5-Letter Words Starting With NEED
- 2 words
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Popular 5-Letter Words Starting With NEED
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words Starting With NEED 2 words
How common is NEED at the start of five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 2 five-letter words that start with NEED. They average 7.5 points and the best is NEEDY (9 points).
- Total words
- 2
- Average Scrabble score
- 7.5
- out of 9 max
- Everyday words
- 100%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 50% of words
Most common last letters
- s 50%
- y 50%
Top vowel pairs
- ee100%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with NEED
n 1e 1e 1d 2y 4
N 1 + E 1 + E 1 + D 2 + Y 4 = 9 points
- Double word
- 18 pts
- Triple word
- 27 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
needy
- nounneedy people collectively“they try to help the needy”
- adjectivepoor enough to need help from others
- adjectivedemanding or needing attention, affection, or reassurance to an excessive degree
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How many five-letter words that start with NEED are there?
There are 2 five-letter words that start with NEED 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 five-letter word that starts with NEED?
NEEDY is worth 9 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are NEEDS (6).