12-Letter Words Starting With NU
- 26 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 12-Letter Words Starting With NU
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 12-Letter Words Starting With NU 26 words
How common is NU at the start of twelve-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 26 twelve-letter words that start with NU. They average 16.4 points, the best is NUCLEARIZING (24 points) and 53.8% end in S.
- Total words
- 26
- Average Scrabble score
- 16.4
- out of 24 max
- Everyday words
- 0%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 53.8% of words
Most common last letters
- s 53.8%
- y 15.4%
- g 11.5%
Top vowel pairs
- eo19.2%
- io19.2%
- ie11.5%
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 twelve-letter word that starts with NU
n 1u 1c 3l 1e 1a 1r 1i 1z 10i 1n 1g 2
N 1 + U 1 + C 3 + L 1 + E 1 + A 1 + R 1 + I 1 + Z 10 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2 = 24 points
- Double word
- 48 pts
- Triple word
- 72 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
nuclearizing
No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.
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How many twelve-letter words that start with NU are there?
There are 26 twelve-letter words that start with NU 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 twelve-letter word that starts with NU?
NUCLEARIZING is worth 24 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are NUCLEOPHILIC (21), NUCLEOCAPSID (19), NUCLEOPHILES (19).
Which rare twelve-letter words that start with NU score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include NUCLEARIZING (24), NUCLEOPHILIC (21), NUCLEOCAPSID (19), NUCLEOPHILES (19). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.