9-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| necessary | 14 | anything indispensable | - |
| newspaper | 16 | the physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisher | when it began to rain he covered his head with a newspaper |
| nightmare | 15 | a situation resembling a terrifying dream | - |
| naturally | 12 | as might be expected | naturally, the lawyer sent us a huge bill |
| neighbour | 15 | live or be located as a neighbor | - |
| negotiate | 10 | succeed in passing through, around, or over | - |
| nightclub | 17 | a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink | the gossip columnist got his information by visiting nightclubs every night |
| narrating | 10 | - | - |
| notorious | 9 | known widely and usually unfavorably | a notorious gangster |
| necessity | 14 | anything indispensable | - |
| neglected | 13 | lacking a caretaker | a neglected child |
| northeast | 12 | the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees | - |
| northwest | 15 | coming from the northwest | northwesterly winds |
| nominated | 12 | appointed by nomination | - |
| nervously | 15 | in an anxiously nervous manner | we watched the stock market nervously |
| nightfall | 16 | the time of day immediately following sunset | - |
| nutrition | 9 | a source of materials to nourish the body | - |
| narrative | 12 | a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program | his narrative was interesting |
| navigator | 13 | the ship's officer in charge of navigation | - |
| nighttime | 15 | the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside | - |
| nostalgia | 10 | longing for something past | - |
| nostalgic | 12 | unhappy about being away and longing for familiar things or persons | - |
| nevermind | 15 | - | - |
| nightgown | 17 | lingerie consisting of a loose dress designed to be worn in bed by women | - |
| nocturnal | 11 | belonging to or active during the night | nocturnal animals are active at night |
| nosebleed | 12 | bleeding from the nose | - |
| nicknamed | 18 | - | - |
| nurturing | 10 | - | - |
| nefarious | 12 | extremely wicked | nefarious schemes |
| narration | 9 | the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events | his narration was hesitant |
| negligent | 11 | characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern | negligent parents |
| newsstand | 13 | a stall where newspapers and other periodicals are sold | - |
| nursemaid | 12 | a woman who is the custodian of children | - |
| nightlife | 16 | the activity of people seeking nighttime diversion (as at the theater, a nightclub, etc.) | in the summer the nightlife shifts to the dance clubs |
| normality | 14 | (of a solution) concentration expressed in gram equivalents of solute per liter | - |
| narrowing | 13 | becoming gradually narrower | - |
| nourished | 13 | being provided with adequate nourishment | - |
| nakedness | 14 | a bleak and desolate atmosphere | the nakedness of the landscape |
| neurology | 13 | (neurology) the branch of medicine that deals with the nervous system and its disorders | - |
| narcissus | 11 | bulbous plant having erect linear leaves and showy yellow or white flowers either solitary or in clusters | - |
| notoriety | 12 | the state of being known for some unfavorable act or quality | - |
| northward | 16 | moving toward the north | the northward flow of traffic |
| numbskull | 17 | - | - |
| newsflash | 18 | a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story | - |
| nastiness | 9 | malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty | - |
| numerical | 13 | measured or expressed in numbers | numerical value |
| nevermore | 14 | at no time hereafter | Quoth the raven, nevermore! |
| nonprofit | 14 | an organization chartered for other than profit-making activities | - |
| newswoman | 17 | a female newsperson | - |
| neolithic | 14 | latest part of the Stone Age beginning about 10,000 BC in the Middle East (but later elsewhere) | - |
| notifying | 16 | - | - |
| numbering | 14 | a numbered list | - |
| nameplate | 13 | a plate bearing a name | - |
| notarized | 19 | - | - |
| nighthawk | 23 | a person who likes to be active late at night | - |
| nauseated | 10 | feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit | - |
| newsagent | 13 | someone who sells newspapers | - |
| neuralgia | 10 | acute spasmodic pain along the course of one or more nerves | - |
| navigated | 14 | - | - |
| nurseries | 9 | - | - |
| neocortex | 18 | the cortical part of the neencephalon | - |
| newmarket | 18 | a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck); a player plays the lowest card of a suit in his hand and successively higher cards are played until the sequence stops; the player who plays a card matching one in the layout wins all the chips on that card | - |
| nonentity | 12 | the state of not existing | - |
| nonlinear | 9 | designating or involving an equation whose terms are not of the first degree | - |
| novitiate | 12 | someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows | - |
| nullified | 13 | deprived of legal force | - |
| nightspot | 15 | a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink | - |
| nobleness | 11 | the quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conduct | - |
| nonsmoker | 15 | a passenger car for passengers who want to avoid tobacco smoke | - |
| nonverbal | 14 | being other than verbal communication | art like gesture is a form of nonverbal expression |
| novocaine | 14 | procaine administered as a hydrochloride (trade name Novocain) | - |
| numerator | 11 | the dividend of a fraction | - |
| newsprint | 14 | cheap paper made from wood pulp and used for printing newspapers | - |
| normalize | 20 | become normal or return to its normal state | Let us hope that relations with this country will normalize soon |
| northerly | 15 | situated in or oriented toward the north | going in a northerly direction |
| notepaper | 13 | writing paper intended for writing short notes or letters | - |
| nanometre | 11 | a metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter | - |
| neutering | 10 | the sterilization of an animal | they took him to the vet for neutering |
| nightlong | 14 | lasting, open, or operating through the whole night | a nightlong vigil |
| noiseless | 9 | making no sound | th' inaudible and noiseless foot of time |
| nonlethal | 12 | not capable of causing death | - |
| numbingly | 17 | - | - |
| naughtier | 13 | - | - |
| navigable | 15 | able to be sailed on or through safely | navigable waters |
| nectarine | 11 | variety or mutation of the peach bearing fruit with smooth skin and (usually) yellow flesh | - |
| neologism | 12 | a newly invented word or phrase | - |
| neoplasia | 11 | the pathological process that results in the formation and growth of a tumor | - |
| nightwear | 16 | garments designed to be worn in bed | - |
| nitration | 9 | - | - |
| nominally | 14 | in name only | nominally he is the boss |
| nonsexual | 16 | not having or involving sex | - |
| normative | 14 | pertaining to giving directives or rules | - |
| nullifier | 12 | an official who can invalidate or nullify | - |
| nutriment | 11 | a source of materials to nourish the body | - |
| nutritive | 12 | of or providing nourishment | - |
| nuttiness | 9 | - | - |
| narcotize | 20 | administer narcotics to | - |
| necrology | 15 | a notice of someone's death; usually includes a short biography | - |
| neglector | 12 | - | - |
| nerveless | 12 | marked by calm self-control (especially in trying circumstances); unemotional | the most nerveless winner in the history of the tournament |
| nightbird | 16 | a person who likes to be active late at night | - |
| ninetieth | 12 | the ordinal number of ninety in counting order | - |
| nitpicker | 17 | someone who makes small and unjustified criticisms | - |
| nitrating | 10 | - | - |
| novelette | 12 | a short novel | - |
| naartjies | 16 | - | - |
| nabobisms | 15 | - | - |
| nachtmaal | 16 | - | - |
| naebodies | 12 | - | - |
| naethings | 13 | - | - |
| naggingly | 15 | - | - |
| nailbiter | 11 | - | - |
| nailbrush | 14 | a brush used to clean a person's fingernails | - |
| naileries | 9 | - | - |
| nailfiles | 12 | - | - |
| nailfolds | 13 | - | - |
| nailheads | 13 | - | - |
| nainsells | 9 | - | - |
| nainsooks | 13 | - | - |
| naissance | 11 | - | - |
| naiveness | 12 | lack of sophistication or worldliness | - |
| naiveties | 12 | - | - |
| nalidixic | 19 | - | - |
| naloxones | 16 | - | - |
| namaskars | 15 | - | - |
| namaycush | 19 | - | - |
| namecheck | 22 | - | - |
| namesakes | 15 | - | - |
| nametapes | 13 | - | - |
| nancified | 15 | - | - |
| nannygais | 13 | - | - |
| nannyings | 13 | - | - |
| nanograms | 12 | - | - |
| nanograss | 10 | - | - |
| nanometer | 11 | a metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter | - |
| nanopores | 11 | - | - |
| nanoscale | 11 | - | - |
| nanotechs | 14 | - | - |
| nanotesla | 9 | - | - |
| nanotubes | 11 | - | - |
| nanowatts | 12 | - | - |
| nanowires | 12 | - | - |
| nanoworld | 13 | - | - |
| napalming | 14 | - | - |
| naphthene | 17 | - | - |
| naphthols | 17 | - | - |
| naphthous | 17 | - | - |
| naphthyls | 20 | - | - |
| napoleons | 11 | - | - |
| nappiness | 13 | - | - |
| naproxens | 18 | - | - |
| narceines | 11 | - | - |
| narcistic | 13 | - | - |
| narcomata | 13 | - | - |
| narcotics | 13 | - | - |
| narcotine | 11 | - | - |
| narcotise | 11 | administer narcotics to | - |
| narcotism | 13 | - | - |
| narcotist | 11 | - | - |
| narghiles | 13 | - | - |
| narghilly | 16 | - | - |
| nargilehs | 13 | - | - |
| nargilies | 10 | - | - |
| narguileh | 13 | - | - |
| naricorns | 11 | - | - |
| narraters | 9 | - | - |
| narrators | 9 | - | - |
| narratory | 12 | - | - |
| narrowest | 12 | - | - |
| narrowish | 15 | - | - |
| narthexes | 19 | - | - |
| narwhales | 15 | - | - |
| nasalised | 10 | - | - |
| nasalises | 9 | - | - |
| nasalisms | 11 | - | - |
| nasalized | 19 | - | - |
| nasalizes | 18 | - | - |
| nascences | 13 | - | - |
| naseberry | 14 | - | - |
| nastaliks | 13 | - | - |
| natations | 9 | - | - |
| natatoria | 9 | - | - |
| natheless | 12 | - | - |
| nathemore | 14 | - | - |
| nationals | 9 | - | - |
| nativisms | 14 | - | - |
| nativists | 12 | - | - |
| natrolite | 9 | a group of minerals of the zeolite family consisting of a hydrous silicate of sodium and aluminum | - |
| natterers | 9 | - | - |
| natterier | 9 | - | - |
| nattering | 10 | - | - |
| nattiness | 9 | stylishness as evidenced by a smart appearance | - |
| naturisms | 11 | - | - |
| naturists | 9 | - | - |
| naugahyde | 17 | - | - |
| naughties | 13 | - | - |
| naughtily | 16 | in a disobedient or naughty way | behaved naughtily when they had guests and was sent to his room |
| naumachia | 16 | a naval spectacle; a mock sea battle put on by the ancient Romans | - |
| nauplioid | 12 | - | - |
| nauseants | 9 | - | - |
| nauseates | 9 | - | - |
| nautiloid | 10 | - | - |
| navalisms | 14 | - | - |
| navelwort | 15 | - | - |
| navicerts | 14 | - | - |
| navicular | 14 | shaped like a boat | - |
| naviculas | 14 | - | - |
| navigably | 18 | - | - |
| navigates | 13 | - | - |
| naysayers | 15 | - | - |
| naysaying | 16 | the act of saying no to a request | - |
| nazifying | 25 | - | - |
| nearliest | 9 | - | - |
| nearshore | 12 | - | - |
| nearsides | 10 | - | - |
| neatening | 10 | - | - |
| neatherds | 13 | - | - |
| nebbisher | 16 | - | - |
| nebbishes | 16 | - | - |
| nebenkern | 15 | - | - |
| nebulised | 12 | - | - |
| nebuliser | 11 | a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist | - |
| nebulises | 11 | - | - |
| nebuliums | 13 | - | - |
| nebulized | 21 | - | - |
| nebulizer | 20 | a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist | - |
| nebulizes | 20 | - | - |
| neckatees | 15 | - | - |
| neckbands | 18 | - | - |
| neckbeefs | 20 | - | - |
| neckcloth | 20 | an ornamental white cravat | - |
| neckgears | 16 | - | - |
| necklaced | 18 | - | - |
| necklaces | 17 | - | - |
| necklines | 15 | - | - |
| neckpiece | 19 | an article of apparel worn about the neck | - |
| neckshots | 18 | - | - |
| neckverse | 18 | - | - |
| neckwears | 18 | - | - |
| neckweeds | 19 | - | - |
| necrophil | 16 | - | - |
| necropoli | 13 | - | - |
| necrosing | 12 | - | - |
| necrotise | 11 | - | - |
| necrotize | 20 | - | - |
| necrotomy | 16 | - | - |
| nectareal | 11 | - | - |
| nectarean | 11 | - | - |
| nectarial | 11 | - | - |
| nectaried | 12 | - | - |
| nectaries | 11 | - | - |
| nectarous | 11 | extremely pleasing to the taste; sweet and fragrant | a nectarous drink |
| needfires | 13 | - | - |
| needfully | 16 | in an essential manner | - |
| neediness | 10 | a state of extreme poverty | - |
| needleful | 13 | - | - |
| needliest | 10 | - | - |
| needlings | 11 | - | - |
| needments | 12 | - | - |
| neesberry | 14 | - | - |
| nefandous | 13 | - | - |
| negations | 10 | - | - |
| negatived | 14 | - | - |
| negatives | 13 | - | - |
| negatrons | 10 | - | - |
| neglecter | 12 | a person who is neglectful and gives little attention or respect to people or responsibilities | he tried vainly to impress his neglecters |
| negligees | 11 | - | - |
| negociant | 12 | - | - |
| negotiant | 10 | someone who negotiates (confers with others in order to reach a settlement) | - |
| negresses | 10 | - | - |
| negritude | 11 | an ideological position that holds Black culture to be independent and valid on its own terms; an affirmation of the African cultural heritage | - |
| negrohead | 14 | - | - |
| negroidal | 11 | - | - |
| negroisms | 12 | - | - |
| negrophil | 15 | - | - |
| neighbors | 15 | - | - |
| neighings | 14 | - | - |
| nelumbium | 15 | - | - |
| nematodes | 12 | - | - |
| nemertean | 11 | soft unsegmented marine worms that have a threadlike proboscis and the ability to stretch and contract | - |
| nemertian | 11 | - | - |
| nemertine | 11 | soft unsegmented marine worms that have a threadlike proboscis and the ability to stretch and contract | - |
| nemophila | 16 | any plant of the genus Nemophila | - |
| nennigais | 10 | - | - |
| nenuphars | 14 | - | - |
| neoblasts | 11 | - | - |
| neodymium | 17 | a yellow trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs in monazite and bastnasite in association with cerium and lanthanum and praseodymium | - |
| neogothic | 15 | - | - |
| neologian | 10 | - | - |
| neologies | 10 | - | - |
| neologise | 10 | - | - |
| neologist | 10 | a lexicographer of new words and expressions | - |
| neologize | 19 | - | - |
| neomorphs | 16 | - | - |
| neomycins | 16 | - | - |
| neonomian | 11 | - | - |
| neopagans | 12 | - | - |
| neophiles | 14 | - | - |
| neophilia | 14 | - | - |
| neophobes | 16 | - | - |
| neophobia | 16 | a morbid fear of novelty | - |
| neophobic | 18 | - | - |
| neophytes | 17 | - | - |
| neophytic | 19 | - | - |
| neopilina | 11 | - | - |
| neoplasms | 13 | - | - |
| neoplasty | 14 | - | - |
| neoprenes | 11 | - | - |
| neoteinia | 9 | - | - |
| neotenies | 9 | - | - |
| neotenous | 9 | of or relating to or characterized by neoteny | - |
| neoterics | 11 | - | - |
| neoterise | 9 | - | - |
| neoterism | 11 | - | - |
| neoterist | 9 | - | - |
| neoterize | 18 | - | - |
| neotoxins | 16 | - | - |
| neotropic | 13 | - | - |
| nepenthes | 14 | pitcher plants | - |
| nephalism | 16 | - | - |
| nephalist | 14 | - | - |
| nepheline | 14 | a whitish mineral consisting of sodium aluminum silicate or potassium aluminum silicate in crystalline form; used in the manufacture of ceramics and enamels | - |
| nephelite | 14 | a whitish mineral consisting of sodium aluminum silicate or potassium aluminum silicate in crystalline form; used in the manufacture of ceramics and enamels | - |
| nephogram | 17 | - | - |
| nephology | 18 | the branch of meteorology that studies clouds and cloud formation | - |
| nephralgy | 18 | - | - |
| nephridia | 15 | - | - |
| nephrisms | 16 | - | - |
| nephrites | 14 | - | - |
| nephritic | 16 | of or relating to the kidneys | - |
| nephritis | 14 | an inflammation of the kidney | - |
| nephroses | 14 | - | - |
| nephrosis | 14 | a syndrome characterized by edema and large amounts of protein in the urine and usually increased blood cholesterol; usually associated with glomerulonephritis or with a complication of various systemic diseases | - |
| nephrotic | 16 | - | - |
| nepotisms | 13 | - | - |
| nepotists | 11 | - | - |
| neptunium | 13 | a radioactive transuranic metallic element; found in trace amounts in uranium ores; a by-product of the production of plutonium | - |
| nerdiness | 10 | - | - |
| nervation | 12 | - | - |
| nervature | 12 | - | - |
| nervelets | 12 | - | - |
| nerviness | 12 | - | - |
| nervosity | 15 | - | - |
| nescience | 13 | ignorance (especially of orthodox beliefs) | - |
| nescients | 11 | - | - |
| nestlings | 10 | - | - |
| nestmates | 11 | - | - |
| netballer | 11 | - | - |
| netheless | 12 | - | - |
| netminder | 12 | the soccer or hockey player assigned to protect the goal | - |
| netspeaks | 15 | - | - |
| netsurfed | 13 | - | - |
| netsurfer | 12 | - | - |
| nettliest | 9 | - | - |
| networked | 17 | - | - |
| networker | 16 | - | - |
| neuralgic | 12 | of or relating to or suffering from neuralgia | neuralgic pains |
| neuration | 9 | - | - |
| neuraxons | 16 | - | - |
| neurility | 12 | - | - |
| neuritics | 11 | - | - |
| neurochip | 16 | - | - |
| neurocoel | 11 | - | - |
| neuroglia | 10 | sustentacular tissue that surrounds and supports neurons in the central nervous system; glial and neural cells together compose the tissue of the central nervous system | - |
| neurogram | 12 | - | - |
| neuromast | 11 | - | - |
| neuromata | 11 | - | - |
| neuropath | 14 | - | - |
| neuropils | 11 | - | - |
| neurotics | 11 | - | - |
| neurotomy | 14 | - | - |
| neustonic | 11 | - | - |
| neutrally | 12 | - | - |
| neutretto | 9 | - | - |
| neutrinos | 9 | - | - |
| neutronic | 11 | - | - |
| nevelling | 13 | - | - |
| newcomers | 16 | - | - |
| newfangle | 16 | - | - |
| newlyweds | 19 | - | - |
| newnesses | 12 | - | - |
| newsbeats | 14 | - | - |
| newsbreak | 18 | a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story | - |
| newscasts | 14 | - | - |
| newsclips | 16 | - | - |
| newsdesks | 17 | - | - |
| newsfeeds | 16 | - | - |
| newsgirls | 13 | - | - |
| newsgroup | 15 | - | - |
| newshawks | 22 | - | - |
| newshound | 16 | - | - |
| newsiness | 12 | - | - |
| newsmaker | 18 | - | - |
| newspeaks | 18 | - | - |
| newsreels | 12 | - | - |
| newsrooms | 14 | - | - |
| newssheet | 15 | report or open letter giving informal or confidential news of interest to a special group | - |
| newstrade | 13 | - | - |
| newswires | 15 | - | - |
| newswomen | 17 | - | - |
| newwavers | 18 | - | - |
| ngultrums | 12 | - | - |
| niaiserie | 9 | - | - |
| nialamide | 12 | - | - |
| nibblings | 14 | - | - |
| niccolite | 13 | - | - |
| nichering | 15 | - | - |
| nichromes | 16 | - | - |
| nickeline | 15 | - | - |
| nickeling | 16 | - | - |
| nickelise | 15 | - | - |
| nickelize | 24 | - | - |
| nickelled | 16 | - | - |
| nickelous | 15 | - | - |
| nickering | 16 | - | - |
| nickernut | 15 | - | - |
| nicknacks | 21 | - | - |
| nicknamer | 17 | - | - |
| nicknames | 17 | - | - |
| nickpoint | 17 | - | - |
| nickstick | 21 | - | - |
| nicompoop | 17 | - | - |
| nicotiana | 11 | American and Asiatic aromatic herbs and shrubs with viscid foliage | - |
| nicotians | 11 | - | - |
| nicotined | 12 | - | - |
| nicotines | 11 | - | - |
| nicotinic | 13 | - | - |
| nictating | 12 | - | - |
| nictation | 11 | a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly | - |
| nictitant | 11 | - | - |
| nictitate | 11 | briefly shut the eyes | - |
| nidamenta | 12 | - | - |
| nidations | 10 | - | - |
| niddering | 12 | - | - |
| niderings | 11 | - | - |
| niderling | 11 | - | - |
| nidgeting | 12 | - | - |
| nidifying | 17 | - | - |
| niellated | 10 | - | - |
| niellists | 9 | - | - |
| nielloing | 10 | - | - |
| nievefuls | 15 | - | - |
| niffering | 16 | - | - |
| niffnaffs | 21 | - | - |
| niftiness | 12 | - | - |
| niggarded | 13 | - | - |
| niggardly | 15 | petty or reluctant in giving or spending | a niggardly tip |
| niggerdom | 14 | - | - |
| niggering | 12 | - | - |
| niggerish | 14 | - | - |
| niggerism | 13 | - | - |
| niggliest | 11 | - | - |
| nigglings | 12 | - | - |
| nightcaps | 17 | - | - |
| nightfire | 16 | - | - |
| nightgear | 14 | - | - |
| nightglow | 17 | - | - |
| nightjars | 20 | - | - |
| nightless | 13 | - | - |
| nightlike | 17 | - | - |
| nightmary | 18 | - | - |
| nightside | 14 | - | - |
| nighttide | 14 | - | - |
| nightward | 17 | - | - |
| nigricant | 12 | - | - |
| nigrified | 14 | - | - |
| nigrifies | 13 | - | - |
| nigritude | 11 | - | - |
| nigrosine | 10 | - | - |
| nigrosins | 10 | - | - |
| nihilisms | 14 | - | - |
| nihilists | 12 | - | - |
| nihoniums | 14 | - | - |
| nilpotent | 11 | equal to zero when raised to a certain power | - |
| nimblesse | 13 | - | - |
| nimblewit | 16 | - | - |
| nimbyisms | 18 | - | - |
| nimbyness | 16 | - | - |
| nimieties | 11 | - | - |
| ninebarks | 15 | - | - |
| nineholes | 12 | - | - |
| ninepence | 13 | a coin worth nine pennies | - |
| ninepenny | 14 | used of nail size; 2 3/4 in or 7 cm long | - |
| ninescore | 11 | - | - |
| nineteens | 9 | - | - |
| ninhydrin | 16 | - | - |
| ninjitsus | 16 | - | - |
| ninjutsus | 16 | - | - |
| nipcheese | 16 | - | - |
| nippering | 14 | - | - |
| nipperkin | 17 | - | - |
| nippiness | 13 | - | - |
| nippingly | 17 | - | - |
| niramiais | 11 | - | - |
| nithering | 13 | - | - |
| nitpicked | 18 | - | - |
| nitramine | 11 | a yellow crystalline explosive solid that is used in detonators | - |
| nitratine | 9 | - | - |
| nitrators | 9 | - | - |
| nitriding | 11 | - | - |
