂₂
NONARISTOCRATIC₁₉
NONASTRONOMICAL₁₉
NONAVAILABILITY₂₃
NONBARBITURATES₁₉
NONBELLIGERENCE₂₀
NONBELLIGERENCY₂₃
NONBELLIGERENTS₁₈
NONBIOGRAPHICAL₂₅
NONBIOLOGICALLY₂₃
NONCARCINOGENIC₂₂
NONCELEBRATIONS₁₉
NONCERTIFICATED₂₃
NONCHARISMATICS₂₄
NONCOGNITIVISMS₂₃
NONCOINCIDENCES₂₂
NONCOMBUSTIBLES₂₃
NONCOMMISSIONED₂₂
NONCOMPETITIONS₂₁
NONCOMPRESSIBLE₂₃
NONCOMPUTERISED₂₂
NONCOMPUTERIZED₃₁
NONCONCURRENCES₂₁
NONCONFIDENTIAL₂₁
NONCONFORMANCES₂₄
NONCONFORMITIES₂₂
NONCONSENSUALLY₂₀
NONCONSERVATION₂₀
NONCONSERVATIVE₂₃
NONCONSOLIDATED₁₉
NONCONSTRUCTION₁₉
NONCONSTRUCTIVE₂₂
NONCONSUMPTIONS₂₁
NONCONTEMPORARY₂₄
NONCONTRIBUTORY₂₂
NONCONTROLLABLE₁₉
NONCONVENTIONAL₂₀
NONCONVERTIBLES₂₂
NONCOOPERATIONS₁₉
NONCOOPERATIVES₂₂
NONCORRELATIONS₁₇
NONCREATIVITIES₂₀
NONCREDENTIALED₁₉
NONCULTIVATIONS₂₀
NONDEPARTMENTAL₂₀
NONDESCRIPTNESS₂₀
NONDEVELOPMENTS₂₃
NONDISJUNCTIONS₂₅
NONDOCTRINAIRES₁₈
NONDOGMATICALLY₂₄
NONDRAMATICALLY₂₃
NONDURABILITIES₁₈
NONELASTICITIES₁₇
NONELECTROLYTES₂₀
NONENCAPSULATED₂₀
NONENFORCEMENTS₂₂
NONENGINEERINGS₁₇
NONEQUILIBRIUMS₂₈
NONEQUIVALENCES₂₉
NONEXPERIMENTAL₂₆
NONEXPLOITATION₂₄
NONEXPLOITATIVE₂₇
NONFLAMMABILITY₂₇
NONFLUORESCENTS₂₀
NONFULFILLMENTS₂₃
NONFUNCTIONALLY₂₃
NONGOVERNMENTAL₂₁
NONHETEROSEXUAL₂₅
NONHIERARCHICAL₂₅
NONHISTORICALLY₂₃
NONHOMOSEXUALLY₃₀
NONHOSPITALISED₂₁
NONHOSPITALIZED₃₀
NONHYSTERICALLY₂₆
NONIMPLICATIONS₂₁
NONIMPORTATIONS₁₉
NONINDEPENDENCE₂₁
NONINFLAMMABLES₂₄
NONINFLAMMATORY₂₅
NONINFLATIONARY₂₁
NONINFLECTIONAL₂₀
NONINFORMATIONS₂₀
NONINFRINGEMENT₂₁
NONINSECTICIDAL₂₀
NONINSTALLMENTS₁₇
NONINSTRUMENTAL₁₇
NONINTELLECTUAL₁₇
NONINTERCOURSES₁₇
NONINTERFERENCE₂₀
NONINTERSECTING₁₈
NONINTERVENTION₁₈
NONINTIMIDATING₁₉
NONINTOXICATING₂₅
NONINVOLVEMENTS₂₃
NONJUDGMENTALLY₂₉
NONMATHEMATICAL₂₄
NONMATRICULATED₂₀
NONMETAPHORICAL₂₄
NONMETROPOLITAN₁₉
NONOBJECTIVISMS₃₁
NONOBJECTIVISTS₂₉
NONOCCUPATIONAL₂₁
NONOVERLAPPINGS₂₃
NONPARTICIPANTS₂₁
NONPARTISANSHIP₂₂
NONPARTIZANSHIP₃₁
NONPERFORMANCES₂₄
NONPHILOSOPHERS₂₅
NONPHOTOGRAPHIC₂₈
NONPRESCRIPTION₂₁
NONPRODUCTIVITY₂₆
NONPROFESSIONAL₂₀
NONPROFESSORIAL₂₀
NONPROGRESSIVES₂₁
NONPSYCHIATRIST₂₅
NONPSYCHOACTIVE₃₀
NONQUANTIFIABLE₂₉
NONQUANTITATIVE₂₇
NONRANDOMNESSES₁₈
NONRECOGNITIONS₁₈
NONRECOMBINANTS₂₁
NONRELATIVISTIC₂₀
NONREPRODUCIBLE₂₂
NONREPRODUCTIVE₂₃
NONRESTRICTIVES₂₀
NONSAPONIFIABLE₂₂
NONSEDIMENTABLE₂₀
NONSEGREGATIONS₁₇
NONSENSICALNESS₁₇
NONSEQUENTIALLY₂₇
NONSIMULTANEOUS₁₇
NONSPECIFICALLY₂₇
NONSPECTACULARS₂₁
NONSTATIONARIES₁₅
NONTHEISTICALLY₂₃
NONTOTALITARIAN₁₅
NONTRANSFERABLE₂₀
NONUNIFORMITIES₂₀
NONUNIQUENESSES₂₄
NONUNIVERSITIES₁₈
NONUTILITARIANS₁₅
NOREPINEPHRINES₂₂
NORETHISTERONES₁₈
NORMATIVENESSES₂₀
NORTHCOUNTRYMAN₂₅
NORTHCOUNTRYMEN₂₅
NORTHEASTERLIES₁₈
NORTHEASTERNERS₁₈
NORTHEASTWARDLY₂₅
NORTHERLINESSES₁₈
NORTHWESTERLIES₂₁
NORTHWESTERNERS₂₁
NORTHWESTWARDLY₂₈
NOSOCOMEPHOBIAS₂₆
NOSOCOMEPHOBICS₂₈
NOTHINGARIANISM₂₁
NOTICEABILITIES₁₉
NOTORIOUSNESSES₁₅
NOTWITHSTANDING₂₃
NOVEMDECILLIONS₂₃
NOVOCENTENARIES₂₀
NUCLEARISATIONS₁₇
NUCLEARIZATIONS₂₆
NUCLEOPHILICITY₂₇
NUCLEOPLASMATIC₂₃
NUCLEOSYNTHESES₂₃
NUCLEOSYNTHESIS₂₃
NUCLEOSYNTHETIC₂₅
NUDIBRANCHIATES₂₃
NUMISMATOLOGIES₂₀
NUMISMATOLOGIST₂₀

Letters by positionIn 69% of these words the 2nd letter is O.

2nd letter

O69%
E20%
U4%

3rd letter

N60%
U10%
R6%

5th letter

O30%
E13%
N12%

12th letter

I25%
T16%
A15%

14th letter

E26%
N13%
L11%

15th letter

S49%
Y14%
E8%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 20 in Scrabble; NEBUCHADNEZZARS tops the list with 41. Scores before board bonuses.

1515 points: 8 words
16 points: 1 words
1717 points: 20 words
18 points: 20 words
1919 points: 22 words
20 points: 31 words
2121 points: 25 words
22 points: 24 words
2323 points: 28 words
24 points: 17 words
2525 points: 17 words
26 points: 6 words
2727 points: 8 words
28 points: 6 words
2929 points: 5 words
30 points: 3 words
3131 points: 5 words
32 points: 0 words
3333 points: 0 words
34 points: 1 words
3535 points: 0 words
36 points: 0 words
3737 points: 0 words
38 points: 0 words
3939 points: 0 words
40 points: 0 words
4141 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
NEBUCHADNEZZARS	41	45	Collins · NWL
NEPHRECTOMIZING	34	39	All three
NEUROHYPOPHYSES	31	31	All three
NEUROHYPOPHYSIS	31	31	All three
NONCOMPUTERIZED	31	37	All three
NONOBJECTIVISMS	31	39	All three
NONPARTIZANSHIP	31	35	Collins only
NONHOSPITALIZED	30	33	All three
NONHOMOSEXUALLY	30	34	NWL only
NONPSYCHOACTIVE	30	34	NWL only
NEUROPSYCHOLOGY	29	32	All three
NONJUDGMENTALLY	29	38	NWL only

N is the negating letter at this length. NON- opens 147 of the 248 words and NEURO- adds 24, leaving 77 entries for every other N root. Only notwithstanding counts as everyday English, and the group averages 21.8 points.

What the N words are built from

NON- opens 147 of the 248 words, and 60 of those end in S.
NEURO- adds 24 more, from neuroscientists to neurofibrillary.
36 entries hold a Z, and nebuchadnezzars packs two of them.
122 close on S, 35 on Y and 21 each on E and L.
Only notwithstanding belongs to common English.
Scores run from 15 at the bottom to 41 at the top.

Why NON- controls this list

English negates with NON-, and a fifteen-letter word has room for it. nongovernmental, noncommissioned, nonprescription and nonprofessional are the recognisable ones among the 147.

The science cluster sits in NEURO-, 24 words deep. neuropsychology, neuroplasticity, neurobiological and neuroprotective are typical, and none of them turns up in ordinary conversation.

Suffixes that dominate other long word lists barely show here. Just 9 of the 248 end in -tion, and 6 of those are NON- compounds such as nonintervention and nonexploitation, so this list stacks prefixes rather than building derivations.

Which 15-letter N word scores highest?

nebuchadnezzars at 41, the only entry here above 34. Its two Z tiles are worth 20 points on their own, and the plural ending adds nothing to that total.

nephrectomizing follows at 34. Then five entries tie at 31: neurohypophyses, neurohypophysis, noncomputerized, nonobjectivisms and nonpartizanship.

The average is 21.8, and only 150 of the 248 carry a definition. This is a specialist list, better for a themed play than for quick points.

Two word lists that nearly agree

Note

Collins carries 208 of the 248 words and NWL2023 203, and the two overlap on 167 entries. Only 41 words stay Collins-only, so most of the list survives North American play.

Questions people ask

How many 15-letter words start with N?

248. Collins lists 208 of them, NWL2023 accepts 203 and ENABLE 155, and the two larger lists agree on 167 entries, which makes N an unusually portable opening.

How many 15-letter N words begin with NON-?

147 of the 248, and 60 of those finish in S. NEURO- accounts for another 24 words, so two roots between them cover more than two thirds of the list.

What is the highest-scoring 15-letter word starting with N?

nebuchadnezzars scores 41 points, the best on the list and 20 of those come from its two Z tiles. nephrectomizing follows at 34, then five words tie at 31.

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