4 Letter Words Starting With N

169 words (119 Scrabble US, 169 Scrabble UK, 119 WGPO, 102 Words With Friends, 29 everyday ★)

169 four-letter words start with N. Common words first, then every word from A to Z.

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Common 4-letter words that start with N

With their Scrabble points and, for the first 16, a short meaning, most used first.

  • news★7a report about a recent event of interest
  • name★6a language unit by which a person or thing is known
  • next★11nearest in space or position
  • need★5to have an urgent or essential use for
  • note★4to write down
  • near★4situated within a short distance
  • nice★6pleasing to the senses
  • null★4lacking any legal or binding force
  • nine★4denoting a quantity consisting of one more than eight and one less than ten
  • node★5a swollen enlargement
  • navy★10a nation's warships
  • nick★10to make a shallow cut in
  • neck★10the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
  • nova★7a type of star
  • nose★4the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract
  • noon★4the middle of the day

All 169 words

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4-letter words starting with NA (42)

Top score: NAZI, 13 points (tied with one other). a type of fascist

NE…

4-letter words starting with NE (36)

Top score: NEXT, 11 points. nearest in space or position

NG…

4-letter words starting with NG (1)

Top score: NGAI, 5 points

NI…

4-letter words starting with NI (26)

Top score: NIXY, 14 points. an undeliverable piece of mail

NO…

4-letter words starting with NO (48)

Top score: NOCK, 10 points (tied with one other). to notch a bow or arrow

NU…

4-letter words starting with NU (12)

Top score: NUFF, 10 points. a sufficient supply

NY…

4-letter words starting with NY (4)

Top score: NYAH, 10 points. used to express contempt for another

About these words

  • 169 of the 5,641 4-letter words start with N (3%).
  • 119 are good in NWL2023, 169 in Collins Scrabble Words, 119 in WOW24 and 102 in the Words With Friends list. 29 are everyday words.
  • In Scrabble points, nixy scores the most (14), then nazi and naze (13 each), then next and nixe (11 each).

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