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3-letter words starting with N

There are 20 common three-letter words that start with N. Three-letter words are the glue of Scrabble – they let you play parallel to other words and squeeze extra points from tight spots.

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Highest-scoring 3-letter words starting with N

Word	Scrabble points
NIX	10
NAY	6
NEW	6
NOW	6
NTH	6
NAB	5
NAP	5
NIB	5

All 20 words

Sorted A–Z. The number after each word is its Scrabble score. 19 of these have a vowel as the second letter.

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Other words starting with N

4-letter words starting with N53 words 5-letter words starting with N89 words 6-letter words starting with N123 words 7-letter words starting with N165 words 8-letter words starting with N148 words