5-Letter Words Starting With NE
There are 40 five-letter words starting with NE in our dictionary; 20 of them are common words.
Type your own letters to find only the 5-letter words you can make, or leave it empty to open this list in the word finder.
All 40 words
- never8 points
- needs6 points
- newly11 points
- nerve8 points
- newer8 points
- nests5 points
- necks11 points
- newsy11 points
- needy9 points
- neigh9 points
- newts8 points
- nears5 points
- nerdy9 points
- nerds6 points
- nexus12 points
- nervy11 points
- neath8 points
- newel8 points
- nevus8 points
- neaps7 points
- nelly8 points
- netty8 points
- neume7 points
- negus6 points
- nertz14 points
- neuks9 points
- neifs8 points
- neves8 points
- newie8 points
- neems7 points
- neeps7 points
- nemas7 points
- netop7 points
- neums7 points
- neats5 points
- neist5 points
- neons5 points
- nerol5 points
- nerts5 points
- netts5 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 40
- By usage: 12 very common, 8 common, 20 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- nertz 14
- nexus 12
- necks 11
- nervy 11
- newly 11
- newsy 11
- needy 9
- neigh 9
- nerdy 9
- neuks 9
Most common
- never
- needs
- newly
- nerve
- newer
- nests
- necks
- newsy
- needy
- neigh
Definitions
- never (adverb)
- Not at all; certainly not; not in any circumstances; not ever; at no time in the past or future.
- needs (adverb)
- In such a manner as could not be otherwise.
- newly (adverb)
- Very recently.
- nerve (noun)
- Any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body.
There are 40 five-letter words starting with NE, and 20 of them are words you would expect to see in everyday writing. The rest are technical terms, plurals, variant spellings and the odd loanword, all of which are legal in most tile games. The highest-scoring entry is NERTZ at 14 points. Scan the common words first, then dip into the rare ones when the board leaves you no other option.
How to use this page
This page works as both a reference and a tool. As a reference, it lists every word that start with the letters NE, sorted by familiarity. As a tool, it accepts your own letters in the search box and returns the subset you can play, with scores. The related links at the end cover neighbouring letters and lengths.
Tips
A word list is also a study tool. Reading through the five-letter words starting with NE once or twice is enough to make the unusual ones familiar, and familiarity is what lets you spot a play under time pressure. Try covering the list and writing down as many as you can, then compare. Use the definitions on this page to attach meaning to the words you did not know, since a word with a meaning sticks far better than a string of letters. Return to the list after a few days and repeat.
Questions
How many five-letter words starting with NE are there?
Our dictionary has 40 five-letter words starting with NE, of which 20 are common English words. The count comes from the public-domain ENABLE list, so it can differ slightly from the dictionary a particular game uses.
What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words starting with NE?
NERTZ scores 14 points with classic tile values, ignoring board multipliers. The full top ten is in the quick facts above; switch the tile set on the search tool if you play with different letter values.