Words Containing N

Q: How many words contain "N"?

84,199 valid English words contain the letter N.

Q: Best Scrabble word containing N?

HYPOPHYSECTOMIZING at 48 pts before bonuses.

Q: Longest word containing N?

ETHYLENEDIAMINETETRAACETATES — 28 letters.

There are 84,199 English words that contain the letter N. Range: AAHING to ZYMOSANS. The Scrabble® high-scorer is HYPOPHYSECTOMIZING at 48 points; the longest is ETHYLENEDIAMINETETRAACETATES (28 letters). Perfect for tricky Q- and Z-heavy racks in Scrabble and Words With Friends. Roughly 8% of these words end in E, so an E-hook on the board is worth watching for.

By length — 84,199 words containing N

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Showing the first 600 of 84,199 words. Use the pattern search to narrow further, or filter with the unscrambler.

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	hypophysectomizing	48	50
2	electroencephalographically	47	55
3	phosphatidylethanolamines	44	47
4	phosphatidylethanolamine	43	46
5	puzzleheadednesses	43	46
6	hexamethylenetetramines	43	45
7	dimethylhydrazines	43	42
8	overcommercializations	42	49
9	anthropomorphizations	42	45
10	oxyphenbutazones	42	45

What these words mean

hypophysectomizing: Valid 18-letter English word — definition not on file.
electroencephalographically: Valid 27-letter English word — definition not on file.
phosphatidylethanolamines: Valid 25-letter English word — definition not on file.
phosphatidylethanolamine: Valid 24-letter English word — definition not on file.
puzzleheadednesses: Valid 18-letter English word — definition not on file.
hexamethylenetetramines: Valid 23-letter English word — definition not on file.
dimethylhydrazines: Valid 18-letter English word — definition not on file.
overcommercializations: Valid 22-letter English word — definition not on file.
anthropomorphizations: Valid 21-letter English word — definition not on file.
oxyphenbutazones: Valid 16-letter English word — definition not on file.

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FAQs

How many words contain "N"?

84,199 valid English words contain N.

Best Scrabble word containing N?

HYPOPHYSECTOMIZING at 48 pts.

Longest word containing N?

ETHYLENEDIAMINETETRAACETATES (28 letters).