6-letter words starting with N
There are 467 six-letter words that start with N in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest score is 24 points, shared by NOZZER, NOZZLE and NUZZER and others. O is the most common second letter, in 114 of them, and the average score is 9 points.
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N is a common one-pointer that both starts and ends a huge share of English words. These 467 words are 2.1% of all 22,342 six-letter words, and N is the 19th most common first letter at this length. The solver above is already set to 6 letters starting with N, so typing your rack shows only the ones your tiles can make.
6-letter words starting with N in numbers
- Words
- 467
- Highest scoring
- NOZZER 24 pts
- Average score
- 9.0 pts
- With a definition
- 224 (48%)
- A101
- E98
- G4
- H1
- I87
- K1
- O114
- U52
- Y9
Highest-scoring 6-letter words starting with n
6-letter words starting with N (467)
These 300 of the 467 are a spread sample: the 50 highest scoring first, then words taken in turn from every second letter; within each, words with a dictionary definition come first. The solver above searches all of them for your tiles, and the free JSON API has the full word lists.
Frequently asked questions
How many 6 letter words start with N?
467, which is 2.1% of the 22,342 six-letter words in Unscrambly's list. 224 of them have a dictionary definition.
What is the best 6 letter word starting with N for Scrabble?
Four words tie at 24 points, among them NOZZER, NOZZLE and NUZZER before bonus squares. Next come NYANZA (18), NIQABS (17) and NIZAMS (17). The average is 9 points.
Which letter most often comes second in 6 letter words starting with N?
O, in 114 of the 467 (24%). A follows with 101.