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Words That Start With NIR

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Popular Words That Start With NIR

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

All Words That Start With NIR 14 words

How common is NIR at the start of words?

Our combined English word list has 14 words that start with NIR. Most are 8 letters long, they average 8.1 points, the best is NIRVANIC (13 points) and 21.4% end in S.

Total words
14
Most common length
8 letters
4 words
Average Scrabble score
8.1
out of 13 max
Longest word
NIRAMIAIS
9 letters
Most common ending
S
21.4% of words

Words by length

Most common last letters

  • s 21.4%
  • t 14.3%
  • a 7.1%

Top vowel pairs

  • ie21.4%
  • ai14.3%
  • 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 word that starts with NIR

n 1i 1r 1v 4a 1n 1i 1c 3

N 1 + I 1 + R 1 + V 4 + A 1 + N 1 + I 1 + C 3 = 13 points

Double word
26 pts
Triple word
39 pts

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

nirvanic

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 NIR are there?

There are 14 words that start with NIR in our combined English word list. The most common length is 8 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 NIR?

NIRVANIC is worth 13 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are NIRAMIAIS (11), NIRVANAS (11), NIRVANA (10).

What is the longest word that starts with NIR?

NIRAMIAIS has 9 letters.