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

Lock N into the opening square and S into the sixth, leaving five positions to solve. The matches mix familiar-looking words such as NEAREST and NOURISH with less common forms such as NEBBISH and NAFFEST; just one ranks among the most common English words by frequency. The final letters have a clear leader: T appears most often.

The pattern at a glance

• 35 words have N first and S sixth.
• NEAREST and NOURISH are examples that fit the fixed letters.
• NEBBISH leads the scoring list at 14 points.
• Only one match ranks as common by English word frequency.
• Final T occurs 13 times, ahead of final H at 10.

How many 7-letter words with N first and S sixth?

There are 35 matches, and their endings are unevenly spread. T finishes 13 words and H finishes 10; S appears at the end of five. The remaining endings are E, M and O, with four, two and one matches respectively, so a fixed S in position six usually does not mean the word ends in S.

The N-and-S pattern is a small slice of nearby searches. With N still first, changing the sixth letter to E gives 173 matches. Changing the first letter to C while keeping S sixth gives 126; S-first has 123, and P-first has 121, making the N-starting group notably compact.

Score opportunities and a dictionary caveat

NEBBISH scores 14 points, the highest total among these words. NAFFEST follows at 13, while NONCASH, NEDDISH and NICEISH each score 12. If you are weighing a play, check the board before chasing a high tile total; a strong word score does not guarantee the best placement.

Dictionary coverage varies: 34 matches appear in Collins, 27 in NWL2023 and 24 in ENABLE; those totals overlap rather than forming separate groups. Definitions are available for 22 entries, but the low common-word count is a warning that many options will be unfamiliar. Check your game's word list before committing to an obscure play.