Words That Start With NYS
- 9 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
All Words That Start With NYS 9 words
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Full 11-letter listHow common is NYS at the start of words?
Our combined English word list has 9 words that start with NYS. Most are 9 letters long, they average 12.4 points and the best is NYSTAGMIC (17 points).
- Total words
- 9
- Most common length
- 9 letters
- 3 words
- Average Scrabble score
- 12.4
- out of 17 max
- Longest word
- NYSTAGMUSES
- 11 letters
- Most common ending
- S
- 55.6% of words
Words by length
Most common last letters
- s 55.6%
- a 11.1%
- c 11.1%
Top vowel pairs
- oi11.1%
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 word that starts with NYS
n 1y 4s 1t 1a 1g 2m 3i 1c 3
N 1 + Y 4 + S 1 + T 1 + A 1 + G 2 + M 3 + I 1 + C 3 = 17 points
- Double word
- 34 pts
- Triple word
- 51 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
nystagmic
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 NYS are there?
There are 9 words that start with NYS in our combined English word list. The most common length is 9 letters, with 3 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 NYS?
NYSTAGMIC is worth 17 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are NYSTAGMOID (17), NYSTAGMUSES (17), NYSTAGMUS (15).
What is the longest word that starts with NYS?
NYSTAGMUSES has 11 letters.