Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: NOB, NOT, NAB, NAE, NOH and NOM. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 30 of the 34 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- NIX10 points
- NAH6 points
- NAW6 points
- NAY6 points
- NEW6 points
Patterns in this list
The most common second letter is O (10 words), followed by A (9). 1 of them have no A, E, I, O or U: NTH.
3 letter words starting with…
- 3 letter words starting with a70 words
- 3 letter words starting with b52 words
- 3 letter words starting with c36 words
- 3 letter words starting with d47 words
- 3 letter words starting with e39 words
- 3 letter words starting with f47 words
- 3 letter words starting with g44 words
- 3 letter words starting with h49 words
- 3 letter words starting with i19 words
- 3 letter words starting with j23 words
- 3 letter words starting with k27 words
- 3 letter words starting with l44 words
- 3 letter words starting with m47 words
- n34
- 3 letter words starting with o45 words
- 3 letter words starting with p62 words
- q2
- 3 letter words starting with r49 words
- 3 letter words starting with s61 words
- 3 letter words starting with t56 words
- 3 letter words starting with u15 words
- 3 letter words starting with v21 words
- 3 letter words starting with w38 words
- x1
- 3 letter words starting with y27 words
- 3 letter words starting with z12 words
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Questions
How many 3 letter words start with N?
There are 34 3 letter words that start with N in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 3 letter word that start with N?
NIX, worth 10 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
Which 3 letter words that start with N make good guesses?
NOB, NOT and NAB use 3 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.

