5-Letter Words With NEED
- 4 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 5-Letter Words With NEED
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words With NEED 4 words
How often does NEED appear in five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 4 five-letter words containing NEED. They average 7.8 points and the best is KNEED (10 points).
- Total words
- 4
- Average Scrabble score
- 7.8
- out of 10 max
- Everyday words
- 75%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- D
- 50% of words
Most common last letters
- d 50%
- s 25%
- y 25%
Top vowel pairs
- ee100%
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 five-letter word containing NEED
k 5n 1e 1e 1d 2
K 5 + N 1 + E 1 + E 1 + D 2 = 10 points
- Double word
- 20 pts
- Triple word
- 30 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
kneed
Form of knee
- nounhinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
- nounjoint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee
- nounthe part of a trouser leg that provides the cloth covering for the knee
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How many five-letter words containing NEED are there?
There are 4 five-letter words containing 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 containing NEED?
KNEED is worth 10 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are NEEDY (9), NEEDS (6), SNEED (6).
What are some common five-letter words containing NEED?
Everyday examples include NEEDS, NEEDY, KNEED. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.