Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: NITRES, NICHES, NITERS, NICEST, NICHED and NIECES. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 26 of the 56 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- NIZAMS17 points
- NIXING14 points
- NICKED13 points
- NIDIFY13 points
- NIGHTY13 points
Patterns in this list
The most common third letter is C (11 words), followed by T (9).
More 6 letter words starting with N
NI at other lengths
Questions
How many 6 letter words start with NI?
There are 56 6 letter words that start with NI in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 6 letter word that start with NI?
NIZAMS, worth 17 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
Which 6 letter words that start with NI make good guesses?
NICHES, NICEST and NITRES use 6 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.