Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: NERTS, NEWTS, NEATS, NERDS, NEARS and NETTS. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 24 of the 40 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- NERTZ14 points
- NEXUS12 points
- NECKS11 points
- NERVY11 points
- NEWLY11 points
Patterns in this list
The most common third letter is R (7 words), followed by W (6).
More 5 letter words starting with N
NE at other lengths
Questions
How many 5 letter words start with NE?
There are 40 5 letter words that start with NE in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 5 letter word that start with NE?
NERTZ, worth 14 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
What is a good Wordle guess that starts with NE?
NERTS, NEATS and NEARS use 5 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.