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7-letter words with N as the 1st letter and D as the 5th letter

7-letter words with N as the 1st letter and D as the 5th letter: 11 matches, led by NAKEDLY at 15 Scrabble points.

11 wordsTop pick NOMADICHighest score NAKEDLY 15

1 of 11 are everyday words (9%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With N in 1st place, I is the most common 5th letter (171 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 11 · most-used first

  • NOMADIC12
  • NOONDAY11
  • NAKEDLY15
  • NOMADES10
  • NAKEDER12
  • NANODOT8
  • NAIADES8
  • NHANDUS11
  • NOSODES8
  • NOTEDLY11
  • NOYADES11
All valid words 11

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

  • NAIADES8
  • NAKEDER12
  • NAKEDLY15
  • NANODOT8
  • NHANDUS11
  • NOMADES10
  • NOMADIC12
  • NOONDAY11
  • NOSODES8
  • NOTEDLY11
  • NOYADES11

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
NAKEDLY1516All three
NOMADIC1215All three
NAKEDER1213All three
NOONDAY1112All three
NOTEDLY1112All three
NOYADES1111All three
NHANDUS1113Collins only
NOMADES1012Collins only
NANODOT810Collins only
NAIADES89All three
NOSODES89Collins only

The fixed pattern is N _ _ _ D _ _. Collins contains all 11 matches, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each contain 7. Only one entry ranks among the top 25,000 English words by word frequency, so expect an unusual mix rather than a list of everyday choices. NAKEDLY, NOMADIC, and NOONDAY are among the easier words to recognize.

At a glance: 11 matches and five endings

  • There are 11 tournament-dictionary words matching N _ _ _ D _ _.
  • NAKEDLY leads the Scrabble scores at 15 points; NOMADIC and NAKEDER score 12 each.
  • Five words end in S, three in Y, and one each in C, R, or T.
  • Collins has all 11 matches; ENABLE and NWL2023 each have 7.
  • The average score is 10.6, and just one match is common by word-frequency ranking.

Which words fit the N-and-D pattern?

NAKEDLY places D in the fifth slot and tops the score list. NOMADIC and NOONDAY also make the pattern easy to see: the D follows four letters in each word. Other matches include NAKEDER, NOTEDLY, and NANODOT.

The small common-word count is a real limitation: most of these choices are less familiar than NOMADIC or NOONDAY. Check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry, since Collins includes more matches than the two North American and international alternatives here.

Choosing from the 11 matching words

For 7-letter words with N as the 1st letter and D as the 5th letter, confirm the middle slots before weighing score. A D in the fifth position narrows the N-first pattern sharply: with I in that slot, the related pattern has 171 matches, compared with 11 here.

Questions people ask

What is the highest-scoring 7-letter word with N first and D fifth?
NAKEDLY is the highest scorer, at 15 Scrabble points. NOMADIC and NAKEDER follow at 12 points each. Those totals give you a quick way to compare familiar choices, but confirm the word is accepted in your game's dictionary before making a play.
How many words match N _ _ _ D _ _?
There are 11 tournament-dictionary matches for N _ _ _ D _ _. Their endings are limited: five finish in S, three in Y, and the remaining three end in C, R, or T, one apiece.
Which dictionaries accept these seven-letter words?
Collins contains all 11 matches, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each contain 7. The counts do not mean every word is accepted in every game, so check the word list used at your table or in your app before playing a less familiar match.

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