Words Containing NU
There are 1,439 English words that contain the sequence NU. Range: ACINUS to ZONULES. The Scrabble® high-scorer is DEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDES at 36 points; the longest is DEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDES (20 letters). Perfect for tricky Q- and Z-heavy racks in Scrabble and Words With Friends. Average word length in this list is 9.4 letters.
By length — 1,439 words containing NU
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- 4-letter(17)
- 5-letter(45)
- 6-letter(119)
- 7-letter(205)
- 8-letter(237)
- 9-letter(183)
- 10-letter(167)
- 11-letter(140)
- 12-letter(113)
- 13-letter(75)
- 14-letter(47)
- 15-letter(44)
Word list
A
- ACINUS8 pts
- AGRANULOCYTE18 pts
- AGRANULOCYTES19 pts
- AGRANULOCYTOSES21 pts
- AGRANULOCYTOSIS21 pts
- ALBUMINURIA15 pts
- ALBUMINURIAS16 pts
- ALBUMINURIC17 pts
- ALBURNUM12 pts
- ALBURNUMS13 pts
- ALPHANUMERIC21 pts
- ALPHANUMERICAL23 pts
- ALPHANUMERICALLY28 pts
- ALPHANUMERICS22 pts
- ALUMINUM12 pts
- ALUMINUMS13 pts
- ALUMNUS9 pts
- AMANUENSES12 pts
- AMANUENSIS12 pts
- ANNUAL6 pts
- ANNUALIZE18 pts
- ANNUALIZED20 pts
- ANNUALIZES19 pts
- ANNUALIZING21 pts
- ANNUALLY11 pts
- ANNUALS7 pts
- ANNUITANT9 pts
- ANNUITANTS10 pts
- ANNUITIES9 pts
- ANNUITY10 pts
- ANNUL5 pts
- ANNULAR7 pts
- ANNULATE8 pts
- ANNULATION10 pts
- ANNULATIONS11 pts
- ANNULET7 pts
- ANNULETS8 pts
- ANNULI6 pts
- ANNULLED9 pts
- ANNULLING10 pts
- ANNULMENT11 pts
- ANNULMENTS12 pts
- ANNULOSE8 pts
- ANNULS6 pts
- ANNULUS7 pts
- ANNULUSES9 pts
- ANNUNCIATE12 pts
- ANNUNCIATED14 pts
- ANNUNCIATES13 pts
- ANNUNCIATING15 pts
- ANNUNCIATION14 pts
- ANNUNCIATIONS15 pts
- ANNUNCIATOR13 pts
- ANNUNCIATORS14 pts
- ANNUNCIATORY17 pts
- ANTENNULAR10 pts
- ANTENNULE9 pts
- ANTENNULES10 pts
- ANTENUPTIAL13 pts
- ANTEPENULT12 pts
- ANTEPENULTIMA17 pts
- ANTEPENULTIMAS18 pts
- ANTEPENULTIMATE19 pts
- ANTEPENULTIMATES20 pts
- ANTEPENULTS13 pts
- ANTINUCLEAR13 pts
- ANTINUCLEON13 pts
- ANTINUCLEONS14 pts
- ANTINUKE12 pts
- ANTIRRHINUM16 pts
- ANTIRRHINUMS17 pts
- ANURAL6 pts
- ANURAN6 pts
- ANURANS7 pts
- ANURESES8 pts
- ANURESIS8 pts
- ANURETIC10 pts
- ANURIA6 pts
- ANURIAS7 pts
- ANURIC8 pts
- ANUROUS7 pts
- ANUS4 pts
- ANUSES6 pts
- ARCANUM11 pts
- ARCANUMS12 pts
- ATTENUATE9 pts
- ATTENUATED11 pts
- ATTENUATES10 pts
- ATTENUATING12 pts
- ATTENUATION11 pts
- ATTENUATIONS12 pts
- ATTENUATOR10 pts
- ATTENUATORS11 pts
- AVENUE9 pts
- AVENUES10 pts
B
- BEECHNUT15 pts
- BEECHNUTS16 pts
- BENUMB12 pts
- BENUMBED15 pts
- BENUMBING16 pts
- BENUMBS13 pts
- BETELNUT10 pts
- BETELNUTS11 pts
- BIANNUAL10 pts
- BIANNUALLY15 pts
- BIMANUAL12 pts
- BIMANUALLY17 pts
- BINUCLEATE14 pts
- BINUCLEATED16 pts
- BLADDERNUT14 pts
- BLADDERNUTS15 pts
- BONUS7 pts
- BONUSES9 pts
- BOTULINUM13 pts
- BOTULINUMS14 pts
- BOTULINUS11 pts
- BOTULINUSES13 pts
- BREADNUT11 pts
- BREADNUTS12 pts
- BUTTERNUT11 pts
- BUTTERNUTS12 pts
C
- CAMPANULA15 pts
- CAMPANULAS16 pts
- CAMPANULATE17 pts
- CANDLENUT12 pts
- CANDLENUTS13 pts
- CANDLESNUFFER22 pts
- CANDLESNUFFERS23 pts
- CANNULA9 pts
- CANNULAE10 pts
- CANNULAR10 pts
- CANNULAS10 pts
- CANULA8 pts
- CANULAE9 pts
- CANULAS9 pts
- CANULATE10 pts
- CANULATED12 pts
- CANULATES11 pts
- CANULATING13 pts
- CERNUOUS10 pts
- CHESTNUT13 pts
- CHESTNUTS14 pts
- CLEANUP11 pts
- CLEANUPS12 pts
- CLONUS8 pts
- CLONUSES10 pts
- COBNUT10 pts
- COBNUTS11 pts
- COCOANUT12 pts
- COCOANUTS13 pts
- COCONUT11 pts
- COCONUTS12 pts
- COENURE9 pts
- COENURES10 pts
- COENURI9 pts
- COENURUS10 pts
- COLONUS9 pts
- COMMINUTE15 pts
- COMMINUTED17 pts
- COMMINUTES16 pts
- COMMINUTING18 pts
- COMMINUTION17 pts
- COMMINUTIONS18 pts
- CONNUBIAL13 pts
- CONNUBIALISM18 pts
- CONNUBIALISMS19 pts
- CONNUBIALITIES18 pts
- CONNUBIALITY19 pts
- CONNUBIALLY18 pts
- CONTINUA10 pts
- CONTINUAL11 pts
- CONTINUALLY16 pts
- CONTINUANCE15 pts
- CONTINUANCES16 pts
- CONTINUANT12 pts
- CONTINUANTS13 pts
- CONTINUATE12 pts
- CONTINUATION14 pts
- CONTINUATIONS15 pts
- CONTINUATIVE17 pts
- CONTINUATOR13 pts
- CONTINUATORS14 pts
- CONTINUE10 pts
- CONTINUED12 pts
- CONTINUER11 pts
- CONTINUERS12 pts
- CONTINUES11 pts
- CONTINUING13 pts
- CONTINUINGLY18 pts
- CONTINUITIES14 pts
- CONTINUITY15 pts
- CONTINUO10 pts
- CONTINUOS11 pts
- CONTINUOUS12 pts
- CONTINUOUSLY17 pts
- CONTINUOUSNESS16 pts
- CONTINUOUSNESSES18 pts
- CONTINUUM13 pts
- CONTINUUMS14 pts
- CONUNDRUM14 pts
- CONUNDRUMS15 pts
- CONURBATION15 pts
- CONURBATIONS16 pts
- CONUS7 pts
- CORNU7 pts
- CORNUA8 pts
- CORNUAL9 pts
- CORNUCOPIA16 pts
- CORNUCOPIAN17 pts
- CORNUCOPIAS17 pts
- CORNUS8 pts
- CORNUSES10 pts
- CORNUTE9 pts
- CORNUTED11 pts
- CORNUTO9 pts
- CORNUTOS10 pts
- COTHURNUS14 pts
- CRENULATE11 pts
- CRENULATED13 pts
- CRENULATION13 pts
- CRENULATIONS14 pts
- CRINUM10 pts
- CRINUMS11 pts
- CYSTINURIA15 pts
- CYSTINURIAS16 pts
D
- DEGRANULATION15 pts
- DEGRANULATIONS16 pts
- DENUCLEARIZATION28 pts
- DENUCLEARIZATIONS29 pts
- DENUCLEARIZE24 pts
- DENUCLEARIZED26 pts
- DENUCLEARIZES25 pts
- DENUCLEARIZING27 pts
- DENUDATE10 pts
- DENUDATED12 pts
- DENUDATES11 pts
- DENUDATING13 pts
- DENUDATION12 pts
- DENUDATIONS13 pts
- DENUDE8 pts
- DENUDED10 pts
- DENUDEMENT14 pts
- DENUDEMENTS15 pts
- DENUDER9 pts
- DENUDERS10 pts
- DENUDES9 pts
- DENUDING11 pts
- DENUMERABILITIES21 pts
- DENUMERABILITY22 pts
- DENUMERABLE16 pts
- DENUMERABLY19 pts
- DENUNCIATION15 pts
- DENUNCIATIONS16 pts
- DENUNCIATIVE18 pts
- DENUNCIATORY18 pts
- DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE32 pts
- DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES33 pts
- DEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDE35 pts
- DEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDES36 pts
- DETINUE8 pts
- DETINUES9 pts
- DIMINUENDO14 pts
- DIMINUENDOS15 pts
- DIMINUTION13 pts
- DIMINUTIONS14 pts
- DIMINUTIVE16 pts
- DIMINUTIVELY21 pts
- DIMINUTIVENESS20 pts
- DIMINUTIVENESSES22 pts
- DIMINUTIVES17 pts
- DINUCLEOTIDE16 pts
- DINUCLEOTIDES17 pts
- DISANNUL9 pts
- DISANNULLED13 pts
- DISANNULLING14 pts
- DISANNULS10 pts
- DISCONTINUANCE19 pts
- DISCONTINUANCES20 pts
- DISCONTINUATION18 pts
- DISCONTINUATIONS19 pts
- DISCONTINUE14 pts
- DISCONTINUED16 pts
- DISCONTINUES15 pts
- DISCONTINUING17 pts
- DISCONTINUITIES18 pts
- DISCONTINUITY19 pts
- DISCONTINUOUS16 pts
- DISCONTINUOUSLY21 pts
- DISINGENUOUS14 pts
- DISINGENUOUSLY19 pts
- DISINGENUOUSNESS18 pts
- DISINGENUOUSNESSES20 pts
- DISSEMINULE14 pts
- DISSEMINULES15 pts
- DONUT6 pts
- DONUTS7 pts
- DOUGHNUT13 pts
- DOUGHNUTLIKE21 pts
- DOUGHNUTS14 pts
- DUODENUM12 pts
- DUODENUMS13 pts
E
- EARTHNUT11 pts
- EARTHNUTS12 pts
- ECHINUS12 pts
- ELECTROTONUS14 pts
- ELECTROTONUSES16 pts
- ENDONUCLEASE15 pts
- ENDONUCLEASES16 pts
- ENDONUCLEOLYTIC23 pts
- ENNUI5 pts
- ENNUIS6 pts
- ENNUYE9 pts
- ENNUYEE10 pts
- ENUCLEATE11 pts
- ENUCLEATED13 pts
- ENUCLEATES12 pts
- ENUCLEATING14 pts
- ENUCLEATION13 pts
- ENUCLEATIONS14 pts
- ENUMERABILITIES19 pts
- ENUMERABILITY20 pts
- ENUMERABLE14 pts
- ENUMERATE11 pts
- ENUMERATED13 pts
- ENUMERATES12 pts
- ENUMERATING14 pts
- ENUMERATION13 pts
- ENUMERATIONS14 pts
- ENUMERATIVE16 pts
- ENUMERATOR12 pts
- ENUMERATORS13 pts
- ENUNCIABLE14 pts
- ENUNCIATE11 pts
- ENUNCIATED13 pts
- ENUNCIATES12 pts
- ENUNCIATING14 pts
- ENUNCIATION13 pts
- ENUNCIATIONS14 pts
- ENUNCIATOR12 pts
- ENUNCIATORS13 pts
- ENURE5 pts
- ENURED7 pts
- ENURES6 pts
- ENURESIS8 pts
- ENURESISES10 pts
- ENURETIC10 pts
- ENURETICS11 pts
- ENURING8 pts
- EPIGONUS11 pts
- EUNUCH11 pts
- EUNUCHISM16 pts
- EUNUCHISMS17 pts
- EUNUCHOID15 pts
- EUNUCHOIDS16 pts
- EUNUCHS12 pts
- EXONUCLEASE20 pts
- EXONUCLEASES21 pts
- EXONUMIA17 pts
- EXTENUATE16 pts
- EXTENUATED18 pts
- EXTENUATES17 pts
- EXTENUATING19 pts
- EXTENUATION18 pts
- EXTENUATIONS19 pts
- EXTENUATOR17 pts
- EXTENUATORS18 pts
- EXTENUATORY21 pts
- EXTRANUCLEAR21 pts
F
G
- GALBANUM13 pts
- GALBANUMS14 pts
- GALLINULE10 pts
- GALLINULES11 pts
- GALLNUT8 pts
- GALLNUTS9 pts
- GENU5 pts
- GENUA6 pts
- GENUFLECT15 pts
- GENUFLECTED18 pts
- GENUFLECTING19 pts
- GENUFLECTION18 pts
- GENUFLECTIONS19 pts
- GENUFLECTS16 pts
- GENUINE8 pts
- GENUINELY13 pts
- GENUINENESS12 pts
- GENUINENESSES14 pts
- GENUS6 pts
- GENUSES8 pts
- GERENUK12 pts
- GERENUKS13 pts
- GLUCINUM13 pts
- GLUCINUMS14 pts
- GNU4 pts
- GNUS5 pts
- GRANULAR9 pts
- GRANULARITIES14 pts
- GRANULARITY15 pts
- GRANULATE10 pts
- GRANULATED12 pts
- GRANULATES11 pts
- GRANULATING13 pts
- GRANULATION12 pts
- GRANULATIONS13 pts
- GRANULATOR11 pts
- GRANULATORS12 pts
- GRANULE8 pts
- GRANULES9 pts
- GRANULITE10 pts
- GRANULITES11 pts
- GRANULITIC13 pts
- GRANULOCYTE17 pts
- GRANULOCYTES18 pts
- GRANULOCYTIC20 pts
- GRANULOCYTOPOIESES26 pts
- GRANULOCYTOPOIESIS26 pts
- GRANULOMA12 pts
- GRANULOMAS13 pts
- GRANULOMATA14 pts
- GRANULOMATOUS16 pts
- GRANULOSE10 pts
- GRANULOSES11 pts
- GRANULOSIS11 pts
- GRANUM9 pts
- GROUNDNUT11 pts
- GROUNDNUTS12 pts
- GROWNUP13 pts
- GROWNUPS14 pts
H
I
- INCONNU9 pts
- INCONNUS10 pts
- INGENUE8 pts
- INGENUES9 pts
- INGENUITIES12 pts
- INGENUITY13 pts
- INGENUOUS10 pts
- INGENUOUSLY15 pts
- INGENUOUSNESS14 pts
- INGENUOUSNESSES16 pts
- INNUENDO9 pts
- INNUENDOED12 pts
- INNUENDOES11 pts
- INNUENDOING13 pts
- INNUENDOS10 pts
- INNUMERABLE15 pts
- INNUMERABLY18 pts
- INNUMERACIES16 pts
- INNUMERACY17 pts
- INNUMERATE12 pts
- INNUMERATES13 pts
- INNUMEROUS12 pts
- INSINUATE9 pts
- INSINUATED11 pts
- INSINUATES10 pts
- INSINUATING12 pts
- INSINUATINGLY17 pts
- INSINUATION11 pts
- INSINUATIONS12 pts
- INSINUATIVE14 pts
- INSINUATOR10 pts
- INSINUATORS11 pts
- INTERANNUAL11 pts
- INTERGRANULAR14 pts
- INTERNUCLEAR14 pts
- INTERNUCLEON14 pts
- INTERNUCLEONIC18 pts
- INTERNUCLEOTIDE18 pts
- INTERNUNCIAL14 pts
- INTERNUNCIO13 pts
- INTERNUNCIOS14 pts
- INTERREGNUM14 pts
- INTERREGNUMS15 pts
- INULASE7 pts
- INULASES8 pts
- INULIN6 pts
- INULINS7 pts
- INUNCTION11 pts
- INUNCTIONS12 pts
- INUNDANT9 pts
- INUNDATE9 pts
- INUNDATED11 pts
- INUNDATES10 pts
- INUNDATING12 pts
- INUNDATION11 pts
- INUNDATIONS12 pts
- INUNDATOR10 pts
- INUNDATORS11 pts
- INUNDATORY14 pts
- INURBANE10 pts
- INURE5 pts
- INURED7 pts
- INUREMENT11 pts
- INUREMENTS12 pts
- INURES6 pts
- INURING8 pts
- INURN5 pts
- INURNED8 pts
- INURNING9 pts
- INURNS6 pts
- INUTILE7 pts
- INUTILITIES11 pts
- INUTILITY12 pts
J
K
- KNUBBIER16 pts
- KNUBBIEST17 pts
- KNUBBY17 pts
- KNUCKLE17 pts
- KNUCKLEBALL23 pts
- KNUCKLEBALLER25 pts
- KNUCKLEBALLERS26 pts
- KNUCKLEBALLS24 pts
- KNUCKLEBONE23 pts
- KNUCKLEBONES24 pts
- KNUCKLED19 pts
- KNUCKLEHEAD25 pts
- KNUCKLEHEADED28 pts
- KNUCKLEHEADS26 pts
- KNUCKLER18 pts
- KNUCKLERS19 pts
- KNUCKLES18 pts
- KNUCKLIER19 pts
- KNUCKLIEST20 pts
- KNUCKLING20 pts
- KNUCKLY20 pts
- KNUR8 pts
- KNURL9 pts
- KNURLED12 pts
- KNURLIER12 pts
- KNURLIEST13 pts
- KNURLING13 pts
- KNURLS10 pts
- KNURLY13 pts
- KNURS9 pts
- KRONUR10 pts
L
- LABDANUM13 pts
- LABDANUMS14 pts
- LABURNUM12 pts
- LABURNUMS13 pts
- LADANUM10 pts
- LADANUMS11 pts
- LANTHANUM14 pts
- LANTHANUMS15 pts
- LANUGINOUS11 pts
- LANUGO7 pts
- LANUGOS8 pts
- LAUDANUM11 pts
- LAUDANUMS12 pts
- LINUM7 pts
- LINUMS8 pts
- LINURON7 pts
- LINURONS8 pts
- LOCKNUT13 pts
- LOCKNUTS14 pts
- LUNULA6 pts
- LUNULAE7 pts
- LUNULAR7 pts
- LUNULATE8 pts
- LUNULE6 pts
- LUNULES7 pts
- LYMPHOGRANULOMA28 pts
- LYMPHOGRANULOMAS29 pts
- LYMPHOGRANULOMATA30 pts
- LYMPHOGRANULOMATOSES33 pts
- LYMPHOGRANULOMATOSIS33 pts
M
Point values shown are Scrabble® (letters only, before board bonuses). Browse deeper via the word-lists hub.
Showing the first 600 of 1,439 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 | deoxyribonucleotides | 36 | 40 |
| 2 | deoxyribonucleotide | 35 | 39 |
| 3 | lymphogranulomatoses | 33 | 39 |
| 4 | lymphogranulomatosis | 33 | 39 |
| 5 | deoxyribonucleases | 33 | 37 |
| 6 | polymorphonuclears | 32 | 38 |
| 7 | deoxyribonuclease | 32 | 36 |
| 8 | polymorphonuclear | 31 | 37 |
| 9 | lymphogranulomata | 30 | 36 |
| 10 | phenylketonurics | 30 | 34 |
What these words mean
- deoxyribonucleotides
- Valid 20-letter English word — definition not on file.
- deoxyribonucleotide
- Valid 19-letter English word — definition not on file.
- lymphogranulomatoses
- Valid 20-letter English word — definition not on file.
- lymphogranulomatosis
- Valid 20-letter English word — definition not on file.
- deoxyribonucleases
- Valid 18-letter English word — definition not on file.
- polymorphonuclears
- Valid 18-letter English word — definition not on file.
- deoxyribonuclease
- Valid 17-letter English word — definition not on file.
- polymorphonuclear
- Valid 17-letter English word — definition not on file.
- lymphogranulomata
- Valid 17-letter English word — definition not on file.
- phenylketonurics
- Valid 16-letter English word — definition not on file.
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FAQs
How many words contain "NU"?
1,439 valid English words contain NU.
Best Scrabble word containing NU?
DEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDES at 36 pts.
Longest word containing NU?
DEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDES (20 letters).