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10-Letter Words Starting With NOV

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Popular 10-Letter Words Starting With NOV

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

All 10-Letter Words Starting With NOV 14 words

How common is NOV at the start of ten-letter words?

Our combined English word list has 14 ten-letter words that start with NOV. They average 16.2 points, the best is NOVELIZING (23 points) and 50% end in S.

Total words
14
Average Scrabble score
16.2
out of 23 max
Everyday words
0%
common in ordinary English
Most common ending
S
50% of words

Most common last letters

  • s 50%
  • g 14.3%
  • c 7.1%

Top vowel pairs

  • ia14.3%
  • ai7.1%
  • ie7.1%

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 ten-letter word that starts with NOV

n 1o 1v 4e 1l 1i 1z 10i 1n 1g 2

N 1 + O 1 + V 4 + E 1 + L 1 + I 1 + Z 10 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2 = 23 points

Double word
46 pts
Triple word
69 pts

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

novelizing

Form of novelize

  1. verbconvert into the form or the style of a novel“The author novelized the historical event”
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How many ten-letter words that start with NOV are there?

There are 14 ten-letter words that start with NOV 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 ten-letter word that starts with NOV?

NOVELIZING is worth 23 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are NOVELIZERS (22), NOVICESHIP (20), NOVICEHOOD (19).

Which rare ten-letter words that start with NOV score well?

Uncommon but valid choices include NOVELIZING (23), NOVELIZERS (22), NOVICESHIP (20), NOVICEHOOD (19). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.