14 Letter Words Starting with N
There are 249 14-letter English words that start with N, ranging alphabetically from NAMELESSNESSES to NYMPHOMANIACAL. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: NEPHRECTOMIZED (33), NEPHRECTOMIZES (32), NONOBJECTIVITY (31). Roughly 16% of these words end in E, so an E-hook on the board is worth watching for.
Word list
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- NAMELESSNESSES16 pts
- NANNOPLANKTONS20 pts
- NANOTECHNOLOGY23 pts
- NAPHTHYLAMINES27 pts
- NARRATOLOGICAL17 pts
- NARRATOLOGISTS15 pts
- NARROWCASTINGS20 pts
- NASOPHARYNGEAL23 pts
- NATURALIZATION23 pts
- NAUSEOUSNESSES14 pts
- NAVIGABILITIES20 pts
- NAVIGATIONALLY21 pts
- NEBULOUSNESSES16 pts
- NECESSITARIANS16 pts
- NECESSITATIONS16 pts
- NEEDLESSNESSES15 pts
- NEGATIVENESSES18 pts
- NEGLECTFULNESS20 pts
- NEIGHBORLINESS20 pts
- NEOCLASSICISMS20 pts
- NEOCLASSICISTS18 pts
- NEOCOLONIALISM18 pts
- NEOCOLONIALIST16 pts
- NEOLIBERALISMS18 pts
- NEONATOLOGISTS15 pts
- NEOORTHODOXIES25 pts
- NEOPLASTICISMS20 pts
- NEOPLASTICISTS18 pts
- NEPHELOMETRIES21 pts
- NEPHRECTOMIZED33 pts
- NEPHRECTOMIZES32 pts
- NEPHROTOXICITY31 pts
- NEURAMINIDASES17 pts
- NEUROANATOMIES16 pts
- NEUROANATOMIST16 pts
- NEUROBIOLOGIES17 pts
- NEUROBIOLOGIST17 pts
- NEUROBLASTOMAS18 pts
- NEUROCHEMICALS23 pts
- NEUROCHEMISTRY24 pts
- NEUROENDOCRINE17 pts
- NEUROFIBROMATA21 pts
- NEUROGENICALLY20 pts
- NEUROLOGICALLY20 pts
- NEUROPATHOLOGY23 pts
- NEURORADIOLOGY19 pts
- NEUROSCIENTIST16 pts
- NEUROSECRETION16 pts
- NEUROSECRETORY19 pts
- NEUROSURGERIES15 pts
- NEUTRALIZATION23 pts
- NEWFANGLEDNESS22 pts
- NEWSPAPERWOMAN26 pts
- NEWSPAPERWOMEN26 pts
- NEWSWORTHINESS23 pts
- NITRIFICATIONS19 pts
- NITROCELLULOSE16 pts
- NITROGLYCERINE20 pts
- NITROGLYCERINS20 pts
- NITROPARAFFINS22 pts
- NOMENCLATORIAL18 pts
- NONACCEPTANCES22 pts
- NONACCOUNTABLE20 pts
- NONACHIEVEMENT24 pts
- NONACQUISITIVE28 pts
- NONAGGRESSIONS16 pts
- NONANTIBIOTICS18 pts
- NONAPPEARANCES20 pts
- NONATTACHMENTS21 pts
- NONATTENDANCES17 pts
- NONBARBITURATE18 pts
- NONBELLIGERENT17 pts
- NONCANDIDACIES20 pts
- NONCAPITALISTS18 pts
- NONCARCINOGENS19 pts
- NONCELEBRATION18 pts
- NONCELEBRITIES18 pts
- NONCHARISMATIC23 pts
- NONCHAUVINISTS22 pts
- NONCHROMOSOMAL23 pts
- NONCHURCHGOERS25 pts
- NONCIRCULATING19 pts
- NONCLANDESTINE17 pts
- NONCOINCIDENCE21 pts
- NONCOMBUSTIBLE22 pts
- NONCOMMERCIALS22 pts
- NONCOMMITMENTS22 pts
- NONCOMMITTALLY23 pts
- NONCOMMUNITIES20 pts
- NONCOMMUTATIVE23 pts
- NONCOMPETITION20 pts
- NONCOMPETITIVE23 pts
- NONCOMPETITORS20 pts
- NONCOMPLIANCES22 pts
- NONCOMPLICATED23 pts
- NONCONCLUSIONS18 pts
- NONCONCURRENCE20 pts
- NONCONDENSABLE19 pts
- NONCONDITIONED18 pts
- NONCONDUCTIONS19 pts
- NONCONFERENCES21 pts
- NONCONFIDENCES22 pts
- NONCONFLICTING22 pts
- NONCONFORMANCE23 pts
- NONCONFORMISMS23 pts
- NONCONFORMISTS21 pts
- NONCONNECTIONS18 pts
- NONCONSECUTIVE21 pts
- NONCONSUMPTION20 pts
- NONCONSUMPTIVE23 pts
- NONCONTRACTUAL18 pts
- NONCONTROLLING17 pts
- NONCONVERTIBLE21 pts
- NONCOOPERATION18 pts
- NONCOOPERATIVE21 pts
- NONCOOPERATORS18 pts
- NONCORRELATION16 pts
- NONCRYSTALLINE19 pts
- NONCULTIVATION19 pts
- NONDEGENERATES16 pts
- NONDEGRADABLES19 pts
- NONDEPOSITIONS17 pts
- NONDERIVATIVES21 pts
- NONDESCRIPTIVE22 pts
- NONDESTRUCTIVE20 pts
- NONDEVELOPMENT22 pts
- NONDIMENSIONAL17 pts
- NONDIRECTIONAL17 pts
- NONDISCLOSURES17 pts
- NONDISJUNCTION24 pts
- NONDISTINCTIVE20 pts
- NONDIVERSIFIED22 pts
- NONDOCTRINAIRE17 pts
- NONDOCUMENTARY22 pts
- NONEDUCATIONAL17 pts
- NONELECTROLYTE19 pts
- NONELECTRONICS18 pts
- NONEMERGENCIES19 pts
- NONEMPLOYMENTS23 pts
- NONENFORCEMENT21 pts
- NONENGAGEMENTS18 pts
- NONENGINEERING16 pts
- NONEQUILIBRIUM27 pts
- NONEQUIVALENCE28 pts
- NONEQUIVALENTS26 pts
- NONESTABLISHED20 pts
- NONEXISTENTIAL21 pts
- NONEXPLANATORY26 pts
- NONFILAMENTOUS19 pts
- NONFISSIONABLE19 pts
- NONFLUORESCENT19 pts
- NONFORFEITABLE22 pts
- NONFORFEITURES20 pts
- NONFULFILLMENT22 pts
- NONFUNCTIONING20 pts
- NONGEOMETRICAL19 pts
- NONGOVERNMENTS20 pts
- NONGRAMMATICAL21 pts
- NONHALOGENATED19 pts
- NONHANDICAPPED25 pts
- NONHOMOGENEOUS20 pts
- NONHOMOSEXUALS26 pts
- NONHYGROSCOPIC27 pts
- NONIDEOLOGICAL18 pts
- NONIMPLICATION20 pts
- NONIMPORTATION18 pts
- NONINFLAMMABLE23 pts
- NONINFORMATION19 pts
- NONINSTALLMENT16 pts
- NONINTERACTING17 pts
- NONINTERACTIVE19 pts
- NONINTERCOURSE16 pts
- NONINVOLVEMENT22 pts
- NONJUSTICIABLE25 pts
- NONLINEARITIES14 pts
- NONMANAGEMENTS19 pts
- NONMECHANISTIC23 pts
- NONMEMBERSHIPS25 pts
- NONMONETARISTS16 pts
- NONNECESSITIES16 pts
- NONNITROGENOUS15 pts
- NONOBJECTIVISM30 pts
- NONOBJECTIVIST28 pts
- NONOBJECTIVITY31 pts
- NONOBSERVANCES21 pts
- NONOCCURRENCES20 pts
- NONOPERATIONAL16 pts
- NONOVERLAPPING22 pts
- NONPARTICIPANT20 pts
- NONPERFORMANCE23 pts
- NONPERISHABLES21 pts
- NONPHILOSOPHER24 pts
- NONPOLARIZABLE27 pts
- NONPOLITICALLY21 pts
- NONPOLITICIANS18 pts
- NONPOSSESSIONS16 pts
- NONPROGRAMMERS21 pts
- NONPROGRESSIVE20 pts
- NONPROPRIETARY21 pts
- NONPSYCHIATRIC26 pts
- NONRADIOACTIVE20 pts
- NONRECIPROCALS20 pts
- NONRECOGNITION17 pts
- NONRECOMBINANT20 pts
- NONRECYCLABLES23 pts
- NONREGULATIONS15 pts
- NONRESIDENCIES17 pts
- NONRESIDENTIAL15 pts
- NONRESISTANCES16 pts
- NONRESPONDENTS17 pts
- NONRESTRICTIVE19 pts
- NONRETROACTIVE19 pts
- NONRETURNABLES16 pts
- NONSECRETORIES16 pts
- NONSEGREGATION16 pts
- NONSENSATIONAL14 pts
- NONSIGNIFICANT20 pts
- NONSPECIALISTS18 pts
- NONSPECTACULAR20 pts
- NONSPECULATIVE21 pts
- NONSTATISTICAL16 pts
- NONSUPERVISORY22 pts
- NONSYMMETRICAL23 pts
- NONSYNCHRONOUS22 pts
- NONTERMINATING17 pts
- NONTHEOLOGICAL20 pts
- NONTHEORETICAL19 pts
- NONTHERAPEUTIC21 pts
- NONTHREATENING18 pts
- NONTRADITIONAL15 pts
- NONUTILITARIAN14 pts
- NONVEGETARIANS18 pts
- NORADRENALINES15 pts
- NOREPINEPHRINE21 pts
- NORETHINDRONES18 pts
- NORMALIZATIONS25 pts
- NORTHEASTWARDS21 pts
- NORTHWESTWARDS24 pts
- NORTRIPTYLINES19 pts
- NOTEWORTHINESS20 pts
- NOVELISTICALLY22 pts
- NOVEMDECILLION22 pts
- NUCLEOPROTEINS18 pts
- NULLIFICATIONS19 pts
- NUMEROUSNESSES16 pts
- NUMINOUSNESSES16 pts
- NUMISMATICALLY23 pts
- NUTRITIOUSNESS14 pts
- NYMPHOMANIACAL28 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 | nephrectomized | 33 | 36 |
| 2 | nephrectomizes | 32 | 35 |
| 3 | nonobjectivity | 31 | 37 |
| 4 | nephrotoxicity | 31 | 32 |
| 5 | nonobjectivism | 30 | 38 |
| 6 | nonequivalence | 28 | 35 |
| 7 | nonobjectivist | 28 | 35 |
| 8 | nonacquisitive | 28 | 33 |
| 9 | nymphomaniacal | 28 | 33 |
| 10 | nonequilibrium | 27 | 34 |
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 14-letter words start with N?
249 valid 14-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).