Words That Start With NIE
- 19 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular Words That Start With NIE
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All Words That Start With NIE 19 words
4-Letter Words Starting With NIE 3
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Full 5-letter list6-Letter Words Starting With NIE 4
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Full 9-letter listHow common is NIE at the start of words?
Our combined English word list has 19 words that start with NIE. Most are 6 letters long, they average 8.1 points, the best is NIEVEFULS (15 points) and 36.8% end in S.
- Total words
- 19
- Most common length
- 6 letters
- 4 words
- Average Scrabble score
- 8.1
- out of 15 max
- Longest word
- NIELLATED
- 9 letters
- Most common ending
- S
- 36.8% of words
Words by length
Most common last letters
- s 36.8%
- d 15.8%
- e 15.8%
Top vowel pairs
- ie100%
- oe5.3%
- oi5.3%
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 word that starts with NIE
n 1i 1e 1v 4e 1f 4u 1l 1s 1
N 1 + I 1 + E 1 + V 4 + E 1 + F 4 + U 1 + L 1 + S 1 = 15 points
- Double word
- 30 pts
- Triple word
- 45 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
nievefuls
No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.
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How many words that start with NIE are there?
There are 19 words that start with NIE in our combined English word list. The most common length is 6 letters, with 4 words. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring word that starts with NIE?
NIEVEFULS is worth 15 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are NIEVEFUL (14), NIELLATED (10), NIELLOING (10).
What is the longest word that starts with NIE?
NIELLATED has 9 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, NIECES (6 letters) is the longest common one.