13 Letter Words Starting with N
There are 338 13-letter English words that start with N, ranging alphabetically from NANNOPLANKTON to NYMPHOMANIACS. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: NEPHRECTOMIZE (31), NEWSMAGAZINES (28), NONDIALYZABLE (28). Average word length in this list is 13 letters.
Word list
N
- NANNOPLANKTON19 pts
- NAPHTHYLAMINE26 pts
- NARRATOLOGIES14 pts
- NARRATOLOGIST14 pts
- NARROWCASTING19 pts
- NASALIZATIONS22 pts
- NASOPHARYNGES22 pts
- NASOPHARYNXES28 pts
- NATIONALISING14 pts
- NATIONALISTIC15 pts
- NATIONALITIES13 pts
- NATIONALIZERS22 pts
- NATIONALIZING23 pts
- NATURALNESSES13 pts
- NATUROPATHIES18 pts
- NAUGHTINESSES17 pts
- NAZIFICATIONS27 pts
- NEARSIGHTEDLY21 pts
- NEBULIZATIONS24 pts
- NECESSITARIAN15 pts
- NECESSITATING16 pts
- NECESSITATION15 pts
- NECESSITOUSLY18 pts
- NECKERCHIEVES27 pts
- NECROPHILIACS22 pts
- NECROPHILISMS22 pts
- NEEDFULNESSES17 pts
- NEEDLEWORKERS21 pts
- NEGLIGIBILITY20 pts
- NEGOTIABILITY19 pts
- NEIGHBORHOODS23 pts
- NEMATOLOGICAL18 pts
- NEMATOLOGISTS16 pts
- NEOCLASSICISM19 pts
- NEOCLASSICIST17 pts
- NEOLIBERALISM17 pts
- NEONATOLOGIES14 pts
- NEONATOLOGIST14 pts
- NEOPLASTICISM19 pts
- NEOPLASTICIST17 pts
- NEPHELOMETERS20 pts
- NEPHELOMETRIC22 pts
- NEPHRECTOMIES22 pts
- NEPHRECTOMIZE31 pts
- NEPHROLOGISTS19 pts
- NEPHROPATHIES23 pts
- NERVELESSNESS16 pts
- NERVOUSNESSES16 pts
- NEURAMINIDASE16 pts
- NEURASTHENIAS16 pts
- NEURASTHENICS18 pts
- NEUROANATOMIC17 pts
- NEUROBLASTOMA17 pts
- NEUROCHEMICAL22 pts
- NEUROCHEMISTS20 pts
- NEUROFIBROMAS20 pts
- NEUROHORMONAL18 pts
- NEUROHORMONES18 pts
- NEUROMUSCULAR17 pts
- NEUROPEPTIDES18 pts
- NEUROSCIENCES17 pts
- NEUROSURGEONS14 pts
- NEUROSURGICAL16 pts
- NEUROTOXICITY25 pts
- NEUTRALNESSES13 pts
- NEWSMAGAZINES28 pts
- NICKELIFEROUS22 pts
- NICOTINAMIDES18 pts
- NIDIFICATIONS19 pts
- NIGGARDLINESS16 pts
- NIGHTCLUBBERS23 pts
- NIGHTCLUBBING24 pts
- NIGHTMARISHLY25 pts
- NINCOMPOOPERY24 pts
- NITRIFICATION18 pts
- NITROBENZENES24 pts
- NITROGLYCERIN19 pts
- NITROMETHANES18 pts
- NITROPARAFFIN21 pts
- NOCTAMBULISTS19 pts
- NOISOMENESSES15 pts
- NOMENCLATURAL17 pts
- NOMENCLATURES17 pts
- NONABSORBABLE19 pts
- NONABSORBENTS17 pts
- NONABSORPTIVE20 pts
- NONACCEPTANCE21 pts
- NONACCREDITED19 pts
- NONADDITIVITY21 pts
- NONADMISSIONS16 pts
- NONAFFILIATED20 pts
- NONAGENARIANS14 pts
- NONAGGRESSION15 pts
- NONAGGRESSIVE18 pts
- NONALCOHOLICS20 pts
- NONALIGNMENTS16 pts
- NONALLERGENIC16 pts
- NONALPHABETIC22 pts
- NONANTIBIOTIC17 pts
- NONAPPEARANCE19 pts
- NONARCHITECTS20 pts
- NONASSOCIATED16 pts
- NONATTACHMENT20 pts
- NONATTENDANCE16 pts
- NONAUTOMOTIVE18 pts
- NONAUTONOMOUS15 pts
- NONBEHAVIORAL21 pts
- NONBIOLOGICAL18 pts
- NONBIOLOGISTS16 pts
- NONBROADCASTS18 pts
- NONCANCELABLE19 pts
- NONCANDIDATES17 pts
- NONCAPITALIST17 pts
- NONCARCINOGEN18 pts
- NONCELLULOSIC17 pts
- NONCHARACTERS20 pts
- NONCHAUVINIST21 pts
- NONCHURCHGOER24 pts
- NONCLASSIFIED19 pts
- NONCLASSROOMS17 pts
- NONCOLLECTORS17 pts
- NONCOLLEGIATE16 pts
- NONCOMBATANTS19 pts
- NONCOMMERCIAL21 pts
- NONCOMMITMENT21 pts
- NONCOMMUNISTS19 pts
- NONCOMPARABLE21 pts
- NONCOMPATIBLE21 pts
- NONCOMPETITOR19 pts
- NONCOMPLIANCE21 pts
- NONCOMPLYINGS23 pts
- NONCONCEPTUAL19 pts
- NONCONCLUSION17 pts
- NONCONCURRENT17 pts
- NONCONCURRING18 pts
- NONCONDUCTING19 pts
- NONCONDUCTION18 pts
- NONCONDUCTIVE21 pts
- NONCONDUCTORS18 pts
- NONCONFERENCE20 pts
- NONCONFIDENCE21 pts
- NONCONFORMERS20 pts
- NONCONFORMING21 pts
- NONCONFORMISM22 pts
- NONCONFORMIST20 pts
- NONCONFORMITY23 pts
- NONCONJUGATED24 pts
- NONCONNECTION17 pts
- NONCONSENSUAL15 pts
- NONCONTAGIOUS16 pts
- NONCONTIGUOUS16 pts
- NONCONTINGENT16 pts
- NONCONTINUOUS15 pts
- NONCONTROLLED16 pts
- NONCOOPERATOR17 pts
- NONCORRODIBLE18 pts
- NONCORRODINGS17 pts
- NONCREATIVITY21 pts
- NONCULTIVATED19 pts
- NONCUMULATIVE20 pts
- NONDECREASING17 pts
- NONDEDUCTIBLE19 pts
- NONDEFERRABLE19 pts
- NONDEGENERATE15 pts
- NONDEGRADABLE18 pts
- NONDELIBERATE16 pts
- NONDELINQUENT23 pts
- NONDELIVERIES17 pts
- NONDEMOCRATIC20 pts
- NONDEPENDENTS17 pts
- NONDEPLETABLE18 pts
- NONDEPOSITION16 pts
- NONDERIVATIVE20 pts
- NONDETACHABLE21 pts
- NONDIALYZABLE28 pts
- NONDIAPAUSING17 pts
- NONDIFFUSIBLE22 pts
- NONDIPLOMATIC20 pts
- NONDISCLOSURE16 pts
- NONDISCURSIVE19 pts
- NONDISPERSIVE19 pts
- NONDISRUPTIVE19 pts
- NONECONOMISTS17 pts
- NONEDUCATIONS16 pts
- NONEFFECTIVES24 pts
- NONELECTRICAL17 pts
- NONELECTRONIC17 pts
- NONELEMENTARY18 pts
- NONEMPLOYMENT22 pts
- NONENGAGEMENT17 pts
- NONEQUILIBRIA24 pts
- NONEQUIVALENT25 pts
- NONESSENTIALS13 pts
- NONESTERIFIED17 pts
- NONEVALUATIVE19 pts
- NONEXECUTIVES25 pts
- NONEXISTENCES22 pts
- NONEXPENDABLE25 pts
- NONEXPLOITIVE25 pts
- NONEXPLOSIVES25 pts
- NONFIGURATIVE20 pts
- NONFILTERABLE18 pts
- NONFORFEITURE19 pts
- NONFUNCTIONAL18 pts
- NONGONOCOCCAL20 pts
- NONGOVERNMENT19 pts
- NONGREGARIOUS15 pts
- NONHAPPENINGS21 pts
- NONHEREDITARY20 pts
- NONHISTORICAL18 pts
- NONHOMOLOGOUS19 pts
- NONHOMOSEXUAL25 pts
- NONHYSTERICAL21 pts
- NONIDENTITIES14 pts
- NONIMMIGRANTS18 pts
- NONINCLUSIONS15 pts
- NONINCREASING16 pts
- NONINCUMBENTS19 pts
- NONINDIGENOUS15 pts
- NONINDIVIDUAL18 pts
- NONINDUSTRIAL14 pts
- NONINFECTIOUS18 pts
- NONINFLUENCES18 pts
- NONINSURANCES15 pts
- NONINTEGRATED15 pts
- NONINTOXICANT22 pts
- NONIRRADIATED15 pts
- NONIRRITATING14 pts
- NONJUDGMENTAL24 pts
- NONLANDOWNERS17 pts
- NONLEGUMINOUS16 pts
- NONLIBRARIANS15 pts
- NONLINGUISTIC16 pts
- NONMAINSTREAM17 pts
- NONMANAGEMENT18 pts
- NONMANAGERIAL16 pts
- NONMEANINGFUL19 pts
- NONMEASURABLE17 pts
- NONMECHANICAL22 pts
- NONMEMBERSHIP24 pts
- NONMONETARIST15 pts
- NONMONOGAMOUS18 pts
- NONMOTILITIES15 pts
- NONMYELINATED19 pts
- NONNARRATIVES16 pts
- NONNEGOTIABLE16 pts
- NONNUMERICALS17 pts
- NONNUTRITIOUS13 pts
- NONOBSERVANCE20 pts
- NONOCCURRENCE19 pts
- NONPARAMETRIC19 pts
- NONPATHOGENIC21 pts
- NONPERFORMERS20 pts
- NONPERFORMING21 pts
- NONPERISHABLE20 pts
- NONPERMISSIVE20 pts
- NONPERSISTENT15 pts
- NONPETROLEUMS17 pts
- NONPHOSPHATES23 pts
- NONPHYSICIANS23 pts
- NONPOLITICIAN17 pts
- NONPOSSESSION15 pts
- NONPRACTICING20 pts
- NONPRODUCTIVE21 pts
- NONPROGRAMMER20 pts
- NONRANDOMNESS16 pts
- NONRECIPROCAL19 pts
- NONRECYCLABLE22 pts
- NONREFILLABLE18 pts
- NONREFLECTING19 pts
- NONREFUNDABLE19 pts
- NONREGULATION14 pts
- NONRESIDENCES16 pts
- NONRESISTANCE15 pts
- NONRESISTANTS13 pts
- NONRESPONDENT16 pts
- NONRESPONDERS16 pts
- NONRESPONSIVE18 pts
- NONRESTRICTED16 pts
- NONRETRACTILE15 pts
- NONRETURNABLE15 pts
- NONREVERSIBLE18 pts
- NONSCIENTIFIC20 pts
- NONSCIENTISTS15 pts
- NONSEGREGATED16 pts
- NONSENSICALLY18 pts
- NONSEQUENTIAL22 pts
- NONSHRINKABLE22 pts
- NONSOCIALISTS15 pts
- NONSPECIALIST17 pts
- NONSTATIONARY16 pts
- NONSTRUCTURAL15 pts
- NONSTRUCTURED16 pts
- NONSUBJECTIVE27 pts
- NONSUBSIDIZED26 pts
- NONSYSTEMATIC20 pts
- NONTHEATRICAL18 pts
- NONTREATMENTS15 pts
- NONUNIFORMITY21 pts
- NONUNIQUENESS22 pts
- NONUNIVERSALS16 pts
- NONUNIVERSITY19 pts
- NONVALIDITIES17 pts
- NONVEGETARIAN17 pts
- NONVOCATIONAL18 pts
- NORADRENALINE14 pts
- NORADRENALINS14 pts
- NORADRENERGIC17 pts
- NORETHINDRONE17 pts
- NORMALIZATION24 pts
- NORMATIVENESS18 pts
- NORMOTENSIVES18 pts
- NORMOTHERMIAS20 pts
- NORTHEASTERLY19 pts
- NORTHEASTWARD20 pts
- NORTHWESTERLY22 pts
- NORTHWESTWARD23 pts
- NORTRIPTYLINE18 pts
- NOSOLOGICALLY19 pts
- NOSTALGICALLY19 pts
- NOTABLENESSES15 pts
- NOTARIZATIONS22 pts
- NOTHINGNESSES17 pts
- NOTIFICATIONS18 pts
- NOTIONALITIES13 pts
- NOVELIZATIONS25 pts
- NOXIOUSNESSES20 pts
- NUCLEOCAPSIDS20 pts
- NUCLEOPLASMIC21 pts
- NUCLEOPROTEIN17 pts
- NUCLEOTIDASES16 pts
- NULLIFICATION18 pts
- NUMEROLOGICAL18 pts
- NUMEROLOGISTS16 pts
- NUTRITIONALLY16 pts
- NUTRITIONISTS13 pts
- NYMPHOLEPSIES25 pts
- NYMPHOMANIACS27 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 | nephrectomize | 31 | 34 |
| 2 | newsmagazines | 28 | 32 |
| 3 | nondialyzable | 28 | 32 |
| 4 | nasopharynxes | 28 | 29 |
| 5 | nonsubjective | 27 | 35 |
| 6 | nymphomaniacs | 27 | 31 |
| 7 | nazifications | 27 | 30 |
| 8 | neckerchieves | 27 | 30 |
| 9 | nonsubsidized | 26 | 30 |
| 10 | naphthylamine | 26 | 28 |
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 13-letter words start with N?
338 valid 13-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).