Words That Start With

N

English words beginning with “N” — sorted by frequency

✦187 words found

🟩19 Wordle words

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🟩 5-Letter Words Starting With N

19 Wordle words

These are valid 5-letter words — exactly the format Wordle uses every day.

NOBLE NEXUS NOVEL NOISE NONCE NEEDY NOTED NEGUS NOISY NOBLY NOTCH NOMAD NOONE NOSEY NOOKY NOVUM NOEMA NOOSE NORMA

🎯 4-Letter Words Starting With N

21 words

Useful for Scrabble, crossword fill-ins, and short word puzzles.

NOUS NOOK NEED NEST NECK NOTE NOSY NODE NORN NOSH NORM NOVA NOCK NOWT NOXA NEXT NOSE NESH NONG NOME NETT

All Words Starting With N

187 words — most common first

Sorted by how frequently each word appears in written English.

Word	Letters	Syllables	Type	Definition
notion	6	2	noun	Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept.
nonetheless	11	3		(conjunctive) Nevertheless.
nevertheless	12	4		(conjunctive) In spite of what preceded; yet.
notwithstanding	15	4		Nevertheless, all the same.
nescient	8	3	noun	Ignorant, unlearned.
nonchalant	10	3		Casually calm and relaxed.
nettled	7	2		annoyed; offended
noteworthy	10	3	noun	Deserving attention; notable; worthy of notice.
necessitate	11	4	verb	(transitive) To make necessary; to behove; to require (something) to be brought about.
nostalgia	9	3	noun	(transferred sense) A bittersweet yearning for the things of the past.
noble	5	2	noun	Having honorable qualities; having moral eminence and freedom from anything petty, mean or dubious in conduct and character.
nexus	5	2	noun	A form or state of connection.
novel	5	2	noun	A work of prose fiction, longer than a novella.
nox	3	1	noun	The period of darkness in each twenty-four hours; a night.
nous	4	1	noun	Common sense; practical intelligence.
nebulous	8	3		Vague or ill-defined.
neglect	7	2	noun	(transitive) To fail to care for or attend to something.
noise	5	1	noun	(uncountable) Various sounds, usually unwanted or unpleasant.
nonpareil	9	3	noun	(frequently postpositive) Unequalled, unrivalled; unique.
notable	7	3	noun	Worthy of note; remarkable; memorable; noted or distinguished.
nonplussed	10	2		Unsure how to act or respond; bewildered, perplexed.
neophyte	8	3	noun	A beginner; a person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief.
notoriety	9	5	noun	An infamous or notorious condition or reputation.
nefarious	9	4		Sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics.
negate	6	2	verb	To deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict.
nook	4	1	noun	A small corner formed by two walls; an alcove.
negligible	10	4		Able to be neglected, ignored or excluded from consideration; too small or unimportant to be of concern.
notorious	9	4		Of a person or entity: generally or widely known for something negative; infamous.
need	4	1	verb	(transitive) To have an absolute requirement for.
nominal	7	3	noun	Of, resembling, relating to, or consisting of a name or names.
nemesis	7	3	noun	An enemy, especially an archenemy.
nonce	5	1	noun	One-off; produced or created for a single occasion or use. Denoting something occurring once.
nettlesome	10	3		(of a person, thing, situation, etc.) Causing irritation, annoyance, or discomfort; bothersome, irksome.
novelty	7	3	noun	The state of being new or novel; newness.
needy	5	2		In need; poor.
noxious	7	2		Harmful; injurious.
novice	6	2	noun	A beginner; one who is not very familiar or experienced in a particular subject.
nestle	6	2	noun	To settle oneself comfortably and snugly.
necessary	9	4	noun	Required, essential, whether logically inescapable or needed in order to achieve a desired result or avoid some penalty.
nourish	7	2	verb	(transitive) To feed and cause to grow; to supply with food or other matter which increases weight and promotes health.
neglected	9	3		Suffering from neglect; uncared-for.
noetic	6	3	noun	Of or pertaining to the mind or intellect.
nest	4	1	noun	A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate eggs and rear young.
neurotic	8	3	noun	(informal) Overly anxious.
noted	5	2		Well known because of one's reputation; famous, celebrated.
nocturne	8	2	noun	(music) A dreamlike or pensive composition, usually for the piano.
nought	6	1	verb	(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) Not any quantity of number; zero; the score of no points in a game.
negus	5	2	noun	An English surname of unknown derivation.
neck	4	1	noun	(anatomy) The part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals.
nether	6	2	noun	Lower; under.
nescience	9	3	noun	The absence of knowledge, especially of orthodox beliefs.
note	4	1	noun	A symbol or annotation.
nonsensical	11	4		Without sense; absurd.
netherworld	11	3	noun	The place to which one's spirit descends upon death, conceived as below the surface of the earth.
negligence	10	3	noun	The state of being negligent.
nomenclature	12	4	noun	A set of rules used for forming the names or terms in a particular field of arts or sciences.
necropolis	10	4	noun	(archaeology) An ancient site used for burying the dead, particularly if consisting of elaborate grave monuments.
nonconformist	13	4	noun	Someone who does not conform to accepted beliefs, customs or practices.
nostalgic	9	3	noun	Of, having, or relating to nostalgia.
neoteric	8	4	noun	Modern, new-fangled.
net	3	1	noun	Remaining after expenses or deductions.
normal	6	2	noun	Usual, healthy; not sick or ill or unlike oneself.
normative	9	3	noun	Of or pertaining to a norm or standard.
nettle	6	2	noun	Any plant whose foliage is covered with stinging, mildly poisonous hairs, causing an instant rash.
negligent	9	3		Careless or inattentive.
nobility	8	4	noun	(uncountable) The quality of being noble.
nomadic	7	3		Of or relating to nomads.
notional	8	3	noun	Of, containing, or being a notion; mental or imaginary.
noticeable	10	4		Capable of being seen or noticed.
nourishing	10	3		That provides nourishment; nutritious.
nosy	4	2	noun	Prying, inquisitive or curious in other’s affairs; tending to snoop or meddle.
noontide	8	2	noun	(literary) Midday, noon.
noctilucent	11	4		(meteorology) Shining or glowing at night, especially of very high-altitude clouds that reflect sunlight long after sunset; nightshining.
node	4	1	noun	(networking) A computer or other device attached to a network.
nod	3	1	noun	(ambitransitive) To incline the head up and down, as to indicate agreement.
necessity	9	4	noun	The quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite.
nothing	7	2	noun	Something trifling, or of no consequence or importance.
noisy	5	2		Making a noise, especially a loud unpleasant sound
noesis	6	3	noun	(psychology) Cognition, the functioning of intellect.
neologism	9	5	noun	(linguistics, lexicography, countable) A word or phrase which has recently been coined; a new word or phrase.
noisome	7	2		(literary) Hurtful or noxious to health; unwholesome, insalubrious.
nonsense	8	2	noun	That which is silly, illogical and lacks any meaning, reason or value; that which does not make sense.
nothingness	11	3	noun	(philosophy) The state of nonexistence; the condition of being nothing.
necromancer	11	4	noun	A person who practices or performs necromancy.
noticed	7	2		being perceived or observed
norn	4	1	noun	(Norse mythology) Any of the three goddesses of fate or destiny.
nonchalantly	12	4		In a nonchalant manner.
nebulose	8	3	noun	nebulous; cloudy
nogger	6	2	noun	(slang, derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) Nigger.
neshama	7	3	noun	(Judaism) The soul.
negation	8	3	noun	(uncountable) The act of negating something.
nosh	4	1	noun	(slang, US) A light meal or snack.
necking	7	2	noun	(slang) Making out; kissing profusely, especially on the neck.
notify	6	3	verb	(transitive) To give (someone) notice (of some event).
nocent	6	2	noun	(rare) Causing injury; harmful.
noyade	6	2	noun	(chiefly historical) A murder by drowning, especially one of those carried out during the French Reign of Terror.
noyance	7	2	noun	(law, obsolete) Nuisance.
network	7	2	noun	Any interconnected group or system.
not	3	1	noun	Negates the meaning of the modified verb.
norm	4	1	noun	That which is normal or typical.
negative	8	3	noun	Not positive or neutral; bad; undesirable; unfavourable.
notice	6	2	noun	(chiefly uncountable) The act of observing; perception.
neoplasm	8	4	noun	(pathology, oncology) An abnormal new growth of disorganized tissue in animals or plants.
nocturnal	9	3	noun	(of a person, creature, group, or species) Primarily active during the night.
neo	3	2	noun	A male given name originating as a coinage.
nova	4	2	noun	(astronomy) Any sudden brightening of a previously inconspicuous star.
neonate	7	3	noun	A newborn infant; recently born baby.
nosology	8	4	noun	The study of diseases; the systematic investigation or classification of disease.
nock	4	1	noun	(archery) The notch at the rear of an arrow that fits on the bowstring.
nobly	5	2		In a noble manner.
noctiluca	9	4	noun	Noctiluca scintillans (sea sparkle).
nobble	6	2	noun	(UK, Ireland, slang) To gain influence over by corrupt means or intimidation.
nonplus	7	2	noun	(transitive) To bewilder or perplex (someone); to confound, to flummox.
nowt	4	1	noun	(Northern England, Sussex, Berkshire) Naught, nothing.
nemorous	8	3		(rare) Forested; full of trees, dark with shady groves.
noogie	6	2	noun	(slang) An act of putting a person in a headlock and rubbing one's knuckles on the other person's head, often a playful gesture of affection when done lightly.
noxa	4	2	noun	(medicine) Anything that exerts a harmful influence, such as trauma, poison, etc.
nostos	6	2	noun	A homecoming, as after a long journey.
notch	5	1	noun	(informal) A level or degree.
next	4	1	noun	Nearest in order, succession, or rank; immediately following (or sometimes preceding) in order.