Skip to content
ZWordFinderZ

5-Letter Words With NSE

  • 16 words
  • All English dictionaries
  • Scrabble points
Dictionary

Popular 5-Letter Words With NSE

The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.

All 5-Letter Words With NSE 16 words

How often does NSE appear in five-letter words?

Our combined English word list has 16 five-letter words containing NSE. They average 6.4 points, the best is UNSEX (12 points) and 62.5% end in E.

Total words
16
Average Scrabble score
6.4
out of 12 max
Everyday words
38%
common in ordinary English
Most common ending
E
62.5% of words

Most common last letters

  • e 62.5%
  • t 18.8%
  • w 12.5%

Rare words worth knowing

Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.

Highest-scoring five-letter word containing NSE

u 1n 1s 1e 1x 8

U 1 + N 1 + S 1 + E 1 + X 8 = 12 points

Double word
24 pts
Triple word
36 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

unsex

  1. verbdeprive of sex or sexual powers
  2. verbremove the qualities typical of one's sex“She unsexed herself”
  3. verbmake infertile“in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized”
  • Scrabble US
  • Scrabble UK
  • Words With Friends

Runners-up

Explore related word lists

5-letter words containing…

abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

Words containing NSE by length

Longer sequences containing NSE

Each link adds one letter and keeps only combinations that have words.

Change the last letter of NSE

Trending word lists

Five-letter lists built from the letters of yesterday's Wordle answer. The set changes every day.

How to use this word list

Using NSE in the middle of a word

5-Letter Words With NSE by the numbers

5-Letter Words With NSE FAQ

How many five-letter words containing NSE are there?

There are 16 five-letter words containing NSE 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 NSE?

UNSEX is worth 12 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are ENSEW (8), HANSE (8), UNSEW (8).

What are some common five-letter words containing NSE?

Everyday examples include SENSE, DENSE, UNSET, TENSE, RINSE, ONSET, MANSE, INSET. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.

Which rare five-letter words containing NSE score well?

Uncommon but valid choices include ENSEW (8), HANSE (8), UNSEW (8), MENSE (7). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.