Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: NESTOR, NESTER, NEROLS, NEATER, NEUTER and NESTED. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 15 of the 52 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- NEPHEW14 points
- NECKED13 points
- NECKER12 points
- NEWISH12 points
- NEARBY11 points
Patterns in this list
The most common third letter is A (7 words), followed by R (6).
More 6 letter words starting with N
NE at other lengths
Questions
How many 6 letter words start with NE?
There are 52 6 letter words that start with NE in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 6 letter word that start with NE?
NEPHEW, worth 14 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
Which 6 letter words that start with NE make good guesses?
NEARLY, NEROLS and NEROLI use 6 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.