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7-letter words with N as the 1st letter and E as the 3rd letter

7-letter words with N as the 1st letter and E as the 3rd letter total 13; NEEDING and NEEDLES are among the familiar matches.

13 wordsTop pick NEEDINGHighest score NEEZING 17

2 of 13 are everyday words (15%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With N in 1st place, N is the most common 3rd letter (90 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 13 · most-used first

  • NEEDING9
  • NEEDLES8
  • NEEDFUL11
  • NEEDLED9
  • NEEDLER8
  • NEEDIER8
  • NAEBODY13
  • NEEDERS8
  • NAEVOID11
  • NEEDILY11
  • NEESING8
  • NEEZING17
  • NIELLOS7
All valid words 13

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

  • NAEBODY13
  • NAEVOID11
  • NEEDERS8
  • NEEDFUL11
  • NEEDIER8
  • NEEDILY11
  • NEEDING9
  • NEEDLED9
  • NEEDLER8
  • NEEDLES8
  • NEESING8
  • NEEZING17
  • NIELLOS7
Letters by positionIn 77% of these words the 2nd letter is E.
2nd letter
  1. E77%
  2. A15%
  3. I8%
4th letter
  1. D62%
  2. V8%
  3. L8%
5th letter
  1. I38%
  2. L31%
  3. O15%
6th letter
  1. E31%
  2. N23%
  3. I8%
7th letter
  1. S23%
  2. G23%
  3. D15%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
NEEZING1720Collins only
NAEBODY1314Collins only
NEEDFUL1114All three
NAEVOID1113All three
NEEDILY1112All three
NEEDING912All three
NEEDLED911All three
NEEDLES810All three
NEEDLER810All three
NEEDIER89All three
NEEDERS89All three
NEESING811Collins only

The fixed pattern is N?E????, with five open slots after accounting for N and E. NEEDING and NEEDLES are familiar examples, but the group also includes less everyday forms such as NAEBODY and NAEVOID. Collins has all 13 matches, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each have 10, so the tournament list your game uses changes which candidates you can play.

7-letter words with N as the 1st letter and E as the 3rd letter

  • All 13 entries follow N?E????: N is first and E is third.
  • Collins lists 13 matches; ENABLE and NWL2023 each list 10.
  • Just 2 entries meet the common-word cutoff, so many forms are unfamiliar.
  • NEEZING leads the score list at 17 points; NAEBODY follows at 13.
  • G and S are the most frequent final letters, with 3 words apiece.

Which matches are familiar or high-scoring?

NEED- forms dominate the recognizable end of the group: NEEDING, NEEDLED, NEEDLES, NEEDFUL, NEEDIER, NEEDILY, NEEDLER, and NEEDERS all preserve the same opening. That cluster gives you several ways to test the fixed N-E frame while changing the middle or ending letters.

NEEZING scores 17, four points above NAEBODY at 13. NEEDFUL, NAEVOID, and NEEDILY each score 11, while NEEDING and NEEDLED score 9. The average is 9.8 points, so the top word sits well above the group; NEEZING is a scoring standout, not an everyday guess.

How do the final letters narrow the search?

G and S each close 3 matches; D, R, and Y each close 2, and L closes 1. The G/S split alone accounts for 6 of the 13 candidates, a quick filter when rack or crossing letters fix the ending. Only one candidate ends in L, so that route is easy to check.

One limitation matters at the board: the 2 common matches are a small part of 13 total, and dictionary coverage differs. Collins lists 13, compared with 10 each in ENABLE and NWL2023; check the lexicon your game uses before committing to a less familiar form. 7-letter words with N as the 1st letter and E as the 3rd letter make a narrow pattern, not a list of everyday vocabulary.

Questions people ask

Are all these N-and-E words accepted in Scrabble?
Dictionary coverage depends on the Scrabble word list in use. Collins includes all 13 matches, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 10. That difference matters for less familiar entries such as NAEVOID and NEEZING, so check which lexicon your game follows before playing one.
What is the highest-scoring 7-letter word in this pattern?
NEEZING is the highest-scoring match, at 17 points. NAEBODY follows at 13, while NEEDFUL, NAEVOID, and NEEDILY each score 11. The two leaders are less familiar than NEEDING or NEEDLES, so the score advantage comes with a tougher word to spot.
Which ending should I check first for this pattern?
Check G and S first because each is the final letter for 3 matches. D, R, and Y each end 2 words, while L ends just 1. If your crossing letters fix the last tile, this distribution narrows the candidates before you inspect the remaining open positions.

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