6 Letter Words That Start With NE

All 55 six-letter words beginning with NE, scored for Scrabble and Words With Friends.

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Letter run takes _ as a one-letter gap, so E_O finds lemon. Dictionary keeps only the words your game accepts.

All words · 55
nearby11
neared7
nearer6
nearly9
neaten6
neater6
neatly9
nebula8
nebule8
nebuly11
necked13
necker12
nectar8
needed8
needer7
needle7
negate7
neighs10
nekton10
nellie6
nelson6
neocon8
neoned7
nepeta8
nephew14
nereid7
nereis6
neroli6
nerols6
nerved10
nerves9
nesses6
nested7
nester6
nestle6
nestor6
nether9
netops8
netted7
netter6
nettle6
nettly9
neumes8
neumic10
neural6
neuron6
neuter6
nevoid10
newbie11
newels9
newest9
newies9
newish12
newsie9
newton9

6 letter words beginning NE

There are 55 6 letter words beginning with NE in our dictionary — about 18% of the 304 6 letter words that start with N.

Not every game takes every word. Of these 55:54 are valid in Scrabble US, 55 are valid in Scrabble UK and 55 are valid in Words With Friends. Use the Dictionary filter under More filters to keep only the ones your game accepts.

Highest scoring

The best Scrabble play on this list is nephew at 14 points. The top of the table:

  • nephew · 14 pts
  • necked · 13 pts
  • necker · 12 pts
  • newish · 12 pts
  • nearby · 11 pts
  • newbie · 11 pts

How the rest of the word behaves

10 of them end with R, 9 of them end with D and 9 of them end with S.40of them repeat a letter, which matters when you are working out whether a yellow tile can appear twice.

Using this list

Type the letters you already know into the solver at the top of the page. Put confirmed letters in Right spot in the slot they occupy, letters you know are present but misplaced in Wrong spot, and dead letters in Not in the word. The list narrows as you go, and the answer is never revealed for you.