7-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| nothing | 11 | a quantity of no importance | it looked like nothing I had ever seen before |
| neither | 10 | not either; not one or the other | - |
| nervous | 10 | unpredictably excitable (especially of horses) | - |
| natural | 7 | (of a parent or child) related by blood; genetically related | natural parent |
| noticed | 10 | being perceived or observed | an easily noticed effect on the rate of growth |
| nowhere | 13 | an insignificant place | he came out of nowhere |
| numbers | 11 | an illegal daily lottery | - |
| network | 14 | an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals | - |
| nuclear | 9 | (weapons) deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy | nuclear war |
| naughty | 14 | suggestive of sexual impropriety | a naughty wink |
| nearest | 7 | (superlative of `near' or `close') within the shortest distance | that was the time he came nearest to death |
| nursing | 8 | nourishing at the breast | - |
| needles | 8 | - | - |
| nursery | 10 | a child's room for a baby | - |
| neutral | 7 | having no personal preference | a neutral observer |
| nagging | 10 | continually complaining or faultfinding | nagging parents |
| newborn | 12 | a baby from birth to four weeks | - |
| neglect | 10 | failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances | - |
| nutcase | 9 | someone deranged and possibly dangerous | - |
| nucleus | 9 | a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction | - |
| nemesis | 9 | something causing misery or death | - |
| nirvana | 10 | (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness | - |
| namaste | 9 | - | - |
| niagara | 8 | a river flowing from Lake Erie into Lake Ontario; forms boundary between Ontario and New York | - |
| nonstop | 9 | at all times | - |
| novelty | 13 | originality by virtue of being new and surprising | - |
| neutron | 7 | an elementary particle with 0 charge and mass about equal to a proton; enters into the structure of the atomic nucleus | - |
| nightly | 14 | at the end of each day | she checks on her roses nightly |
| nurture | 7 | the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child | - |
| napping | 12 | not prepared or vigilant | the blow caught him napping |
| notions | 7 | - | - |
| nitrate | 7 | any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid) | - |
| narrows | 10 | - | - |
| nodding | 10 | having branches or flower heads that bend downward | nodding daffodils |
| narrate | 7 | narrate or give a detailed account of | - |
| nitrous | 7 | of or containing nitrogen | - |
| nuptial | 9 | of or relating to a wedding | nuptial day |
| notable | 9 | widely known and esteemed | a notable historian |
| nourish | 10 | give nourishment to | - |
| nostril | 7 | either one of the two external openings to the nasal cavity in the nose | - |
| natured | 8 | - | - |
| nunnery | 10 | the convent of a community of nuns | - |
| necktie | 13 | neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front | he stood in front of the mirror tightening his necktie |
| nomadic | 12 | migratory | the nomadic habits of the Bedouins |
| nightie | 11 | lingerie consisting of a loose dress designed to be worn in bed by women | - |
| nominee | 9 | a politician who is running for public office | - |
| nuances | 9 | - | - |
| nominal | 9 | existing in name only | the nominal (or titular) head of his party |
| notably | 12 | to a remarkable degree or extent | - |
| nestled | 8 | drawn or pressed close to someone or something for or as if for affection or protection | saw a number of small houses nestled against the hillside |
| notepad | 10 | a pad of paper for keeping notes | - |
| narwhal | 13 | small Arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk | - |
| newsman | 12 | a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories | - |
| noxious | 14 | injurious to physical or mental health | noxious chemical wastes |
| numbing | 12 | causing numbness or insensitivity | the numbing effect of grief |
| netting | 8 | a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave | - |
| necking | 14 | the molding at the top of a column | - |
| nipping | 12 | pleasantly cold and invigorating | a nipping wind |
| noisily | 10 | with much noise or loud and unpleasant sound | he blew his nose noisily |
| nibbler | 11 | a biter who takes dainty repeated bites | - |
| naively | 13 | in a naive manner | he believed, naively, that she would leave him her money |
| naivety | 13 | lack of sophistication or worldliness | - |
| nastier | 7 | - | - |
| norland | 8 | - | - |
| numeral | 9 | a symbol used to represent a number | he learned to write the numerals before he went to school |
| nudging | 10 | - | - |
| newness | 10 | the quality of being new; the opposite of oldness | - |
| nullify | 13 | declare invalid | - |
| negress | 8 | - | - |
| naivete | 10 | lack of sophistication or worldliness | - |
| neurone | 7 | - | - |
| nippers | 11 | - | - |
| nabbing | 12 | - | - |
| numeric | 11 | measured or expressed in numbers | numerical value |
| needful | 11 | necessary for relief or supply | provided them with all things needful |
| niggard | 10 | a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend | - |
| nakedly | 15 | in an exposed manner; without protection or defense | they were attacked as they huddled nakedly on the bare hill |
| natrium | 9 | - | - |
| netball | 9 | a team game that resembles basketball; a soccer ball is to be thrown so that it passes through a ring on the top of a post | - |
| niblick | 15 | an iron with considerable loft | - |
| nitpick | 15 | be overly critical; criticize minor details | - |
| noisier | 7 | - | - |
| nostrum | 9 | hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists | - |
| naphtha | 15 | any of various volatile flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixtures; used chiefly as solvents | - |
| noonday | 11 | the middle of the day | - |
| nullity | 10 | the state of nonexistence | - |
| nastily | 10 | in a nasty ill-tempered manner | `Don't expect me to help you,' he added nastily |
| notched | 13 | having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed | - |
| nacelle | 9 | a streamlined enclosure for an aircraft engine | - |
| nasally | 10 | in a nasal manner | inhaled nasally |
| nascent | 9 | being born or beginning | the nascent chicks |
| noisome | 9 | causing or able to cause nausea | - |
| nosebag | 10 | a canvas bag that is used to feed an animal (such as a horse); covers the muzzle and fastens at the top of the head | - |
| nuttier | 7 | - | - |
| nankeen | 11 | a durable fabric formerly loomed by hand in China from natural cotton having a yellowish color | - |
| nattily | 10 | in a natty manner; with smartness | it was arranged carefully and nattily |
| navarin | 10 | - | - |
| nebbish | 14 | (Yiddish) a timid unfortunate simpleton | - |
| needled | 9 | of trees whose leaves are acerate | - |
| negroid | 9 | a person with African ancestry, | - |
| nighted | 12 | overtaken by night or darkness | benighted (or nighted) travelers hurrying toward home |
| nonskid | 12 | designed to reduce or prevent skidding | nonskid tires |
| nosegay | 11 | an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present | - |
| novella | 10 | a short novel | - |
| nutting | 8 | - | - |
| naartje | 14 | - | - |
| nabbers | 11 | - | - |
| nacarat | 9 | - | - |
| nackets | 13 | - | - |
| nacrite | 9 | - | - |
| nacrous | 9 | - | - |
| nadiral | 8 | - | - |
| naebody | 13 | - | - |
| naevoid | 11 | - | - |
| naffest | 13 | - | - |
| naffing | 14 | - | - |
| naganas | 8 | - | - |
| nagapie | 10 | - | - |
| nagaris | 8 | - | - |
| naggers | 9 | - | - |
| naggier | 9 | - | - |
| nagmaal | 10 | - | - |
| nagware | 11 | - | - |
| naiades | 8 | - | - |
| naifest | 10 | - | - |
| nailers | 7 | - | - |
| nailery | 10 | - | - |
| nailing | 8 | - | - |
| nailset | 7 | - | - |
| naivest | 10 | - | - |
| naivist | 10 | - | - |
| nakeder | 12 | - | - |
| nallahs | 10 | - | - |
| namable | 11 | - | - |
| nametag | 10 | - | - |
| namings | 10 | - | - |
| nancies | 9 | - | - |
| nandina | 8 | - | - |
| nandine | 8 | - | - |
| nandins | 8 | - | - |
| nandoos | 8 | - | - |
| nanisms | 9 | - | - |
| nanites | 7 | - | - |
| nankins | 11 | - | - |
| nannied | 8 | - | - |
| nannies | 7 | - | - |
| nanobee | 9 | - | - |
| nanobes | 9 | - | - |
| nanobot | 9 | - | - |
| nanodot | 8 | - | - |
| nanooks | 11 | - | - |
| napalms | 11 | - | - |
| naphtol | 12 | - | - |
| napkins | 13 | - | - |
| napless | 9 | - | - |
| napooed | 10 | - | - |
| nappers | 11 | - | - |
| nappier | 11 | - | - |
| nappies | 11 | - | - |
| naprons | 9 | - | - |
| narases | 7 | - | - |
| narceen | 9 | - | - |
| narcein | 9 | - | - |
| narcism | 11 | an exceptional interest in and admiration for yourself | - |
| narcist | 9 | someone in love with themselves | - |
| narcoma | 11 | - | - |
| narcose | 9 | - | - |
| nardine | 8 | - | - |
| narding | 9 | - | - |
| nardoos | 8 | - | - |
| nargile | 8 | - | - |
| nargily | 11 | - | - |
| narkier | 11 | - | - |
| narking | 12 | - | - |
| narthex | 17 | a vestibule leading to the nave of a church | - |
| nartjie | 14 | - | - |
| narwals | 10 | - | - |
| nasards | 8 | - | - |
| nashgab | 13 | - | - |
| nasions | 7 | - | - |
| nasties | 7 | - | - |
| nasutes | 7 | - | - |
| natches | 12 | - | - |
| nathemo | 12 | - | - |
| nations | 7 | - | - |
| natives | 10 | - | - |
| natrons | 7 | - | - |
| natters | 7 | - | - |
| nattery | 10 | - | - |
| nattier | 7 | - | - |
| naturae | 7 | - | - |
| natures | 7 | - | - |
| nauches | 12 | - | - |
| naughts | 11 | - | - |
| nauplii | 9 | - | - |
| nauseas | 7 | - | - |
| nautics | 9 | - | - |
| nautili | 7 | - | - |
| navaids | 11 | - | - |
| navally | 13 | - | - |
| navarch | 15 | - | - |
| navarho | 13 | - | - |
| navette | 10 | - | - |
| navvied | 14 | - | - |
| navvies | 13 | - | - |
| naysaid | 11 | - | - |
| naysays | 13 | - | - |
| nayward | 14 | - | - |
| nayword | 14 | - | - |
| neaffes | 13 | - | - |
| nealing | 8 | - | - |
| neaping | 10 | - | - |
| nearing | 8 | - | - |
| nearish | 10 | - | - |
| neatens | 7 | - | - |
| neatest | 7 | - | - |
| neatnik | 11 | - | - |
| nebbich | 16 | - | - |
| nebbing | 12 | - | - |
| nebbuks | 15 | - | - |
| nebecks | 15 | - | - |
| nebulae | 9 | - | - |
| nebular | 9 | of or relating to or resembling a nebula | the nebular hypothesis of the origin of the solar system |
| nebulas | 9 | - | - |
| nebules | 9 | - | - |
| neckers | 13 | - | - |
| necklet | 13 | decoration worn about the neck (fur piece or tight necklace) as an ornament | - |
| necrose | 9 | undergo necrosis | the tissue around the wound necrosed |
| nectars | 9 | - | - |
| nectary | 12 | a gland (often a protuberance or depression) that secretes nectar | - |
| neddier | 9 | - | - |
| neddies | 9 | - | - |
| neddish | 12 | - | - |
| nedette | 8 | - | - |
| needers | 8 | - | - |
| needier | 8 | - | - |
| needily | 11 | - | - |
| needing | 9 | - | - |
| needler | 8 | - | - |
| neesing | 8 | - | - |
| neezing | 17 | - | - |
| negated | 9 | - | - |
| negater | 8 | - | - |
| negates | 8 | - | - |
| negaton | 8 | - | - |
| negator | 8 | - | - |
| neglige | 9 | a loose dressing gown for women | - |
| negroes | 8 | - | - |
| negroni | 8 | - | - |
| neguses | 8 | - | - |
| neighed | 12 | - | - |
| neineis | 7 | - | - |
| nektons | 11 | - | - |
| nellies | 7 | - | - |
| nelsons | 7 | - | - |
| nelumbo | 11 | sometimes placed in the family Nymphaeaceae: lotuses | - |
| nematic | 11 | - | - |
| nemeses | 9 | - | - |
| nemesia | 9 | - | - |
| nemning | 10 | - | - |
| nemoral | 9 | - | - |
| neocons | 9 | - | - |
| neogene | 8 | - | - |
| neolith | 10 | a stone tool from the Neolithic Age | - |
| neology | 11 | a newly invented word or phrase | - |
| neonate | 7 | a baby from birth to four weeks | - |
| neosoul | 7 | - | - |
| neoteny | 10 | an evolutionary trend to be born earlier so that development is cut off at an earlier stage and juvenile characteristics are retained in adults of the species | - |
| neotype | 12 | - | - |
| nepetas | 9 | - | - |
| nephews | 15 | - | - |
| nephric | 14 | - | - |
| nephron | 12 | any of the small tubules that are the excretory units of the vertebrate kidney | - |
| nepotic | 11 | - | - |
| nerdics | 10 | - | - |
| nerdier | 8 | - | - |
| nerdish | 11 | - | - |
| nereids | 8 | - | - |
| nerines | 7 | - | - |
| nerites | 7 | - | - |
| neritic | 9 | relating to the region of shallow water adjoining the seacoast | neritic fauna |
| nerolis | 7 | - | - |
| nervate | 10 | - | - |
| nervers | 10 | - | - |
| nervier | 10 | - | - |
| nervily | 13 | in a brash cheeky manner | - |
| nervine | 10 | - | - |
| nerving | 11 | - | - |
| nervule | 10 | - | - |
| nervure | 10 | one of the horny ribs that stiffen and support the wing of an insect | - |
| neshest | 10 | - | - |
| nesters | 7 | - | - |
| nestful | 10 | - | - |
| nesting | 8 | - | - |
| nestler | 7 | - | - |
| nestles | 7 | - | - |
| nestors | 7 | - | - |
| netbook | 13 | - | - |
| netfuls | 10 | - | - |
| nethead | 11 | - | - |
| netizen | 16 | - | - |
| netless | 7 | - | - |
| netlike | 11 | having open interstices or resembling a web | - |
| netroot | 7 | - | - |
| netsuke | 11 | - | - |
| netsurf | 10 | - | - |
| netters | 7 | - | - |
| nettier | 7 | - | - |
| netties | 7 | - | - |
| nettled | 8 | aroused to impatience or anger | feeling nettled from the constant teasing |
| nettler | 7 | - | - |
| nettles | 7 | - | - |
| neurine | 7 | - | - |
| neurism | 9 | - | - |
| neurite | 7 | - | - |
| neuroid | 8 | - | - |
| neuroma | 9 | any tumor derived from cells of the nervous system | - |
| neurons | 7 | - | - |
| neurula | 7 | - | - |
| neustic | 9 | - | - |
| neuston | 7 | - | - |
| neuters | 7 | - | - |
| newbies | 12 | - | - |
| newcome | 14 | - | - |
| newells | 10 | - | - |
| newmown | 15 | - | - |
| newsboy | 15 | a boy who delivers newspapers | - |
| newsier | 10 | - | - |
| newsies | 10 | - | - |
| newsing | 11 | - | - |
| newsmen | 12 | - | - |
| newtons | 10 | - | - |
| nexuses | 14 | - | - |
| ngarara | 8 | - | - |
| nhandus | 11 | - | - |
| niacins | 9 | - | - |
| nibbing | 12 | - | - |
| nibbled | 12 | - | - |
| nibbles | 11 | - | - |
| niblets | 9 | - | - |
| niblike | 13 | - | - |
| niceish | 12 | - | - |
| nichers | 12 | - | - |
| niching | 13 | - | - |
| nickars | 13 | - | - |
| nickels | 13 | - | - |
| nickers | 13 | - | - |
| nicking | 14 | - | - |
| nickled | 14 | - | - |
| nickles | 13 | - | - |
| nickums | 15 | - | - |
| nicoise | 9 | - | - |
| nicotin | 9 | - | - |
| nictate | 9 | briefly shut the eyes | - |
| nidated | 9 | - | - |
| nidates | 8 | - | - |
| niddick | 15 | - | - |
| nidgets | 9 | - | - |
| nidings | 9 | - | - |
| niduses | 8 | - | - |
| niellos | 7 | - | - |
| niffers | 13 | - | - |
| niffier | 13 | - | - |
| niffing | 14 | - | - |
| niftier | 10 | - | - |
| nifties | 10 | - | - |
| niftily | 13 | - | - |
| nigella | 8 | any plant of the genus Nigella | - |
| niggers | 9 | - | - |
| niggery | 12 | - | - |
| niggled | 10 | - | - |
| niggler | 9 | someone who constantly criticizes in a petty way | - |
| niggles | 9 | - | - |
| nighest | 11 | (superlative of `near' or `close') within the shortest distance | - |
| nighing | 12 | - | - |
| nigiris | 8 | - | - |
| nigrify | 14 | - | - |
| nihonga | 11 | - | - |
| nilgais | 8 | - | - |
| nilgaus | 8 | - | - |
| nilghai | 11 | - | - |
| nilghau | 11 | - | - |
| nilling | 8 | - | - |
| nimbler | 11 | - | - |
| nimiety | 12 | a quantity much larger than is needed | - |
| nimious | 9 | - | - |
| nimmers | 11 | - | - |
| nimming | 12 | - | - |
| nimonic | 11 | - | - |
| nimrods | 10 | - | - |
| nincoms | 11 | - | - |
| nincums | 11 | - | - |
| ninepin | 9 | a bowling pin of the type used in playing ninepins or (in England) skittles | - |
| ninnies | 7 | - | - |
| ninthly | 13 | - | - |
| niobate | 9 | - | - |
| niobite | 9 | a black mineral that is an ore of niobium and tantalum | - |
| niobium | 11 | a soft grey ductile metallic element used in alloys; occurs in niobite; formerly called columbium | - |
| niobous | 9 | - | - |
| nippier | 11 | - | - |
| nippily | 14 | - | - |
| nippled | 12 | - | - |
| nipples | 11 | - | - |
| nipters | 9 | - | - |
| niqaabs | 18 | - | - |
| nirlier | 7 | - | - |
| nirling | 8 | - | - |
| nisguls | 8 | - | - |
| nitchie | 12 | - | - |
| niterie | 7 | - | - |
| nithers | 10 | - | - |
| nithing | 11 | - | - |
| nitinol | 7 | - | - |
| nitride | 8 | a compound containing nitrogen and a more electropositive element (such as phosphorus or a metal) | - |
| nitrids | 8 | - | - |
| nitrify | 13 | treat with nitrogen or a nitrogen compound | - |
| nitrile | 7 | any of a class of organic compounds containing the cyano radical -CN | - |
| nitrils | 7 | - | - |
| nitrite | 7 | the radical -NO2 or any compound containing it (such as a salt or ester of nitrous acid) | - |
| nitroso | 7 | - | - |
| nitryls | 10 | - | - |
| nittier | 7 | - | - |
| nitwits | 10 | - | - |
| niveous | 10 | - | - |
| nobbier | 11 | - | - |
| nobbily | 14 | - | - |
| nobbled | 12 | - | - |
| nobbler | 11 | - | - |
| nobbles | 11 | - | - |
| noblest | 9 | - | - |
| nocakes | 13 | - | - |
| nocebos | 11 | - | - |
| nocents | 9 | - | - |
| nochels | 12 | - | - |
| nockets | 13 | - | - |
| nocking | 14 | - | - |
| noctuas | 9 | - | - |
| noctuid | 10 | usually dull-colored medium-sized nocturnal moth; the usually smooth-bodied larvae are destructive agricultural pests | - |
| noctule | 9 | - | - |
| nocturn | 9 | - | - |
| nocuous | 9 | - | - |
| nodally | 11 | - | - |
| nodated | 9 | - | - |
| nodders | 9 | - | - |
| noddier | 9 | - | - |
| noddies | 9 | - | - |
| noddled | 10 | - | - |
| noddles | 9 | - | - |
| nodical | 10 | - | - |
| nodular | 8 | having nodules or occurring in the form of nodules | nodular ores |
| noduled | 9 | having nodules or occurring in the form of nodules | - |
| nodules | 8 | - | - |
| nogging | 10 | rough brick masonry used to fill in the gaps in a wooden frame | - |
| noggins | 9 | - | - |
| noilier | 7 | - | - |
| noilies | 7 | - | - |
| nointed | 8 | - | - |
| nointer | 7 | - | - |
| noirish | 10 | - | - |
| noising | 8 | - | - |
| nomades | 10 | - | - |
| nomarch | 14 | - | - |
| nombles | 11 | - | - |
| nombril | 11 | the center point on a shield | - |
| nomisms | 11 | - | - |
| nonacid | 10 | - | - |
| nonaged | 9 | not of legal age | - |
| nonages | 8 | - | - |
| nonagon | 8 | a nine-sided polygon | - |
| nonanes | 7 | - | - |
| nonarts | 7 | - | - |
| nonbank | 13 | - | - |
| nonbody | 13 | - | - |
| nonbook | 13 | - | - |
| noncash | 12 | - | - |
| noncola | 9 | - | - |
| noncoms | 11 | - | - |
| noncore | 9 | - | - |
| nondrip | 10 | - | - |
| nondrug | 9 | - | - |
| nonegos | 8 | - | - |
| nonette | 7 | - | - |
| nonetti | 7 | - | - |
| nonetto | 7 | - | - |
| nonfact | 12 | - | - |
| nonfans | 10 | - | - |
| nonfarm | 12 | - | - |
| nonfood | 11 | - | - |
| nonfuel | 10 | - | - |
| nongame | 10 | - | - |
| nongays | 11 | - | - |
| nonheme | 12 | - | - |
| nonhero | 10 | - | - |
| nonhome | 12 | - | - |
| noniron | 7 | - | - |
| nonjury | 17 | - | - |
| nonkins | 11 | - | - |
| nonlife | 10 | - | - |
| nonmeat | 9 | - | - |
| nonnews | 10 | - | - |
