8-letter words starting with N

8-letter words starting with N number 789, from NATIONAL, NORTHERN and NEGATIVE up to NUZZLING at 27 points.

789 wordsTop pick NATIONALHighest score NUZZLING 27

46 of 789 are everyday words (6%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

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Z

S starts the most 8-letter words (5,265); X starts the fewest (38). N ranks #19 of 26. The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 46 · most-used first

NATIONAL₈
NORTHERN₁₁
NEGATIVE₁₂
NUMEROUS₁₀
NORMALLY₁₃
NETWORKS₁₅
NONSENSE₈
NEIGHBOR₁₄
NOWADAYS₁₅
NICKNAME₁₆
NECKLACE₁₆
NOTIFIED₁₂
NUMBERED₁₃
NARRATOR₈
NAPOLEON₁₀
NITROGEN₉
NOTEBOOK₁₄
NAVIGATE₁₂
NEEDLESS₉
NOMINEES₁₀
NARROWLY₁₄
NOTICING₁₁
NOVELIST₁₁
NINETEEN₈
NOMINATE₁₀
NICOTINE₁₀
NUTRIENT₈
NUISANCE₁₀
NAUTICAL₁₀
NOBILITY₁₃
NOTATION₈
NARROWED₁₂
NUTSHELL₁₁
NEWCOMER₁₅
NARRATED₉
NARROWER₁₁
NATIVITY₁₄
NAMELESS₁₀
NEWSROOM₁₃
NEWFOUND₁₅
NINETIES₈
NEONATAL₈
NEURONAL₈
NAMESAKE₁₄
NOSTRILS₈
NURTURED₉

All valid words 789

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

NAARTJES₁₅
NAARTJIE₁₅
NABOBERY₁₅
NABOBESS₁₂
NABOBISH₁₅
NABOBISM₁₄
NACARATS₁₀
NACELLES₁₀
NACHASES₁₃
NACHESES₁₃
NACREOUS₁₀
NACRITES₁₀
NAETHING₁₂
NAFFNESS₁₄
NAGAPIES₁₁
NAGGIEST₁₀
NAGGINGS₁₁
NAGMAALS₁₁
NAGWARES₁₂
NAIFNESS₁₁
NAILFILE₁₁
NAILFOLD₁₂
NAILHEAD₁₂
NAILINGS₉
NAILLESS₈
NAILSETS₈
NAINSELL₈
NAINSOOK₁₂
NAISSANT₈
NAIVETES₁₁
NAKEDEST₁₃
NALOXONE₁₅
NAMASKAR₁₄
NAMASTES₁₀
NAMEABLE₁₂
NAMELESS₁₀
NAMESAKE₁₄
NAMETAGS₁₁
NAMETAPE₁₂
NANDINAS₉
NANDINES₉
NANKEENS₁₂
NANNYGAI₁₂
NANNYING₁₂
NANNYISH₁₄
NANOBOTS₁₀
NANODOTS₉
NANOGRAM₁₁
NANOTECH₁₃
NANOTUBE₁₀
NANOWATT₁₁
NAPALMED₁₃
NAPERIES₁₀
NAPHTHAS₁₆
NAPHTHOL₁₆
NAPHTHYL₁₉
NAPHTOLS₁₃
NAPIFORM₁₅
NAPOLEON₁₀
NAPOOING₁₁
NAPPIEST₁₂
NAPROXEN₁₇
NARCEENS₁₀
NARCEINE₁₀
NARCEINS₁₀
NARCISMS₁₂
NARCISSI₁₀
NARCISTS₁₀
NARCOMAS₁₂
NARCOSES₁₀
NARCOSIS₁₀
NARCOTIC₁₂
NARGHILE₁₂
NARGHILY₁₅
NARGILEH₁₂
NARGILES₉
NARICORN₁₀
NARKIEST₁₂
NARQUOIS₁₇
NARRASES₈
NARRATED₉
NARRATER₈
NARRATES₈
NARRATOR₈
NARROWED₁₂
NARROWER₁₁
NARROWLY₁₄
NARTJIES₁₅
NARWHALE₁₄
NARWHALS₁₄
NASALISE₈
NASALISM₁₀
NASALITY₁₁
NASALIZE₁₇
NASCENCE₁₂
NASCENCY₁₅
NASHGABS₁₄
NASSELLA₈
NASTALIK₁₂
NASTIEST₈
NATALITY₁₁
NATANTLY₁₁
NATATION₈
NATATORY₁₁
NATHLESS₁₁
NATIFORM₁₃
NATIONAL₈
NATIVELY₁₄
NATIVISM₁₃
NATIVIST₁₁
NATIVITY₁₄
NATRIUMS₁₀
NATTERED₉
NATTERER₈
NATTIEST₈
NATURALS₈
NATURING₉
NATURISM₁₀
NATURIST₈
NAUMACHY₁₈
NAUPLIAL₁₀
NAUPLIUS₁₀
NAUSEANT₈
NAUSEATE₈
NAUSEOUS₈
NAUTCHES₁₃
NAUTICAL₁₀
NAUTILUS₈
NAVALISM₁₃
NAVARCHS₁₆
NAVARCHY₁₉
NAVARHOS₁₄
NAVARINS₁₁
NAVETTES₁₁
NAVICERT₁₃
NAVICULA₁₃
NAVIGATE₁₂
NAVVYING₁₈
NAYSAYER₁₄
NAYTHLES₁₄
NAYWARDS₁₅
NAYWORDS₁₅
NAZIFIED₂₁
NAZIFIES₂₀
NEARLIER₈
NEARNESS₈
NEARSIDE₉
NEATENED₉
NEATHERD₁₂
NEATNESS₈
NEATNIKS₁₂
NEBBICHS₁₇
NEBBISHE₁₅
NEBBISHY₁₈
NEBISHES₁₃
NEBRISES₁₀
NEBULISE₁₀
NEBULIUM₁₂
NEBULIZE₁₉
NEBULOSE₁₀
NEBULOUS₁₀
NECKATEE₁₄
NECKBAND₁₇
NECKBEEF₁₉
NECKGEAR₁₅
NECKINGS₁₅
NECKLACE₁₆
NECKLESS₁₄
NECKLETS₁₄
NECKLIKE₁₈
NECKLINE₁₄
NECKTIES₁₄
NECKWEAR₁₇
NECKWEED₁₈
NECROPSY₁₅
NECROSED₁₁
NECROSES₁₀
NECROSIS₁₀
NECROTIC₁₂
NECTARED₁₁
NEDDIEST₁₀
NEDETTES₉
NEEDFIRE₁₂
NEEDFULS₁₂
NEEDIEST₉
NEEDLERS₉
NEEDLESS₉
NEEDLIER₉
NEEDLING₁₀
NEEDMENT₁₁
NEGATERS₉
NEGATING₁₀
NEGATION₉
NEGATIVE₁₂
NEGATONS₉
NEGATORS₉
NEGATORY₁₂
NEGATRON₉
NEGLECTS₁₁
NEGLIGEE₁₀
NEGLIGES₁₀
NEGROIDS₁₀
NEGROISM₁₁
NEGRONIS₉
NEIGHBOR₁₄
NEIGHING₁₃
NEKTONIC₁₄
NELUMBOS₁₂
NEMATICS₁₂
NEMATODE₁₁
NEMATOID₁₁
NEMESIAS₁₀
NEMOROUS₁₀
NENNIGAI₉
NENUPHAR₁₃
NEOBLAST₁₀
NEOLITHS₁₁
NEOLOGIC₁₁
NEOMORPH₁₅
NEOMYCIN₁₅
NEONATAL₈
NEONATES₈
NEOPAGAN₁₁
NEOPHILE₁₃
NEOPHOBE₁₅
NEOPHYTE₁₆
NEOPLASM₁₂
NEOPRENE₁₀
NEOTENIC₁₀
NEOTERIC₁₀
NEOTOXIN₁₅
NEOTYPES₁₃
NEPENTHE₁₃
NEPHRISM₁₅
NEPHRITE₁₃
NEPHROID₁₄
NEPHRONS₁₃
NEPIONIC₁₂
NEPOTISM₁₂
NEPOTIST₁₀
NERDIEST₉
NEREIDES₉
NERVELET₁₁
NERVIEST₁₁
NERVINES₁₁
NERVINGS₁₂
NERVULAR₁₁
NERVULES₁₁
NERVURES₁₁
NESCIENT₁₀
NESHNESS₁₁
NESTABLE₁₀
NESTFULS₁₁
NESTINGS₉
NESTLERS₈
NESTLIKE₁₂
NESTLING₉
NESTMATE₁₀
NETBALLS₁₀
NETBOOKS₁₄
NETHEADS₁₂
NETIZENS₁₇
NETROOTS₈
NETSPEAK₁₄
NETSUKES₁₂
NETSURFS₁₁
NETTABLE₁₀
NETTIEST₈
NETTINGS₉
NETTLERS₈
NETTLIER₈
NETTLING₉
NETWORKS₁₅
NEUMATIC₁₂
NEURALLY₁₁
NEURAXON₁₅
NEURINES₈
NEURISMS₁₀
NEURITES₈
NEURITIC₁₀
NEURITIS₈
NEUROMAS₁₀
NEURONAL₈
NEURONES₈
NEURONIC₁₀
NEUROPIL₁₀
NEUROSAL₈
NEUROSES₈
NEUROSIS₈
NEUROTIC₁₀
NEURULAE₈
NEURULAR₈
NEURULAS₈
NEUSTONS₈
NEUTERED₉
NEUTRALS₈
NEUTRINO₈
NEUTRONS₈
NEVELLED₁₂
NEWBORNS₁₃
NEWCOMER₁₅
NEWELLED₁₂
NEWFOUND₁₅
NEWISHLY₁₇
NEWLYWED₁₈
NEWSBEAT₁₃
NEWSBOYS₁₆
NEWSCAST₁₃
NEWSDESK₁₆
NEWSFEED₁₅
NEWSGIRL₁₂
NEWSHAWK₂₁
NEWSIEST₁₁
NEWSLESS₁₁
NEWSPEAK₁₇
NEWSREEL₁₁
NEWSROOM₁₃
NEWSWIRE₁₄
NEWWAVER₁₇
NEXTDOOR₁₆
NEXTNESS₁₅
NGULTRUM₁₁
NIAGARAS₉
NIBBLERS₁₂
NIBBLIES₁₂
NIBBLING₁₃
NIBLICKS₁₆
NICENESS₁₀
NICETIES₁₀
NICHERED₁₄
NICHROME₁₅
NICKELED₁₅
NICKELIC₁₆
NICKERED₁₅
NICKLING₁₅
NICKNACK₂₀
NICKNAME₁₆
NICOTIAN₁₀
NICOTINE₁₀
NICOTINS₁₀
NICTATED₁₁
NICTATES₁₀
NIDATING₁₀
NIDATION₉
NIDDICKS₁₆
NIDERING₁₀
NIDIFIED₁₃
NIDIFIES₁₂
NIDOROUS₉
NIELLIST₈
NIELLOED₉
NIEVEFUL₁₄
NIFFERED₁₅
NIFFIEST₁₄
NIFFNAFF₂₀
NIFTIEST₁₁
NIGELLAS₉
NIGGARDS₁₁
NIGGERED₁₁
NIGGLERS₁₀
NIGGLIER₁₀
NIGGLING₁₁
NIGHNESS₁₂
NIGHTCAP₁₆
NIGHTIES₁₂
NIGHTJAR₁₉
NIGROSIN₉
NIHILISM₁₃
NIHILIST₁₁
NIHILITY₁₄
NIHONGAS₁₂
NIHONIUM₁₃
NILGHAIS₁₂
NILGHAUS₁₂
NIMBLEST₁₂
NIMBUSED₁₃
NIMBUSES₁₂
NIMBYISM₁₇
NINEBARK₁₄
NINEFOLD₁₂
NINEPINS₁₀
NINETEEN₈
NINETIES₈
NINJITSU₁₅
NINJUTSU₁₅
NINNYISH₁₄
NIOBATES₁₀
NIOBITES₁₀
NIOBIUMS₁₂
NIPPERED₁₃
NIPPIEST₁₂
NIPPLING₁₃
NIRAMIAI₁₀
NIRLIEST₈
NIRVANAS₁₁
NIRVANIC₁₃
NISBERRY₁₃
NITCHIES₁₃
NITERIES₈
NITHERED₁₂
NITHINGS₁₂
NITINOLS₈
NITPICKS₁₆
NITPICKY₁₉
NITRATED₉
NITRATES₈
NITRATOR₈
NITRIDED₁₀
NITRIDES₉
NITRILES₈
NITRITES₈
NITROGEN₉
NITROLIC₁₀
NITROSYL₁₁
NITROXYL₁₈
NITTIEST₈
NIVATION₁₁
NIZAMATE₁₉
NOBBIEST₁₂
NOBBLERS₁₂
NOBBLING₁₃
NOBELIUM₁₂
NOBILITY₁₃
NOBLEMAN₁₂
NOBLEMEN₁₂
NOBLESSE₁₀
NOBODIES₁₁
NOCENTLY₁₃
NOCTILIO₁₀
NOCTUARY₁₃
NOCTUIDS₁₁
NOCTULES₁₀
NOCTUOID₁₁
NOCTURIA₁₀
NOCTURNE₁₀
NOCTURNS₁₀
NODALISE₉
NODALITY₁₂
NODALIZE₁₈
NODATION₉
NODDIEST₁₀
NODDINGS₁₁
NODDLING₁₁
NODOSITY₁₂
NODULOSE₉
NODULOUS₉
NOESISES₈
NOGGINGS₁₁
NOHOWISH₁₇
NOINTERS₈
NOINTING₉
NOISEFUL₁₁
NOISENIK₁₂
NOISETTE₈
NOISIEST₈
NOLITION₈
NOMADIES₁₁
NOMADISE₁₁
NOMADISM₁₃
NOMADIZE₂₀
NOMARCHS₁₅
NOMARCHY₁₈
NOMBRILS₁₂
NOMINALS₁₀
NOMINATE₁₀
NOMINEES₁₀
NOMISTIC₁₂
NOMOGENY₁₄
NOMOGRAM₁₃
NOMOLOGY₁₄
NONACIDS₁₁
NONACTOR₁₀
NONADULT₉
NONAGONS₉
NONANOIC₁₀
NONARIES₈
NONAVIAN₁₁
NONBANKS₁₄
NONBASIC₁₂
NONBEING₁₁
NONBLACK₁₆
NONBOOKS₁₄
NONBRAND₁₁
NONCLASS₁₀
NONCLING₁₁
NONCOLAS₁₀
NONCOLOR₁₀
NONCOUNT₁₀
NONCRIME₁₂
NONDAIRY₁₂
NONDANCE₁₁
NONELECT₁₀
NONELITE₈
NONEMPTY₁₅
NONENTRY₁₁
NONEQUAL₁₇
NONESUCH₁₃
NONETTES₈
NONETTOS₈
NONEVENT₁₁
NONFACTS₁₃
NONFATAL₁₁
NONFATTY₁₄
NONFINAL₁₁
NONFLUID₁₂
NONFOCAL₁₃
NONGLARE₉
NONGREEN₉
NONGUEST₉
NONGUILT₉
NONHARDY₁₅
NONHUMAN₁₃
NONIDEAL₉
NONIMAGE₁₁
NONINERT₈
NONIONIC₁₀
NONISSUE₈
NONJUROR₁₅
NONLABOR₁₀
NONLEAFY₁₄
NONLEGAL₉
NONLEVEL₁₁
NONLIVES₁₁
NONLOCAL₁₀
NONLOYAL₁₁
NONLYRIC₁₃
NONMAJOR₁₇
NONMETAL₁₀
NONMETRO₁₀
NONMODAL₁₁
NONMONEY₁₃
NONMORAL₁₀
NONMUSIC₁₂
NONNASAL₈
NONNAVAL₁₁
NONNOBLE₁₀
NONNOVEL₁₁
NONOBESE₁₀
NONOHMIC₁₅
NONOWNER₁₁
NONPAGAN₁₁
NONPAPAL₁₂
NONPARTY₁₃
NONPASTS₁₀
NONPLAYS₁₃
NONPOINT₁₀
NONPOLAR₁₀
NONPRINT₁₀
NONQUOTA₁₇
NONRATED₉
NONRIGID₁₀
NONRIVAL₁₁
NONROYAL₁₁
NONRURAL₈
NONSENSE₈
NONSKEDS₁₃
NONSKIER₁₂
NONSOLAR₈
NONSOLID₉
NONSTICK₁₄
NONSTOPS₁₀
NONSTORY₁₁
NONSTYLE₁₁
NONSUGAR₉
NONSUITS₈
NONTAXES₁₅
NONTIDAL₉
NONTITLE₈
NONTONAL₈
NONTONIC₁₀
NONTOXIC₁₇
NONTRUMP₁₂
NONTRUTH₁₁
NONUNION₈
NONUPLES₁₀
NONUPLET₁₀
NONURBAN₁₀
NONUSERS₈
NONUSING₉
NONVALID₁₂
NONVIRAL₁₁
NONVITAL₁₁
NONVOCAL₁₃
NONVOTER₁₁
NONWHITE₁₄
NONWOODY₁₅
NONWORDS₁₂
NONWOVEN₁₄
NOODGING₁₁
NOODLING₁₀
NOOKIEST₁₂
NOOKLIKE₁₆
NOOMETRY₁₃
NOONDAYS₁₂
NOONINGS₉
NOONTIDE₉
NOONTIME₁₀
NOPALITO₁₀
NORIMONS₁₀
NORLANDS₉
NORMALCY₁₅
NORMALLY₁₃
NORMANDE₁₁
NORMLESS₁₀
NORTENAS₈
NORTENOS₈
NORTHERN₁₁
NORTHERS₁₁
NORTHING₁₂
NORWARDS₁₂
NOSEBAGS₁₁
NOSEBAND₁₁
NOSEDIVE₁₂
NOSEDOVE₁₂
NOSEGAYS₁₂
NOSELESS₈
NOSELIKE₁₂
NOSELITE₈
NOSHERIE₁₁
NOSINESS₈
NOSOLOGY₁₂
NOSTRILS₈
NOSTRUMS₁₀
NOTABLES₁₀
NOTAEUMS₁₀
NOTANDUM₁₁
NOTARIAL₈
NOTARIES₈
NOTARISE₈
NOTARIZE₁₇
NOTATING₉
NOTATION₈
NOTATORS₈
NOTCHELS₁₃
NOTCHERS₁₃
NOTCHIER₁₃
NOTCHING₁₄
NOTEBOOK₁₄
NOTECARD₁₁
NOTECASE₁₀
NOTELESS₈
NOTELETS₈
NOTEPADS₁₁
NOTHINGS₁₂
NOTICERS₁₀
NOTICING₁₁
NOTIFIED₁₂
NOTIFIER₁₁
NOTIFIES₁₁
NOTIONAL₈
NOTITIAE₈
NOTITIAS₈
NOTORNIS₈
NOTTURNI₈
NOTTURNO₈
NOUMENAL₁₀
NOUMENON₁₀
NOUNALLY₁₁
NOUNIEST₈
NOUNLESS₈
NOURICES₁₀
NOURSLED₉
NOURSLES₈
NOUSELLS₈
NOUSLING₉
NOUVEAUX₁₈
NOUVELLE₁₁
NOVALIKE₁₅
NOVATING₁₂
NOVATION₁₁
NOVELDOM₁₄
NOVELESE₁₁
NOVELISE₁₁
NOVELISH₁₄
NOVELISM₁₃
NOVELIST₁₁
NOVELIZE₂₀
NOVELLAE₁₁
NOVELLAS₁₁
NOVENARY₁₄
NOVERCAL₁₃
NOVERINT₁₁
NOVITIES₁₁
NOVOCAIN₁₃
NOWADAYS₁₅
NOWHENCE₁₆
NOWHERES₁₄
NOWTIEST₁₁
NOYANCES₁₃
NUANCING₁₁
NUBBIEST₁₂
NUBBLIER₁₂
NUBBLING₁₃
NUBECULA₁₂
NUBIFORM₁₅
NUBILITY₁₃
NUBILOSE₁₀
NUBILOUS₁₀
NUCELLAR₁₀
NUCELLUS₁₀
NUCLEASE₁₀
NUCLEATE₁₀
NUCLEIDE₁₁
NUCLEINS₁₀
NUCLEOID₁₁
NUCLEOLE₁₀
NUCLEOLI₁₀
NUCLEONS₁₀
NUCLIDES₁₁
NUCLIDIC₁₃
NUDATION₉
NUDENESS₉
NUDICAUL₁₁
NUDITIES₉
NUDNICKS₁₅
NUDZHING₂₂
NUGATORY₁₂
NUGGETED₁₁
NUISANCE₁₀
NULLINGS₉
NULLNESS₈
NUMBERED₁₃
NUMBERER₁₂
NUMBFISH₁₈
NUMBNESS₁₂
NUMBNUTS₁₂
NUMCHUCK₂₁
NUMERACY₁₅
NUMERALS₁₀
NUMERARY₁₃
NUMERATE₁₀
NUMERICS₁₂
NUMEROUS₁₀
NUMINOUS₁₀
NUMMIEST₁₂
NUMMULAR₁₂
NUMPTIES₁₂
NUMSKULL₁₄
NUNATAKS₁₂
NUNCHAKU₁₇
NUNCHEON₁₃
NUNCHUCK₁₉
NUNCHUKS₁₇
NUNDINAL₉
NUNDINES₉
NUNHOODS₁₂
NUNSHIPS₁₃
NUPTIALS₁₀
NURAGHIC₁₄
NURDIEST₉
NURDLING₁₀
NURSINGS₉
NURSLING₉
NURTURAL₈
NURTURED₉
NURTURER₈
NURTURES₈
NUTARIAN₈
NUTATING₉
NUTATION₈
NUTBALLS₁₀
NUTBROWN₁₃
NUTCASES₁₀
NUTGALLS₉
NUTGRASS₉
NUTHATCH₁₆
NUTHOUSE₁₁
NUTMEALS₁₀
NUTMEATS₁₀
NUTMEGGY₁₅
NUTPICKS₁₆
NUTRIENT₈
NUTSEDGE₁₀
NUTSHELL₁₁
NUTSIEST₈
NUTTIEST₈
NUTTINGS₉
NUTWOODS₁₂
NUZZLERS₂₆
NUZZLING₂₇
NYAFFING₁₈
NYLGHAIS₁₅
NYLGHAUS₁₅
NYMPHAEA₁₈
NYMPHEAN₁₈
NYMPHETS₁₈
NYMPHING₁₉
NYMPHISH₂₁
NYSTATIN₁₁

Letters by positionIn 34% of these words the 2nd letter is O.

2nd letter

O34%
E22%
A18%

3rd letter

N19%
T13%
R8%

5th letter

L14%
I12%
O9%

6th letter

I24%
E14%
A8%

7th letter

E18%
S13%
A10%

8th letter

S34%
E12%
T7%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 10 in Scrabble; NUZZLING tops the list with 27. Scores before board bonuses.

88 points: 109 words
9 points: 76 words
1010 points: 141 words
11 points: 121 words
1212 points: 104 words
13 points: 67 words
1414 points: 48 words
15 points: 49 words
1616 points: 19 words
17 points: 19 words
1818 points: 15 words
19 points: 9 words
2020 points: 5 words
21 points: 4 words
2222 points: 1 words
23 points: 0 words
2424 points: 0 words
25 points: 0 words
2626 points: 1 words
27 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
NUZZLING	27	32	All three
NUZZLERS	26	29	All three
NUDZHING	22	25	All three
NAZIFIED	21	22	All three
NEWSHAWK	21	21	All three
NUMCHUCK	21	26	Collins · NWL
NYMPHISH	21	21	Collins only
NOMADIZE	20	22	Collins only
NOVELIZE	20	23	All three
NAZIFIES	20	21	All three
NICKNACK	20	24	All three
NIFFNAFF	20	22	Collins only

N is a one-point letter, so eight-letter N words are about reach rather than score. The average is only 11.6 points, the lowest of any list in this batch. What N does offer is variety: 789 words, 46 of them common, and a second letter that splits cleanly.

Where the 789 N-words come from

Second letters: O 271, E 177, A 144, I 96 and U 91, with Y 9 and G 1.
S ends 271 words, E ends 94, T ends 57 and D ends 50.
Dictionary reach: 762 words in Collins, 620 in NWL2023, 538 in ENABLE.
46 words are common, and 631 have definitions.
NUZZLING scores 27 and the average is 11.6.

Which second letter should you try first?

O wins easily with 271 words, about a third of the list: NORTHERN, NORMALLY, NONSENSE, NOWADAYS and NOTEBOOK. E follows with NEGATIVE, NETWORKS, NEIGHBOR and NECKLACE, and A brings NATIONAL, NARRATOR, NAVIGATE and NAPOLEON.

I covers NICKNAME, NITROGEN and NINETEEN, while U covers NUMEROUS and NUMBERED. The other 10 words use Y or G as the second letter, so a rack without a vowel for the second slot is nearly always a dead end.

How do N words score?

NUZZLING leads at 27 and NUZZLERS follows at 26. NUDZHING reaches 22, and NAZIFIED, NEWSHAWK and NUMCHUCK all reach 21. Every high score here comes from a Z, a K, a W or an H.

With 11.6 as the mean, a plain NATIONAL or NEGATIVE is worth about the average. The advantage of N is that it pairs easily with common endings: 271 words end in S, so a final S is the commonest way to extend a shorter N word.

Collins covers the most ground. Before you play NUMCHUCK or NEWSHAWK, confirm they are legal in your game's lexicon, since ENABLE holds only 538 of the 789.

Is eight letters the best length for N?

Note

N starts 891 nine-letter words and 816 ten-letter ones, so eight letters at 789 is not the peak. Seven letters has 683 and six has 488.

Questions people ask

How many eight-letter words begin with N?

The pooled count is 789. Collins alone covers 762, while ENABLE falls to 538. Forty-six of the words are common, so everyday racks usually find a match.

Which second letter follows N most often in 8-letter words?

O does, with 271 words, roughly a third of the total. E comes next with 177, then A with 144. The second letter U adds 91, and I adds 96.

What are the best-scoring 8-letter words starting with N?

NUZZLING scores 27 points, NUZZLERS scores 26 and NUDZHING scores 22. NAZIFIED, NEWSHAWK and NUMCHUCK score 21 each. The Z in the first three carries most of the value.

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