8 Letter Words Containing NIS

There are 236+ eight letter words with NIS in our English dictionary. Every eight-letter NIS word below is valid in the Scrabble (TWL and SOWPODS), Wordle, and Words With Friends dictionaries, sortable and ready for your next puzzle. You can also browse all words with NIS.

Popular 8-Letter Words With NIS

finished 15
minister 10
organism 11
ministry 13
punished 14
feminist 13
adonises 9
agonisms 11
brownish 16
burinist 10
colonist 10
cyanises 13

All 8-Letter Words With NIS (183 words)

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How Common is NIS as a Middle 8 Letter word?

There are 236 8-letter words containing NIS in English. The average Scrabble score here is 11.4, with -S endings dominating (32% of them).

Total Words
236
Avg Scrabble Score
11.4
Most Common Ending (32%)
S
Top Vowel Pairs
IO
IA

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Highest-Scoring 8-Letter NIS-Words in Scrabble

vixenish 21
jampanis 19
jamdanis 18
ozonised 18
janisary 18
varnishy 17

What is the highest scoring word in Scrabble that contains NIS?

21 Points

The highest scoring word in Scrabble that contains NIS is vixenish with a total of 21 points.

V 4
I 1
X 8
E 1
N 1
I 1
S 1
H 4

FAQ 8 Letter Words With NIS

  • How many 8 letter words containing NIS are in the English dictionary?

    There are 236 8-letter words in the English dictionary that contain NIS. The average Scrabble score across them is 11.4.

  • Are there any rare 8 letter words containing NIS worth more in Scrabble?

    Yes. Uncommon 8-letter words like "ozoniser", "janisary", "japanise", "vixenish" contain NIS and can score big thanks to their unusual letters. "vixenish" is worth 21 points in Scrabble before any bonus tiles.

  • What are the most common 8 letter words containing NIS?

    Everyday 8-letter words containing NIS include "finished", "minister", "organism", "ministry", "punished".