3-letter words starting with N
Embark on a linguistic journey with words that begin with the letter N. This section showcases how N at the start shapes the identity and sound of various words. From commonly used terms to rare finds, explore the diverse range of words that start with N, enriching your vocabulary and appreciation for language.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| not | 3 | negation of a word or group of words | he does not speak French |
| now | 6 | in these times | it is solely by their language that the upper classes nowadays are distinguished |
| new | 6 | original and of a kind not seen before | - |
| nor | 3 | A negative connective or particle, introducing the second member or clause of a negative proposition, following neither, or not, in the first member or clause (as or in affirmative propositions follows either). Nor is also used sometimes in the first member for neither, and sometimes the neither is omitted and implied by the use of nor. | - |
| non | 3 | negation of a word or group of words | - |
| nah | 6 | - | - |
| net | 3 | the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses) | - |
| nut | 3 | someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction | a car nut |
| nap | 5 | the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave | - |
| nun | 3 | a buoy resembling a cone | - |
| nam | 5 | - | - |
| ned | 4 | - | - |
| nat | 3 | - | - |
| nan | 3 | the mother of your father or mother | - |
| nod | 4 | a sign of assent or salutation or command | - |
| nay | 6 | a negative | the nays have it |
| nag | 4 | someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault | - |
| nil | 3 | a quantity of no importance | reduced to nil all the work we had done |
| nim | 5 | game in which matchsticks are arranged in rows and players alternately remove one or more of them; in some versions the object is to take the last remaining matchstick on the table and in other versions the object is to avoid taking the last remaining matchstick on the table | - |
| nip | 5 | a tart spicy quality | - |
| nab | 5 | take into custody | the police nabbed the suspected criminals |
| nee | 3 | (meaning literally `born') used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman | Hillary Clinton nee Rodham |
| nos | 3 | - | - |
| noh | 6 | - | - |
| nav | 6 | - | - |
| nix | 10 | command against | Dad nixed our plans |
| neg | 4 | - | - |
| neb | 5 | horny projecting mouth of a bird | - |
| nob | 5 | informal term for an upper-class or wealthy person | - |
| nae | 3 | - | - |
| nit | 3 | a luminance unit equal to 1 candle per square meter measured perpendicular to the rays from the source | - |
| nom | 5 | - | - |
| nog | 4 | a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface | - |
| nub | 5 | a small lump or protuberance | - |
| nas | 3 | - | - |
| nus | 3 | - | - |
| nib | 5 | horny projecting mouth of a bird | - |
| nef | 6 | - | - |
| nye | 6 | - | - |
| nur | 3 | - | - |
| nth | 6 | last or greatest in an indefinitely large series | to the nth degree |
| nox | 10 | Roman goddess of night; daughter of Erebus; counterpart of Greek Nyx | - |
| nys | 6 | - | - |
| nym | 8 | - | - |
| naw | 6 | - | - |
| nug | 4 | - | - |
| noy | 6 | - | - |
| nek | 7 | - | - |
| nep | 5 | - | - |
| noo | 3 | - | - |
| nid | 4 | - | - |
| nie | 3 | - | - |
| nis | 3 | - | - |
