8-Letter Words With NEI
- 8 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words With NEI
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words With NEI 8 words
How often does NEI appear in eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 8 eight-letter words containing NEI. They average 12 points and the best is DYSPNEIC (16 points).
- Total words
- 8
- Average Scrabble score
- 12
- out of 16 max
- Everyday words
- 13%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- C
- 25% of words
Most common last letters
- c 25%
- s 25%
- g 12.5%
Top vowel pairs
- ei100%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring eight-letter word containing NEI
d 2y 4s 1p 3n 1e 1i 1c 3
D 2 + Y 4 + S 1 + P 3 + N 1 + E 1 + I 1 + C 3 = 16 points
- Double word
- 32 pts
- Triple word
- 48 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
dyspneic
- adjectivenot breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty“breathless at thought of what I had done”
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How many eight-letter words containing NEI are there?
There are 8 eight-letter words containing NEI in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring eight-letter word containing NEI?
DYSPNEIC is worth 16 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are NEIGHBOR (14), NEIGHING (13), CALCANEI (12).
Which rare eight-letter words containing NEI score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include DYSPNEIC (16), NEIGHBOR (14), IDONEITY (12), GNEISSIC (11). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.