Four-letter words starting with N
104 four-letter words begin with the letter N. The complete list is below in alphabetical order, grouped by second letter so you can scan straight to the ones that fit your puzzle.
Most common four-letter words starting with N
Ranked by how often they appear in written English.
- news
- name
- next
- need
- note
- nude
- none
- near
- nice
- null
- nine
- node
- navy
- nick
- neck
- nova
- nose
- noon
- nuts
- nail
- nuke
- nest
- norm
- neon
Highest-scoring four-letter words starting with N
Standard Scrabble tile values, before any board multipliers.
- nixy 14
- nazi 13
- next 11
- nixe 11
- navy 10
- neck 10
- nick 10
- nock 10
- nark 8
- neuk 8
- nigh 8
- nook 8
- nuke 8
- numb 8
- naif 7
- nary 7
- nave 7
- nays 7
- neif 7
- neve 7
- nevi 7
- news 7
- newt 7
- nosh 7
All 104 four-letter words starting with N
NA 22
- naan
- nabe
- nabs
- nada
- nags
- naif
- nail
- name
- nana
- nans
- naoi
- naos
- nape
- naps
- narc
- nard
- nark
- nary
- nave
- navy
- nays
- nazi
NE 24
- neap
- near
- neat
- nebs
- neck
- need
- neem
- neep
- neif
- nema
- nene
- neon
- nerd
- ness
- nest
- nets
- nett
- neuk
- neum
- neve
- nevi
- news
- newt
- next
NI 17
- nibs
- nice
- nick
- nide
- nidi
- nigh
- nill
- nils
- nims
- nine
- nipa
- nips
- nisi
- nite
- nits
- nixe
- nixy
NO 32
- nobs
- nock
- node
- nodi
- nods
- noel
- noes
- nogg
- nogs
- noil
- noir
- nolo
- noma
- nome
- noms
- nona
- none
- nook
- noon
- nope
- nori
- norm
- nose
- nosh
- nosy
- nota
- note
- noun
- nous
- nova
- nows
- nowt
NU 9
- nubs
- nude
- nuke
- null
- numb
- nuns
- nurd
- nurl
- nuts
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Common questions
How many four-letter words start with N?
There are 104 four-letter words beginning with N, all listed on this page in alphabetical order.
What are the most common four-letter words starting with N?
Ranked by how often they appear in written English, the most common are: news, name, next, need, note, nude, none, near. The full "most common" list is near the top of this page.
What is the highest-scoring four-letter word starting with N in Scrabble?
nixy scores 14 points on plain tiles, before any double- or triple-word squares. Premium squares and the 50-point bingo bonus can change the ranking completely.
Are proper nouns and abbreviations included?
No. The list only contains words from the ENABLE lexicon, which excludes proper nouns, abbreviations and hyphenated forms — the same rule tournament Scrabble and most word games follow. Read more on the methodology page.
Counted from a 172,749-word public-domain lexicon, last reviewed 2026-08-01. How this list was built.