Words That Start With NE

There are over 1.5K words that begin with NE in English. From 2-letter words to 15-letter entries, find NE-words grouped and sortable by length below, all valid in Scrabble, Wordle, and Words With Friends. You can also see five letter words starting with NE.

2 letter NE-words icon
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2-Letter Words Starting With NE

Short high-frequency NE-words:

ne

3 letter NE-words icon
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3-Letter Words Starting With NE

Short high-frequency NE-words:

new

net

neb

ned

nee

nef

neg

nek

nep

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4 letter NE-words icon
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4-Letter Words Starting With NE

Common 4-letter NE-words:

next

need

near

news

neck

nero

nest

neap

neep

nefs

negs

neon

nerd

nerf

nesh

ness

nett

neum

neve

newb

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5-Letter Words Starting With NE

Common 5-letter NE-words:

never

needs

newly

newer

nerve

neafe

neals

neath

neems

neeps

nerdy

nerol

nerts

nertz

nervy

nests

netty

newbs

newel

newts

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6-Letter Words Starting With NE

Common 6-letter NE-words:

needed

nearly

nearby

nelson

nephew

neural

needle

nerves

neaffe

neaten

nebeks

nebula

neesed

neeses

neinei

neonic

neroli

nested

netful

newses

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7 letter NE-words icon
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7-Letter Words Starting With NE

Common 7-letter NE-words:

network

neither

neutral

nervous

neutron

neurons

nearest

neatest

nebular

neddies

nelumbo

neology

neonics

neotype

nerdics

nerdier

nerdish

nestful

nettier

neuroma

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8 letter NE-words icon
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8-Letter Words Starting With NE

Common 8-letter NE-words:

negative

networks

neutrons

neckatee

neckband

neckline

needment

neoblast

neologic

neoprene

nestlike

neumatic

neurally

neuroses

neurular

neutrino

newfound

newsboys

newswire

nextdoor

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9 letter NE-words icon
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9-Letter Words Starting With NE

Common 9-letter NE-words:

necessary

newspaper

necessity

negotiate

neighbors

neglected

neckatees

nefarious

negligees

negritude

neoteinia

neotenous

nephralgy

nephrisms

nephritic

netballer

neuromast

neurotics

newsdesks

newsgroup

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10 letter NE-words icon
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10-Letter Words Starting With NE

Common 10-letter NE-words:

newspapers

negotiated

networking

negatively

negligible

nebenkerns

nebulizers

neckcloths

neckpieces

necrologic

necrotizes

needlefish

negotiable

neologized

neophobias

nephalisms

netsurfing

neurectomy

neuropaths

nextnesses

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11 letter NE-words icon
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11-Letter Words Starting With NE

Common 11-letter NE-words:

necessarily

neighboring

negotiation

nearthrosis

necessaires

necrobiotic

necrologies

necrophiles

nematodirus

neologising

neostigmine

neoterizing

nephritises

nerdinesses

nervosities

nesselrodes

neurolemmas

neutralisms

newscasting

newswriting

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12-Letter Words Starting With NE

Common 12-letter NE-words:

negotiations

neighborhood

nevertheless

neighbouring

neandertaler

nebulization

necrolatries

necrophilias

negationists

neglectfully

neologically

neonomianism

nephelometer

nephroptosis

neurasthenia

neuropathies

neurulations

neutralistic

newsagencies

newsmagazine

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13 letter NE-words icon
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13-Letter Words Starting With NE

Common 13-letter NE-words:

neighborhoods

neandertalers

necessitating

necrophilisms

nectarivorous

needcessities

nefariousness

negotiatrices

neighborliest

neighbourlier

nematologists

neocapitalist

nephrologists

nervelessness

neurochemical

neurocomputer

neurohormones

neuropterists

neurotrophies

newsworthiest

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14-Letter Words Starting With NE

Common 14-letter NE-words:

necessarianism

negativenesses

negotiatresses

neighbourliest

nemathelminths

nematodiriases

neoclassicisms

neocolonialism

nephelometries

neurobiologies

neuroblastomas

neurodivergent

neuroendocrine

neurofeedbacks

neurofibrillar

neurogenically

neuroscientist

neurosecretion

neutralization

newspaperwoman

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15-Letter Words Starting With NE

Common 15-letter NE-words:

nearsightedness

nebuchadnezzars

neglectednesses

negotiabilities

neighbourliness

nemathelminthic

neoconservatism

neoconservative

nephrectomising

nephrectomizing

neurobiologists

neuroblastomata

neuroethologies

neurofibrillary

neurominorities

neuropathically

neurophysiology

neuropsychiatry

neuropsychology

neutralizations

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1,529 Common Words Starting with NE

Most Common Length
10
(220 words)
Avg Scrabble Score
14.0
(out of 41)
Most Common Ending
s
(42%)

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What is the highest scoring word in Scrabble that starts with NE?

41 Points

The highest scoring word in Scrabble that starts with NE is nebuchadnezzars with a total of 41 points.

N 1
E 1
B 3
U 1
C 3
H 4
A 1
D 2
N 1
E 1
Z 10
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A 1
R 1
S 1
noun 1. a very large wine bottle, equivalent in capacity to about twenty regular bottles

Words that begin with NE are commonly used for word games like Scrabble and Words with Friends. This list will help you to find the top scoring words to beat the opponent. You can also find a list of all words that end in NE and words with NE. Try our five letter words starting with NE page if you’re playing Wordle-like games or use the New York Times Wordle Solver for finding the NYT Wordle daily answer.

FAQ Words That Start With NE

  • How many words starting with NE are in the English dictionary?

    There are 1,529 words in the English dictionary that start with NE, and most of them are 10 letters long (220 words of that length).

  • What's the longest word starting with NE?

    The longest word starting with NE is "neighbourliness" at 15 letters long. If you're looking for a more everyday word, "neighborhoods" is the longest common word starting with NE.

  • Are there any rare words starting with NE worth more in Scrabble?

    Yes. Uncommon words like "neutralization", "nebuchadnezzar", "nephrectomize", "nebulization" start with NE and can score big thanks to their unusual letters. "nebuchadnezzar" is worth 40 points in Scrabble before any bonus tiles.

  • What are the most common words starting with NE?

    Most words starting with NE are 10 letters long, including everyday words like "newspapers", "negotiated", "networking", "negatively", "negligible".

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