Words Containing NI

Q: How many words contain "NI"?

8,146 valid English words contain the sequence NI.

Q: Best Scrabble word containing NI?

SCHIZOPHRENICALLY at 41 pts before bonuses.

Q: Longest word containing NI?

ESTABLISHMENTARIANISMS — 22 letters.

There are 8,146 English words that contain the sequence NI. Range: ABANDONING to ZWITTERIONIC. The Scrabble® high-scorer is SCHIZOPHRENICALLY at 41 points; the longest is ESTABLISHMENTARIANISMS (22 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 — 8,146 words containing NI

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4-letter(31)
5-letter(114)
6-letter(336)
7-letter(722)
8-letter(1,157)
9-letter(1,246)
10-letter(1,201)
11-letter(961)
12-letter(757)
13-letter(592)
14-letter(422)
15-letter(259)

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Showing the first 600 of 8,146 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	schizophrenically	41	44
2	hyperimmunizations	39	43
3	hyperimmunization	38	42
4	antischizophrenic	38	41
5	hyperimmunizing	37	42
6	nonschizophrenic	37	41
7	clinicopathologically	36	44
8	microminiaturizations	36	42
9	polyphiloprogenitive	36	42
10	exhibitionistically	36	39

What these words mean

schizophrenically: Valid 17-letter English word — definition not on file.
hyperimmunizations: Valid 18-letter English word — definition not on file.
hyperimmunization: Valid 17-letter English word — definition not on file.
antischizophrenic: Valid 17-letter English word — definition not on file.
hyperimmunizing: Valid 15-letter English word — definition not on file.
nonschizophrenic: Valid 16-letter English word — definition not on file.
clinicopathologically: Valid 21-letter English word — definition not on file.
microminiaturizations: Valid 21-letter English word — definition not on file.
polyphiloprogenitive: Valid 20-letter English word — definition not on file.
exhibitionistically: Valid 19-letter English word — definition not on file.

Definitions from the Free Dictionary API, cached for repeat visits.

FAQs

How many words contain "NI"?

8,146 valid English words contain NI.

Best Scrabble word containing NI?

SCHIZOPHRENICALLY at 41 pts.

Longest word containing NI?

ESTABLISHMENTARIANISMS (22 letters).