11 Letter Words Starting with N
There are 438 11-letter English words that start with N, ranging alphabetically from NAILBRUSHES to NYSTAGMUSES. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: NYMPHOLEPSY (26), NASOPHARYNX (26), NECKERCHIEF (25). Average word length in this list is 11 letters.
Word list
N
- NAILBRUSHES16 pts
- NAIVENESSES14 pts
- NAKEDNESSES16 pts
- NALORPHINES16 pts
- NALTREXONES18 pts
- NANOSECONDS14 pts
- NAPHTHALENE19 pts
- NARCISSISMS15 pts
- NARCISSISTS13 pts
- NARCISSUSES13 pts
- NARCOLEPTIC17 pts
- NARCOTIZING23 pts
- NARRATIONAL11 pts
- NARRATIVELY17 pts
- NARRATOLOGY15 pts
- NASOGASTRIC14 pts
- NASOPHARYNX26 pts
- NASTINESSES11 pts
- NASTURTIUMS13 pts
- NATATORIUMS13 pts
- NATIONALISE11 pts
- NATIONALISM13 pts
- NATIONALIST11 pts
- NATIONALITY14 pts
- NATIONALIZE20 pts
- NATIONHOODS15 pts
- NATRIURESES11 pts
- NATRIURESIS11 pts
- NATRIURETIC13 pts
- NATTINESSES11 pts
- NATURALISED12 pts
- NATURALISES11 pts
- NATURALISMS13 pts
- NATURALISTS11 pts
- NATURALIZED21 pts
- NATURALIZES20 pts
- NATURALNESS11 pts
- NATUROPATHS16 pts
- NATUROPATHY19 pts
- NAUGHTINESS15 pts
- NAVIGATIONS15 pts
- NEARSIGHTED16 pts
- NECESSARIES13 pts
- NECESSARILY16 pts
- NECESSITATE13 pts
- NECESSITIES13 pts
- NECESSITOUS13 pts
- NECKERCHIEF25 pts
- NECROLOGIES14 pts
- NECROLOGIST14 pts
- NECROMANCER17 pts
- NECROMANTIC17 pts
- NECROPHILIA18 pts
- NECROPHILIC20 pts
- NECROPOLEIS15 pts
- NECROPSYING19 pts
- NECROTIZING23 pts
- NEEDFULNESS15 pts
- NEEDINESSES12 pts
- NEEDLEPOINT14 pts
- NEEDLEWOMAN17 pts
- NEEDLEWOMEN17 pts
- NEEDLEWORKS19 pts
- NEFARIOUSLY17 pts
- NEGATIVISMS17 pts
- NEGATIVISTS15 pts
- NEGLIGENCES15 pts
- NEGLIGENTLY16 pts
- NEGOTIATING13 pts
- NEGOTIATION12 pts
- NEGOTIATORS12 pts
- NEGOTIATORY15 pts
- NEGROPHOBES19 pts
- NEGROPHOBIA19 pts
- NEIGHBORING18 pts
- NEIGHBOURED18 pts
- NEMATICIDAL16 pts
- NEMATICIDES16 pts
- NEMATOCIDAL16 pts
- NEMATOCIDES16 pts
- NEMATOCYSTS18 pts
- NEOCOLONIAL13 pts
- NEOCORTEXES20 pts
- NEOCORTICAL15 pts
- NEOCORTICES15 pts
- NEOLIBERALS13 pts
- NEOLOGISTIC14 pts
- NEONATOLOGY15 pts
- NEOORTHODOX22 pts
- NEOPHILIACS18 pts
- NEOREALISMS13 pts
- NEOREALISTS11 pts
- NEOSTIGMINE14 pts
- NEPHELINITE16 pts
- NEPHOSCOPES20 pts
- NEPHRECTOMY23 pts
- NEPHRITIDES17 pts
- NEPHROPATHY24 pts
- NEPHROSTOME18 pts
- NEPHROTOXIC25 pts
- NERVELESSLY17 pts
- NERVINESSES14 pts
- NERVOSITIES14 pts
- NERVOUSNESS14 pts
- NETHERWORLD18 pts
- NETWORKINGS19 pts
- NEURILEMMAL15 pts
- NEURILEMMAS15 pts
- NEUROACTIVE16 pts
- NEUROFIBRIL16 pts
- NEUROHUMORS16 pts
- NEUROLEPTIC15 pts
- NEUROLOGIES12 pts
- NEUROLOGIST12 pts
- NEUROPATHIC18 pts
- NEUROPTERAN13 pts
- NEUROSPORAS13 pts
- NEUROTICISM15 pts
- NEUROTOXINS18 pts
- NEUROTROPIC15 pts
- NEURULATION11 pts
- NEUTRALISED12 pts
- NEUTRALISES11 pts
- NEUTRALISMS13 pts
- NEUTRALISTS11 pts
- NEUTRALIZED21 pts
- NEUTRALIZER20 pts
- NEUTRALIZES20 pts
- NEUTRALNESS11 pts
- NEUTROPHILS16 pts
- NEWSCASTERS16 pts
- NEWSDEALERS15 pts
- NEWSINESSES14 pts
- NEWSLETTERS14 pts
- NEWSMONGERS17 pts
- NEWSPAPERED19 pts
- NEWSPERSONS16 pts
- NEWSREADERS15 pts
- NEWSWRITING18 pts
- NIACINAMIDE16 pts
- NICKELODEON18 pts
- NICTITATING14 pts
- NIFEDIPINES17 pts
- NIGHTINGALE16 pts
- NIGHTMARISH20 pts
- NIGHTSCOPES19 pts
- NIGHTSHADES19 pts
- NIGHTSHIRTS18 pts
- NIGHTSTANDS16 pts
- NIGHTSTICKS21 pts
- NIGHTWALKER22 pts
- NIMBOSTRATI15 pts
- NINCOMPOOPS19 pts
- NINETEENTHS14 pts
- NINNYHAMMER21 pts
- NIPPINESSES15 pts
- NITPICKIEST19 pts
- NITROFURANS14 pts
- NITROGENASE12 pts
- NITROGENOUS12 pts
- NITROSAMINE13 pts
- NOBLENESSES13 pts
- NOCICEPTIVE20 pts
- NOCTURNALLY16 pts
- NODULATIONS12 pts
- NOISELESSLY14 pts
- NOISEMAKERS17 pts
- NOISEMAKING18 pts
- NOISINESSES11 pts
- NOISOMENESS13 pts
- NOMENCLATOR15 pts
- NOMINALISMS15 pts
- NOMINALISTS13 pts
- NOMINATIONS13 pts
- NOMINATIVES16 pts
- NOMOGRAPHIC21 pts
- NOMOLOGICAL16 pts
- NONABRASIVE16 pts
- NONABSTRACT15 pts
- NONACADEMIC18 pts
- NONADAPTIVE17 pts
- NONADDITIVE16 pts
- NONADHESIVE18 pts
- NONADJACENT21 pts
- NONADMIRERS14 pts
- NONAFFLUENT17 pts
- NONALLERGIC14 pts
- NONALUMINUM15 pts
- NONANALYTIC16 pts
- NONANATOMIC15 pts
- NONARGUMENT14 pts
- NONAROMATIC15 pts
- NONARTISTIC13 pts
- NONASCETICS15 pts
- NONASPIRINS13 pts
- NONATHLETES14 pts
- NONATHLETIC16 pts
- NONATTACHED17 pts
- NONATTENDER12 pts
- NONAUDITORY15 pts
- NONBELIEVER16 pts
- NONBOTANIST13 pts
- NONBREEDERS14 pts
- NONBREEDING15 pts
- NONBUILDING15 pts
- NONBURNABLE15 pts
- NONBUSINESS13 pts
- NONCABINETS15 pts
- NONCALLABLE15 pts
- NONCAPITALS15 pts
- NONCARRIERS13 pts
- NONCELLULAR13 pts
- NONCHALANCE18 pts
- NONCHEMICAL20 pts
- NONCIRCULAR15 pts
- NONCITIZENS22 pts
- NONCLERICAL15 pts
- NONCLINICAL15 pts
- NONCLOGGING16 pts
- NONCOERCIVE18 pts
- NONCOHERENT16 pts
- NONCOLLEGES14 pts
- NONCOMPOSER17 pts
- NONCOMPOUND18 pts
- NONCOMPUTER17 pts
- NONCONCERNS15 pts
- NONCONFORMS18 pts
- NONCONSTANT13 pts
- NONCONSUMER15 pts
- NONCONTACTS15 pts
- NONCONTRACT15 pts
- NONCOPLANAR15 pts
- NONCOVERAGE17 pts
- NONCREATIVE16 pts
- NONCRIMINAL15 pts
- NONCRITICAL15 pts
- NONCULINARY16 pts
- NONCULTURAL13 pts
- NONCUSTOMER15 pts
- NONCYCLICAL20 pts
- NONDECISION14 pts
- NONDELEGATE13 pts
- NONDELIVERY18 pts
- NONDESCRIPT16 pts
- NONDEVIANTS15 pts
- NONDIABETIC16 pts
- NONDIDACTIC17 pts
- NONDIRECTED15 pts
- NONDISABLED15 pts
- NONDISCOUNT14 pts
- NONDIVIDING17 pts
- NONDOGMATIC17 pts
- NONDOMESTIC16 pts
- NONDOMINANT14 pts
- NONDRAMATIC16 pts
- NONDRINKERS16 pts
- NONDRINKING17 pts
- NONDURABLES14 pts
- NONEARNINGS12 pts
- NONECONOMIC17 pts
- NONELECTION13 pts
- NONELECTIVE16 pts
- NONELECTRIC15 pts
- NONEMPHATIC20 pts
- NONEMPLOYEE18 pts
- NONENTITIES11 pts
- NONETHELESS14 pts
- NONEVIDENCE17 pts
- NONEXISTENT18 pts
- NONFAMILIAL16 pts
- NONFAMILIES16 pts
- NONFEASANCE16 pts
- NONFEMINIST16 pts
- NONFICTIONS16 pts
- NONFREEZING24 pts
- NONGRADUATE13 pts
- NONGRANULAR12 pts
- NONHARMONIC18 pts
- NONHORMONAL16 pts
- NONHOSPITAL16 pts
- NONHOUSINGS15 pts
- NONIDENTITY15 pts
- NONINDUSTRY15 pts
- NONINFECTED17 pts
- NONINFESTED15 pts
- NONINITIATE11 pts
- NONINTEGRAL12 pts
- NONINTEREST11 pts
- NONINVASIVE17 pts
- NONINVOLVED18 pts
- NONIONIZING21 pts
- NONIRRITANT11 pts
- NONJOINDERS19 pts
- NONJUDICIAL21 pts
- NONLANGUAGE13 pts
- NONLITERARY14 pts
- NONLITERATE11 pts
- NONLUMINOUS13 pts
- NONMAGNETIC16 pts
- NONMATERIAL13 pts
- NONMEETINGS14 pts
- NONMETALLIC15 pts
- NONMETRICAL15 pts
- NONMIGRANTS14 pts
- NONMILITANT13 pts
- NONMILITARY16 pts
- NONMINORITY16 pts
- NONMONETARY16 pts
- NONMOTILITY16 pts
- NONMUSICIAN15 pts
- NONMYSTICAL18 pts
- NONNATIONAL11 pts
- NONNEGATIVE15 pts
- NONOFFICIAL19 pts
- NONOPERATIC15 pts
- NONORGASMIC16 pts
- NONORTHODOX22 pts
- NONPARALLEL13 pts
- NONPARTISAN13 pts
- NONPAYMENTS18 pts
- NONPERSONAL13 pts
- NONPHONEMIC20 pts
- NONPHONETIC18 pts
- NONPHYSICAL21 pts
- NONPLASTICS15 pts
- NONPLUSSING14 pts
- NONPREGNANT14 pts
- NONPROBLEMS17 pts
- NONPROGRAMS16 pts
- NONPROSSING14 pts
- NONPUNITIVE16 pts
- NONRACIALLY16 pts
- NONRAILROAD12 pts
- NONRATIONAL11 pts
- NONREACTIVE16 pts
- NONREACTORS13 pts
- NONRECEIPTS15 pts
- NONRECOURSE13 pts
- NONREDUCING15 pts
- NONRELATIVE14 pts
- NONRELEVANT14 pts
- NONRENEWALS14 pts
- NONRESIDENT12 pts
- NONRESONANT11 pts
- NONRESPONSE13 pts
- NONREUSABLE13 pts
- NONROTATING12 pts
- NONROUTINES11 pts
- NONRUMINANT13 pts
- NONSCIENCES15 pts
- NONSEASONAL11 pts
- NONSECRETOR13 pts
- NONSELECTED14 pts
- NONSENSICAL13 pts
- NONSENSUOUS11 pts
- NONSENTENCE13 pts
- NONSINKABLE17 pts
- NONSKELETAL15 pts
- NONSOLUTION11 pts
- NONSPEAKERS17 pts
- NONSPEAKING18 pts
- NONSPECIFIC20 pts
- NONSPORTING14 pts
- NONSTANDARD13 pts
- NONSTARTERS11 pts
- NONSTEROIDS12 pts
- NONSTUDENTS12 pts
- NONSUBJECTS22 pts
- NONSUPPORTS15 pts
- NONSURGICAL14 pts
- NONSWIMMERS18 pts
- NONSYLLABIC18 pts
- NONSYMBOLIC20 pts
- NONSYSTEMIC18 pts
- NONTAXABLES20 pts
- NONTEACHING17 pts
- NONTEMPORAL15 pts
- NONTERMINAL13 pts
- NONTHEISTIC16 pts
- NONTHINKING19 pts
- NONTOBACCOS17 pts
- NONTROPICAL15 pts
- NONVALIDITY18 pts
- NONVASCULAR16 pts
- NONVENOMOUS16 pts
- NONVERBALLY19 pts
- NONVETERANS14 pts
- NONVIOLENCE16 pts
- NONVOLATILE14 pts
- NONVOLCANIC18 pts
- NORMALISING14 pts
- NORMALITIES13 pts
- NORMALIZERS22 pts
- NORMALIZING23 pts
- NORMATIVELY19 pts
- NORTHEASTER14 pts
- NORTHERLIES14 pts
- NORTHERNERS14 pts
- NORTHWESTER17 pts
- NOSOLOGICAL14 pts
- NOSTALGISTS12 pts
- NOTABLENESS13 pts
- NOTEDNESSES12 pts
- NOTHINGNESS15 pts
- NOTIONALITY14 pts
- NOTOCHORDAL17 pts
- NOTORIETIES11 pts
- NOTORIOUSLY14 pts
- NOURISHMENT16 pts
- NOVACULITES16 pts
- NOVELETTISH17 pts
- NOVOBIOCINS18 pts
- NOXIOUSNESS18 pts
- NUCLEATIONS13 pts
- NUCLEOPHILE18 pts
- NUCLEOPLASM17 pts
- NUCLEOSIDES14 pts
- NUCLEOSOMAL15 pts
- NUCLEOSOMES15 pts
- NUCLEOTIDES14 pts
- NUDIBRANCHS19 pts
- NULLIPAROUS13 pts
- NUMERATIONS13 pts
- NUMERICALLY18 pts
- NUMISMATICS17 pts
- NUMISMATIST15 pts
- NUNCIATURES13 pts
- NUNCUPATIVE18 pts
- NURTURANCES13 pts
- NUTCRACKERS19 pts
- NUTRITIONAL11 pts
- NUTRITIVELY17 pts
- NUTTINESSES11 pts
- NYCTALOPIAS18 pts
- NYMPHOLEPSY26 pts
- NYMPHOLEPTS23 pts
- NYMPHOMANIA23 pts
- NYSTAGMUSES17 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 | nympholepsy | 26 | 28 |
| 2 | nasopharynx | 26 | 27 |
| 3 | neckerchief | 25 | 27 |
| 4 | nephrotoxic | 25 | 27 |
| 5 | nonfreezing | 24 | 28 |
| 6 | nephropathy | 24 | 24 |
| 7 | normalizing | 23 | 28 |
| 8 | narcotizing | 23 | 27 |
| 9 | necrotizing | 23 | 27 |
| 10 | nympholepts | 23 | 26 |
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 11-letter words start with N?
438 valid 11-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).