10 Letter Words Starting with N
There are 484 10-letter English words that start with N, ranging alphabetically from NABOBERIES to NYMPHOLEPT. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: NONENZYMIC (26), NIGHTHAWKS (24), NONCOMPLEX (23). The list is ordered alphabetically; use the filter box below to jump to a specific starting letter.
Word list
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- NABOBERIES14 pts
- NABOBESSES14 pts
- NALORPHINE15 pts
- NALTREXONE17 pts
- NAMELESSLY15 pts
- NAMEPLATES14 pts
- NANOMETERS12 pts
- NANOSECOND13 pts
- NANOTESLAS10 pts
- NAPHTHENES18 pts
- NAPHTHENIC20 pts
- NAPRAPATHY20 pts
- NARCISSISM14 pts
- NARCISSIST12 pts
- NARCOLEPSY17 pts
- NARCOTIZED22 pts
- NARCOTIZES21 pts
- NARRATIONS10 pts
- NARRATIVES13 pts
- NARROWBAND16 pts
- NARROWNESS13 pts
- NASALISING11 pts
- NASALITIES10 pts
- NASALIZING20 pts
- NASCENCIES14 pts
- NASTURTIUM12 pts
- NATALITIES10 pts
- NATATORIAL10 pts
- NATATORIUM12 pts
- NATIONALLY13 pts
- NATIONHOOD14 pts
- NATIONWIDE14 pts
- NATIVENESS13 pts
- NATIVISTIC15 pts
- NATIVITIES13 pts
- NATROLITES10 pts
- NATURALISE10 pts
- NATURALISM12 pts
- NATURALIST10 pts
- NATURALIZE19 pts
- NATUROPATH15 pts
- NAUGHTIEST14 pts
- NAUMACHIAE17 pts
- NAUMACHIAS17 pts
- NAUMACHIES17 pts
- NAUSEATING11 pts
- NAUSEOUSLY13 pts
- NAUTICALLY15 pts
- NAUTILOIDS11 pts
- NAUTILUSES10 pts
- NAVICULARS15 pts
- NAVIGATING15 pts
- NAVIGATION14 pts
- NAVIGATORS14 pts
- NEARNESSES10 pts
- NEATNESSES10 pts
- NEBENKERNS16 pts
- NEBULISING13 pts
- NEBULIZERS21 pts
- NEBULIZING22 pts
- NEBULOSITY15 pts
- NEBULOUSLY15 pts
- NECROMANCY19 pts
- NECROPOLES14 pts
- NECROPOLIS14 pts
- NECROPSIED15 pts
- NECROPSIES14 pts
- NECTARINES12 pts
- NEEDLEFISH17 pts
- NEEDLELIKE15 pts
- NEEDLESSLY14 pts
- NEEDLEWORK18 pts
- NEGATIONAL11 pts
- NEGATIVELY17 pts
- NEGATIVING15 pts
- NEGATIVISM16 pts
- NEGATIVIST14 pts
- NEGATIVITY17 pts
- NEGLECTERS13 pts
- NEGLECTFUL16 pts
- NEGLECTING14 pts
- NEGLIGENCE14 pts
- NEGLIGIBLE14 pts
- NEGLIGIBLY17 pts
- NEGOTIABLE13 pts
- NEGOTIANTS11 pts
- NEGOTIATED12 pts
- NEGOTIATES11 pts
- NEGOTIATOR11 pts
- NEGRITUDES12 pts
- NEGROPHOBE18 pts
- NEIGHBORED17 pts
- NEIGHBORLY19 pts
- NEIGHBOURS16 pts
- NEMATICIDE15 pts
- NEMATOCIDE15 pts
- NEMATOCYST17 pts
- NEMATOLOGY16 pts
- NEMERTEANS12 pts
- NEMERTINES12 pts
- NEMOPHILAS17 pts
- NEOCLASSIC14 pts
- NEODYMIUMS18 pts
- NEOLIBERAL12 pts
- NEOLOGISMS13 pts
- NEONATALLY13 pts
- NEOPHILIAC17 pts
- NEOPHILIAS15 pts
- NEOPLASIAS12 pts
- NEOPLASTIC14 pts
- NEOREALISM12 pts
- NEOREALIST10 pts
- NEOTROPICS14 pts
- NEPENTHEAN15 pts
- NEPHELINES15 pts
- NEPHELINIC17 pts
- NEPHELITES15 pts
- NEPHOSCOPE19 pts
- NEPHRIDIAL16 pts
- NEPHRIDIUM18 pts
- NEPHROLOGY19 pts
- NEPHROTICS17 pts
- NEPOTISTIC14 pts
- NEPTUNIUMS14 pts
- NERVATIONS13 pts
- NESCIENCES14 pts
- NETHERMOST15 pts
- NETMINDERS13 pts
- NETTLESOME12 pts
- NETWORKING18 pts
- NEURALGIAS11 pts
- NEURILEMMA14 pts
- NEURITIDES11 pts
- NEURITISES10 pts
- NEUROGENIC13 pts
- NEUROGLIAL11 pts
- NEUROGLIAS11 pts
- NEUROHUMOR15 pts
- NEUROLOGIC13 pts
- NEUROPATHY18 pts
- NEUROSPORA12 pts
- NEUROTOXIC19 pts
- NEUROTOXIN17 pts
- NEUTRALISE10 pts
- NEUTRALISM12 pts
- NEUTRALIST10 pts
- NEUTRALITY13 pts
- NEUTRALIZE19 pts
- NEUTROPHIL15 pts
- NEWFANGLED18 pts
- NEWMARKETS19 pts
- NEWSAGENTS14 pts
- NEWSBREAKS19 pts
- NEWSCASTER15 pts
- NEWSDEALER14 pts
- NEWSHOUNDS17 pts
- NEWSLETTER13 pts
- NEWSMONGER16 pts
- NEWSPAPERS17 pts
- NEWSPEOPLE17 pts
- NEWSPERSON15 pts
- NEWSPRINTS15 pts
- NEWSREADER14 pts
- NEWSSTANDS14 pts
- NEWSWEEKLY23 pts
- NEWSWORTHY22 pts
- NIALAMIDES13 pts
- NICCOLITES14 pts
- NICENESSES12 pts
- NICKELLING17 pts
- NICKNAMERS18 pts
- NICKNAMING19 pts
- NICOTIANAS12 pts
- NICTITATED13 pts
- NICTITATES12 pts
- NIDICOLOUS13 pts
- NIDIFUGOUS15 pts
- NIFEDIPINE16 pts
- NIGGARDING14 pts
- NIGGLINGLY16 pts
- NIGHNESSES14 pts
- NIGHTCLUBS18 pts
- NIGHTDRESS15 pts
- NIGHTFALLS17 pts
- NIGHTGLOWS18 pts
- NIGHTGOWNS18 pts
- NIGHTHAWKS24 pts
- NIGHTLIFES17 pts
- NIGHTMARES16 pts
- NIGHTSCOPE18 pts
- NIGHTSHADE18 pts
- NIGHTSHIRT17 pts
- NIGHTSIDES15 pts
- NIGHTSPOTS16 pts
- NIGHTSTAND15 pts
- NIGHTSTICK20 pts
- NIGHTTIMES16 pts
- NIGRIFYING18 pts
- NIHILISTIC15 pts
- NIHILITIES13 pts
- NIMBLENESS14 pts
- NINCOMPOOP18 pts
- NINETEENTH13 pts
- NINETIETHS13 pts
- NINHYDRINS17 pts
- NITPICKERS18 pts
- NITPICKIER18 pts
- NITPICKING19 pts
- NITRATIONS10 pts
- NITRIFIERS13 pts
- NITRIFYING17 pts
- NITROFURAN13 pts
- NOBILITIES12 pts
- NOBLEWOMAN17 pts
- NOBLEWOMEN17 pts
- NODALITIES11 pts
- NODOSITIES11 pts
- NODULATION11 pts
- NOISEMAKER16 pts
- NOMARCHIES17 pts
- NOMINALISM14 pts
- NOMINALIST12 pts
- NOMINATING13 pts
- NOMINATION12 pts
- NOMINATIVE15 pts
- NOMINATORS12 pts
- NOMOGRAPHS18 pts
- NOMOGRAPHY21 pts
- NOMOLOGIES13 pts
- NOMOTHETIC17 pts
- NONACCRUAL14 pts
- NONACTIONS12 pts
- NONADDICTS14 pts
- NONADMIRER13 pts
- NONALIGNED12 pts
- NONALLELIC12 pts
- NONANSWERS13 pts
- NONAQUATIC21 pts
- NONAQUEOUS19 pts
- NONARTISTS10 pts
- NONASCETIC14 pts
- NONASPIRIN12 pts
- NONATHLETE13 pts
- NONAUTHORS13 pts
- NONBANKING17 pts
- NONBEARING13 pts
- NONBELIEFS15 pts
- NONBETTING13 pts
- NONBINDING14 pts
- NONBONDING14 pts
- NONBREEDER13 pts
- NONCABINET14 pts
- NONCALORIC14 pts
- NONCAPITAL14 pts
- NONCARDIAC15 pts
- NONCARRIER12 pts
- NONCENTRAL12 pts
- NONCHALANT15 pts
- NONCITIZEN21 pts
- NONCLASSES12 pts
- NONCOLLEGE13 pts
- NONCOLORED13 pts
- NONCOMPLEX23 pts
- NONCONCERN14 pts
- NONCONCURS14 pts
- NONCONFORM17 pts
- NONCONTACT14 pts
- NONCOUNTRY15 pts
- NONCURRENT12 pts
- NONDANCERS13 pts
- NONDEFENSE14 pts
- NONDEVIANT14 pts
- NONDOCTORS13 pts
- NONDORMANT13 pts
- NONDRINKER15 pts
- NONDRIVERS14 pts
- NONDURABLE13 pts
- NONEARNING11 pts
- NONELASTIC12 pts
- NONELECTED13 pts
- NONENTRIES10 pts
- NONENZYMIC26 pts
- NONESUCHES15 pts
- NONETHICAL15 pts
- NONEXPERTS19 pts
- NONEXPOSED20 pts
- NONFACTORS15 pts
- NONFACTUAL15 pts
- NONFACULTY18 pts
- NONFARMERS15 pts
- NONFEDERAL14 pts
- NONFERROUS13 pts
- NONFICTION15 pts
- NONFLUENCY18 pts
- NONGASEOUS11 pts
- NONGENETIC13 pts
- NONGENITAL11 pts
- NONGOLFERS14 pts
- NONGROWING15 pts
- NONHISTONE13 pts
- NONHOSTILE13 pts
- NONHOUSING14 pts
- NONHUNTERS13 pts
- NONHUNTING14 pts
- NONILLIONS10 pts
- NONINITIAL10 pts
- NONINSECTS12 pts
- NONINSURED11 pts
- NONJOINDER18 pts
- NONJOINERS17 pts
- NONLAWYERS16 pts
- NONLEGUMES13 pts
- NONLEXICAL19 pts
- NONLIBRARY15 pts
- NONLIQUIDS20 pts
- NONLITERAL10 pts
- NONLOGICAL13 pts
- NONMARITAL12 pts
- NONMEDICAL15 pts
- NONMEETING13 pts
- NONMEMBERS16 pts
- NONMIGRANT13 pts
- NONMIMETIC16 pts
- NONMUSICAL14 pts
- NONMUTANTS12 pts
- NONNATIVES13 pts
- NONNATURAL10 pts
- NONNETWORK17 pts
- NONNUCLEAR12 pts
- NONOBSCENE14 pts
- NONOBVIOUS15 pts
- NONOPTIMAL14 pts
- NONORGANIC13 pts
- NONPAREILS12 pts
- NONPASSIVE15 pts
- NONPAYMENT17 pts
- NONPERSONS12 pts
- NONPLASTIC14 pts
- NONPLAYING16 pts
- NONPLUSING13 pts
- NONPLUSSED13 pts
- NONPLUSSES12 pts
- NONPROBLEM16 pts
- NONPROFITS15 pts
- NONPROGRAM15 pts
- NONPROSSED13 pts
- NONPROSSES12 pts
- NONPROTEIN12 pts
- NONREACTOR12 pts
- NONREADERS11 pts
- NONREADING12 pts
- NONRECEIPT14 pts
- NONRENEWAL13 pts
- NONRIOTERS10 pts
- NONRIOTING11 pts
- NONROUTINE10 pts
- NONSALABLE12 pts
- NONSCIENCE14 pts
- NONSEPTATE12 pts
- NONSERIOUS10 pts
- NONSIGNERS11 pts
- NONSKATERS14 pts
- NONSMOKERS16 pts
- NONSMOKING17 pts
- NONSPATIAL12 pts
- NONSPEAKER16 pts
- NONSTARTER10 pts
- NONSTEROID11 pts
- NONSTORIES10 pts
- NONSTUDENT11 pts
- NONSUBJECT21 pts
- NONSUCCESS14 pts
- NONSUITING11 pts
- NONSUPPORT14 pts
- NONSWIMMER17 pts
- NONSYSTEMS15 pts
- NONTAXABLE19 pts
- NONTENURED11 pts
- NONTHEISTS13 pts
- NONTHERMAL15 pts
- NONTOBACCO16 pts
- NONTRIVIAL13 pts
- NONTYPICAL17 pts
- NONUNIFORM15 pts
- NONUTILITY13 pts
- NONUTOPIAN12 pts
- NONVECTORS15 pts
- NONVETERAN13 pts
- NONVIEWERS16 pts
- NONVINTAGE14 pts
- NONVIOLENT13 pts
- NONVIRGINS14 pts
- NONVISCOUS15 pts
- NONWINNING14 pts
- NONWORKERS17 pts
- NONWORKING18 pts
- NONWRITERS13 pts
- NOOSPHERES15 pts
- NORMALCIES14 pts
- NORMALISED13 pts
- NORMALISES12 pts
- NORMALIZED22 pts
- NORMALIZER21 pts
- NORMALIZES21 pts
- NORTHBOUND16 pts
- NORTHEASTS13 pts
- NORTHERNER13 pts
- NORTHLANDS14 pts
- NORTHWARDS17 pts
- NORTHWESTS16 pts
- NOSEBLEEDS13 pts
- NOSEGUARDS12 pts
- NOSEPIECES14 pts
- NOSEWHEELS16 pts
- NOSINESSES10 pts
- NOSOCOMIAL14 pts
- NOSOLOGIES11 pts
- NOSTALGIAS11 pts
- NOSTALGICS13 pts
- NOSTALGIST11 pts
- NOTABILITY15 pts
- NOTARIALLY13 pts
- NOTARIZING20 pts
- NOTATIONAL10 pts
- NOTCHBACKS23 pts
- NOTEPAPERS14 pts
- NOTEWORTHY19 pts
- NOTICEABLE14 pts
- NOTICEABLY17 pts
- NOTIFIABLE15 pts
- NOTIONALLY13 pts
- NOTOCHORDS16 pts
- NOURISHERS13 pts
- NOURISHING14 pts
- NOVACULITE15 pts
- NOVELETTES13 pts
- NOVELISING14 pts
- NOVELISTIC15 pts
- NOVELIZING23 pts
- NOVITIATES13 pts
- NOVOBIOCIN17 pts
- NOVOCAINES15 pts
- NUBILITIES12 pts
- NUCLEATING13 pts
- NUCLEATION12 pts
- NUCLEATORS12 pts
- NUCLEONICS14 pts
- NUCLEOSIDE13 pts
- NUCLEOSOME14 pts
- NUCLEOTIDE13 pts
- NUDENESSES11 pts
- NUDIBRANCH18 pts
- NULLIFIERS13 pts
- NULLIFYING17 pts
- NUMBERABLE16 pts
- NUMBERLESS14 pts
- NUMBFISHES20 pts
- NUMBNESSES14 pts
- NUMBSKULLS18 pts
- NUMERACIES14 pts
- NUMERATING13 pts
- NUMERATION12 pts
- NUMERATORS12 pts
- NUMEROLOGY16 pts
- NUMEROUSLY15 pts
- NUMINOUSES12 pts
- NUMISMATIC16 pts
- NUNCIATURE12 pts
- NUPTIALITY15 pts
- NURSEMAIDS13 pts
- NURSERYMAN15 pts
- NURSERYMEN15 pts
- NURTURANCE12 pts
- NUTATIONAL10 pts
- NUTCRACKER18 pts
- NUTGRASSES11 pts
- NUTHATCHES18 pts
- NUTRIMENTS12 pts
- NUTRITIONS10 pts
- NUTRITIOUS10 pts
- NYCTALOPIA17 pts
- NYMPHALIDS21 pts
- NYMPHETTES20 pts
- NYMPHOLEPT22 pts
Point values shown are Scrabble® (letters only, before board bonuses). Browse deeper via the word-lists hub.
Top 10 highest-scoring words
Scored on letters only (no board bonuses). WWF uses different tile values from Scrabble — J, Q and Z are worth 10 points in WWF; X is worth 8.
| # | Word | Scrabble | WWF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | nonenzymic | 26 | 30 |
| 2 | nighthawks | 24 | 24 |
| 3 | noncomplex | 23 | 29 |
| 4 | novelizing | 23 | 28 |
| 5 | notchbacks | 23 | 26 |
| 6 | newsweekly | 23 | 24 |
| 7 | nebulizing | 22 | 28 |
| 8 | normalized | 22 | 25 |
| 9 | nympholept | 22 | 25 |
| 10 | narcotized | 22 | 24 |
Strategy for this list
N is worth 1 in Scrabble and starts ~2,800 words. N is essential in bingo stems (SATINE, RETINA, TISANE all contain N) but rarely dominates the opening letter. N-openers include NAZI (not always legal), NOSY, NUTS. In Wordle, N is common in position 4 (STAIN, BRAIN, TRAIN) — very rare in position 1 for daily answers.
FAQs
How many 10-letter words start with N?
484 valid 10-letter English words begin with N in the ENABLE English word list.
Are these valid in Wordle and Scrabble?
Words on this page come from the ENABLE English word list. UK Scrabble (Collins Scrabble Words) accepts the overwhelming majority; a handful may not be legal in the North American NASPA Word List (NWL2023).