5-Letter Words Starting With NY
- 6 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 5-Letter Words Starting With NY
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words Starting With NY 6 words
How common is NY at the start of five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 6 five-letter words that start with NY. They average 10.3 points and the best is NYMPH (15 points).
- Total words
- 6
- Average Scrabble score
- 10.3
- out of 15 max
- Everyday words
- 33%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- A
- 33.3% of words
Most common last letters
- a 33.3%
- f 16.7%
- g 16.7%
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with NY
n 1y 4m 3p 3h 4
N 1 + Y 4 + M 3 + P 3 + H 4 = 15 points
- Double word
- 30 pts
- Triple word
- 45 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
nymph
- noun(classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden“the ancient Greeks believed that nymphs inhabited forests and bodies of water”
- nouna larva of an insect with incomplete metamorphosis (as the dragonfly or mayfly)
- nouna voluptuously beautiful young woman
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How many five-letter words that start with NY are there?
There are 6 five-letter words that start with NY 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 NY?
NYMPH is worth 15 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are NYAFF (14), NYING (9), NYLON (8).
Which rare five-letter words that start with NY score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include NYAFF (14), NYING (9), NYSSA (8). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.