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7-letter words with N as the 1st letter and G as the 6th letter

7-letter words with N as the 1st letter and G as the 6th letter number 10, with five tied at 11 points.

10 wordsTop pick NUTMEGSHighest score NEOLOGY 11

With N in 1st place, E is the most common 6th letter (173 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 10 · most-used first

  • NUTMEGS10
  • NAMINGS10
  • NEGLIGE9
  • NEOLOGY11
  • NIDINGS9
  • NIHONGA11
  • NONWAGE11
  • NOOLOGY11
  • NOSINGS8
  • NURHAGS11
All valid words 10

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

  • NAMINGS10
  • NEGLIGE9
  • NEOLOGY11
  • NIDINGS9
  • NIHONGA11
  • NONWAGE11
  • NOOLOGY11
  • NOSINGS8
  • NURHAGS11
  • NUTMEGS10

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
NEOLOGY1113All three
NIHONGA1113Collins only
NONWAGE1114Collins · NWL
NOOLOGY1113Collins only
NURHAGS1113Collins only
NUTMEGS1014All three
NAMINGS1014Collins only
NEGLIGE913All three
NIDINGS912Collins only
NOSINGS811All three

This exact pattern leaves a compact set: N occupies the opening tile, G sits in the sixth position, and one letter remains after it. None of the matches falls among the most common English words. The endings offer a quick way to narrow the choices: half finish with S, while the other half end in E, Y, or A.

The pattern at a glance

  • Exactly 10 seven-letter words start with N and place G sixth.
  • Collins includes all 10; ENABLE includes 4 and NWL2023 includes 5.
  • Five matches end in S; E and Y each appear twice at the end.
  • NEOLOGY, NIHONGA, NONWAGE, NOOLOGY, and NURHAGS each score 11 points.

How many 7-letter words have N first and G sixth?

There are 10 matches, and their shapes all follow N _ _ _ _ G _. That fixed sixth letter leaves only the second, third, fourth, fifth, and final positions to distinguish one candidate from another. NUTMEGS and NAMINGS are among the more recognizable entries.

Dictionary coverage is uneven: Collins accepts all 10, compared with 4 in ENABLE and 5 in NWL2023. So a word appearing in the complete set is not automatically playable in every game. Check the word list your game uses before committing a rare candidate.

7-letter words with N first and G sixth: endings and scores

Five matches end in S: NAMINGS, NIDINGS, NOSINGS, NUTMEGS, and NURHAGS. The remaining five split into two E endings, two Y endings, and one A ending. If the final tile is already known, that split cuts the search space in half immediately.

NEOLOGY, NIHONGA, NONWAGE, NOOLOGY, and NURHAGS lead the score table at 11 points apiece. The set averages 10.1 points, but none of its entries ranks among the commonest English words. A different initial letter changes the scale sharply: 88 seven-letter words start with S and put G sixth.

Questions people ask

Which 7-letter words with N first and G sixth score the most?
NEOLOGY, NIHONGA, NONWAGE, NOOLOGY, and NURHAGS each score 11 points. Those five tie for the top score among the 10 matches. NUTMEGS and NAMINGS score 10, so the leading group is only one point ahead of the next pair.
Do all 10 words appear in every word-game dictionary?
No, dictionary coverage differs. Collins contains all 10 matches, while ENABLE contains 4 and NWL2023 contains 5. That makes the dictionary split worth checking before a play: a candidate accepted in Collins is not necessarily accepted in an ENABLE or NWL2023 game.
How many of these words end in S?
Five of the 10 matches end in S: NAMINGS, NIDINGS, NOSINGS, NUTMEGS, and NURHAGS. Two end in E, two end in Y, and NIHONGA is the only one ending in A. Knowing the final letter quickly narrows the pattern.

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