6-Letter Words Starting With NUB
- 7 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 6-Letter Words Starting With NUB
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 6-Letter Words Starting With NUB 7 words
How common is NUB at the start of six-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 7 six-letter words that start with NUB. They average 10.6 points and the best is NUBUCK (14 points).
- Total words
- 7
- Average Scrabble score
- 10.6
- out of 14 max
- Everyday words
- 0%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- E
- 28.6% of words
Most common last letters
- e 28.6%
- d 14.3%
- k 14.3%
Top vowel pairs
- ia14.3%
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 six-letter word that starts with NUB
n 1u 1b 3u 1c 3k 5
N 1 + U 1 + B 3 + U 1 + C 3 + K 5 = 14 points
- Double word
- 28 pts
- Triple word
- 42 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
nubuck
No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.
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How many six-letter words that start with NUB are there?
There are 7 six-letter words that start with NUB 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 six-letter word that starts with NUB?
NUBUCK is worth 14 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are NUBBLY (13), NUBBED (11), NUBBIN (10).
Which rare six-letter words that start with NUB score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include NUBUCK (14), NUBBED (11), NUBIAS (8). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.