SOWPODS dictionary

4 letter words that start with N

160 four-letter words begin with N.

Every four-letter word that begins with N in SOWPODS: 160 words, grouped by second letter with the Scrabble score on each. Useful for crosswords, Wordscapes and building onto a N already on the board.

Highest scorer: NIXY at 14 points. 160 words total.
4-letter words starting with NA (38)
  • NAAM6
  • NAAN4
  • NABE6
  • NABK10
  • NABS6
  • NACH9
  • NADA5
  • NADS5
  • NAFF10
  • NAGA5
  • NAGS5
  • NAIF7
  • NAIK8
  • NAIL4
  • NAIN4
  • NALA4
  • NAME6
  • NAMS6
  • NAMU6
  • NANA4
  • NANE4
  • NANS4
  • NAOI4
  • NAOS4
  • NAPA6
  • NAPE6
  • NAPS6
  • NARC6
  • NARD5
  • NARE4
  • NARK8
  • NARY7
  • NATS4
  • NAVE7
  • NAVY10
  • NAYS7
  • NAZE13
  • NAZI13
4-letter words starting with NE (34)
  • NEAL4
  • NEAP6
  • NEAR4
  • NEAT4
  • NEBS6
  • NECK10
  • NEDS5
  • NEED5
  • NEEM6
  • NEEP6
  • NEFS7
  • NEGS5
  • NEIF7
  • NEKS8
  • NEMA6
  • NEMN6
  • NENE4
  • NEON4
  • NEPS6
  • NERD5
  • NERK8
  • NESH7
  • NESS4
  • NEST4
  • NETE4
  • NETS4
  • NETT4
  • NEUK8
  • NEUM6
  • NEVE7
  • NEVI7
  • NEWS7
  • NEWT7
  • NEXT11
4-letter words starting with NI (26)
  • NIBS6
  • NICE6
  • NICK10
  • NIDE5
  • NIDI5
  • NIDS5
  • NIED5
  • NIEF7
  • NIES4
  • NIFE7
  • NIFF10
  • NIGH8
  • NILL4
  • NILS4
  • NIMB8
  • NIMS6
  • NINE4
  • NIPA6
  • NIPS6
  • NIRL4
  • NISH7
  • NISI4
  • NITE4
  • NITS4
  • NIXE11
  • NIXY14
4-letter words starting with NO (47)
  • NOAH7
  • NOBS6
  • NOCK10
  • NODE5
  • NODI5
  • NODS5
  • NOEL4
  • NOES4
  • NOGG6
  • NOGS5
  • NOIL4
  • NOIR4
  • NOLE4
  • NOLL4
  • NOLO4
  • NOMA6
  • NOME6
  • NOMS6
  • NONA4
  • NONE4
  • NONG5
  • NONI4
  • NOOK8
  • NOON4
  • NOOP6
  • NOPE6
  • NORI4
  • NORK8
  • NORM6
  • NOSE4
  • NOSH7
  • NOSY7
  • NOTA4
  • NOTE4
  • NOTT4
  • NOUL4
  • NOUN4
  • NOUP6
  • NOUS4
  • NOUT4
  • NOVA7
  • NOWL7
  • NOWN7
  • NOWS7
  • NOWT7
  • NOWY10
  • NOYS7
4-letter words starting with NU (12)
  • NUBS6
  • NUDE5
  • NUFF10
  • NUKE8
  • NULL4
  • NUMB8
  • NUNS4
  • NURD5
  • NURL4
  • NURR4
  • NURS4
  • NUTS4
4-letter words starting with NY (3)
  • NYAS7
  • NYED8
  • NYES7

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160 four-letter words that begin with N

160 of the 5,454 four-letter words in SOWPODS start with N, which is 2.9% of the list. That makes N the 16th most common opening letter for four-letter words.

The most common second letters are O (47), A (38) and E (34). Most of the words end in S (39), with E next at 25.

43 repeat a letter, like NAAM and NAAN, and 117 use four different letters. The top scorer is NIXY at 14 points in Scrabble, followed by NAZE on 13.

Questions about four-letter words starting with N

How many four-letter words start with N?

There are 160 four-letter words that start with N in the SOWPODS dictionary, out of 5,454 four-letter words in total.

Which four-letter word starting with N scores the most in Scrabble?

NIXY is worth 14 points, the highest of the 160 words in this list.

What is the most common second letter in four-letter words that start with N?

O is the most common second letter, with 47 words (NO...).

Are all of these words valid in Scrabble?

Every word comes from SOWPODS, the international Scrabble word list. If you play North American Scrabble or Words With Friends, a few of the rarer entries may not be accepted.