Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: NOTES, NOMES, NODES, NOELS, NOSEY and NONES. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 33 of the 52 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- NOBBY12 points
- NOOKY12 points
- NOCKS11 points
- NOHOW11 points
- NOWAY11 points
Patterns in this list
The most common third letter is M (6 words), followed by T (6).
More 5 letter words starting with N
NO at other lengths
Questions
How many 5 letter words start with NO?
There are 52 5 letter words that start with NO in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 5 letter word that start with NO?
NOBBY, worth 12 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
What is a good Wordle guess that starts with NO?
NOTES, NOELS and NODES use 5 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.