8-letter words starting with N
There are 768 eight-letter words that start with N in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is NUZZLING at 27 points. O is the most common second letter, in 270 of them, and the average score is 11.5 points.
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N is a common one-pointer that both starts and ends a huge share of English words. These 768 words are 1.9% of all 40,530 eight-letter words, and N is the 19th most common first letter at this length. The solver above is already set to 8 letters starting with N, so typing your rack shows only the ones your tiles can make.
8-letter words starting with N in numbers
- Words
- 768
- Highest scoring
- NUZZLING 27 pts
- Average score
- 11.5 pts
- With a definition
- 314 (41%)
- A141
- E172
- G2
- I91
- O270
- U84
- Y8
Highest-scoring 8-letter words starting with n
8-letter words starting with N (768)
These 300 of the 768 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 8 letter words start with N?
768, which is 1.9% of the 40,530 eight-letter words in Unscrambly's list. 314 of them have a dictionary definition.
What is the best 8 letter word starting with N for Scrabble?
NUZZLING scores 27 points before bonus squares. Next come NUZZLERS (26), NUDZHING (22) and NEWSHAWK (21). The average is 11.5 points.
Which letter most often comes second in 8 letter words starting with N?
O, in 270 of the 768 (35%). E follows with 172.