457 Words Starting With NI
The prefix NI appears in 457 words, from 3-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 7-letter words with 76 entries. Average word length: 8.1 letters.
N words revolve around negation (no, not, never, none), nature (night, north, nest), and newness. The prefix non- alone multiplies the count significantly.
Highest-scoring Scrabble plays that start with NI: NIGHTMARISHLY (25 pts), NIGHTCLUBBING (24 pts), NIGHTHAWKS (24 pts), NINCOMPOOPERY (24 pts), NITROBENZENES (24 pts). The shortest is NIB (3 letters) and the longest is NIGGARDLINESSES (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in BEE.
Notable words: NIBS — to provide with a penpoint [v].; NICAD — (short for) nickel-cadmium, as applied to batteries [n].; NIACIN — a nicotinic acid, a vitamin, a deficiency of which causes the disease pellagra [n].; NIACINS — a nicotinic acid, a vitamin, a deficiency of which causes the disease pellagra [n]. Browse words starting with ZEE for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with NI?
NIGHTMARISHLY scores 25 points. Runner-up: NIGHTCLUBBING at 24 points. See words ending in THY for more high-value options.
How many words start with NI?
Our dictionary has 457 words that start with NI. They range from 3 to 15 letters, with 7-letter words being the most common (76).
What is the shortest word that starts with NI?
NIB at just 3 letters. It means: to equip with a penpoint [v].
Three-Letter Words (6)
NIBNILNIMNIPNITNIX
Four-Letter Words (17)
NIBSNICENICKNIDENIDINIGHNILLNILSNIMSNINENIPANIPSNISINITENITSNIXENIXY
Five-Letter Words (38)
NICADNICERNICHENICKSNICOLNIDALNIDEDNIDESNIDUSNIECENIEVENIFTYNIGHSNIGHTNIHILNILLSNIMBININESNINJANINNYNINONNINTHNIPASNIPPYNISEINISUSNITERNITESNITIDNITONNITRENITRONITTYNIVALNIXEDNIXESNIXIENIZAM
Six-Letter Words (60)
NIACINNIBBEDNIBBLENICADSNICELYNICESTNICETYNICHEDNICHESNICKEDNICKELNICKERNICKLENICOLSNIDATENIDGETNIDIFYNIDINGNIECESNIELLINIELLONIEVESNIFFERNIGGERNIGGLENIGGLYNIGHEDNIGHERNIGHTSNIGHTYNIHILSNILGAINILGAUNILLEDNIMBLENIMBLYNIMBUSNIMMEDNIMRODNINETYNINJASNINONSNINTHSNIOBICNIPPEDNIPPERNIPPLENISEISNITERSNITERYNITONSNITRESNITRICNITRIDNITRILNITROSNITWITNIXIESNIXINGNIZAMS
Seven-Letter Words (76)
NIACINSNIBBINGNIBBLEDNIBBLERNIBBLESNIBLICKNIBLIKENICHINGNICKELSNICKERSNICKINGNICKLEDNICKLESNICOISENICOTINNICTATENIDATEDNIDATESNIDGETSNIDUSESNIELLOSNIFFERSNIFTIERNIFTIESNIFTILYNIGELLANIGGARDNIGGERSNIGGLEDNIGGLERNIGGLESNIGHESTNIGHINGNIGHTIENIGHTLYNIGRIFYNILGAISNILGAUSNILGHAINILGHAUNILLINGNIMBLERNIMIETYNIMIOUSNIMMINGNIMRODSNINEPINNINNIESNINTHLYNIOBATENIOBITENIOBIUMNIOBOUSNIPPERSNIPPIERNIPPILYNIPPINGNIPPLEDNIPPLESNIRVANANITCHIENITERIENITINOLNITPICKNITRATENITRIDENITRIDSNITRIFYNITRILENITRILSNITRITENITROSONITROUSNITTIERNITWITSNIVEOUS
Eight-Letter Words (71)
NIBBLERSNIBBLINGNIBLICKSNICENESSNICETIESNICKELEDNICKELICNICKEREDNICKLINGNICKNACKNICKNAMENICOTINENICOTINSNICTATEDNICTATESNIDATINGNIDATIONNIDERINGNIDIFIEDNIDIFIESNIELLISTNIELLOEDNIFFEREDNIFTIESTNIGELLASNIGGARDSNIGGLERSNIGGLIERNIGGLINGNIGHNESSNIGHTCAPNIGHTIESNIGHTJARNIGROSINNIHILISMNIHILISTNIHILITYNILGHAISNILGHAUSNIMBLESTNIMBUSEDNIMBUSESNINEBARKNINEFOLDNINEPINSNINETEENNINETIESNINNYISHNIOBATESNIOBITESNIOBIUMSNIPPIESTNIRVANASNIRVANICNITCHIESNITERIESNITINOLSNITPICKSNITPICKYNITRATEDNITRATESNITRATORNITRIDEDNITRIDESNITRILESNITRITESNITROGENNITROLICNITROSYLNITTIESTNIZAMATE
Nine-Letter Words (73)
NIALAMIDENICCOLITENICKELINGNICKELLEDNICKELOUSNICKERINGNICKNACKSNICKNAMEDNICKNAMERNICKNAMESNICOTIANANICOTINESNICOTINICNICTATINGNICTATIONNICTITANTNICTITATENIDATIONSNIDDERINGNIDERINGSNIDIFYINGNIELLISTSNIELLOINGNIFFERINGNIFTINESSNIGGARDEDNIGGARDLYNIGGLIESTNIGGLINGSNIGHTCAPSNIGHTCLUBNIGHTFALLNIGHTGLOWNIGHTGOWNNIGHTHAWKNIGHTJARSNIGHTLESSNIGHTLIFENIGHTLONGNIGHTMARENIGHTSIDENIGHTSPOTNIGHTTIDENIGHTTIMENIGHTWEARNIGRIFIEDNIGRIFIESNIGRITUDENIGROSINENIGROSINSNIHILISMSNIHILISTSNILPOTENTNIMBYNESSNIMIETIESNINEBARKSNINETEENSNINETIETHNINHYDRINNIPPINESSNIPPINGLYNITPICKEDNITPICKERNITRATINGNITRATIONNITRATORSNITRIDINGNITRIFIEDNITRIFIERNITRIFIESNITROGENSNITROSYLSNIZAMATES
Ten-Letter Words (53)
NIALAMIDESNICCOLITESNICENESSESNICKELLINGNICKNAMERSNICKNAMINGNICOTIANASNICTATIONSNICTITATEDNICTITATESNIDDERINGSNIDICOLOUSNIDIFUGOUSNIFEDIPINENIGGARDINGNIGGLINGLYNIGHNESSESNIGHTCLUBSNIGHTDRESSNIGHTFALLSNIGHTGLOWSNIGHTGOWNSNIGHTHAWKSNIGHTLIFESNIGHTLIVESNIGHTMARESNIGHTSCOPENIGHTSHADENIGHTSHIRTNIGHTSIDESNIGHTSPOTSNIGHTSTANDNIGHTSTICKNIGHTTIDESNIGHTTIMESNIGRIFYINGNIGRITUDESNIGROSINESNIHILISTICNIHILITIESNILPOTENTSNIMBLENESSNINCOMPOOPNINETEENTHNINETIETHSNINHYDRINSNITPICKERSNITPICKIERNITPICKINGNITRATIONSNITRIFIERSNITRIFYINGNITROFURAN
Eleven-Letter Words (24)
NIACINAMIDENICKELODEONNICTITATINGNIFEDIPINESNIFTINESSESNIGHTINGALENIGHTMARISHNIGHTSCOPESNIGHTSHADESNIGHTSHIRTSNIGHTSTANDSNIGHTSTICKSNIGHTWALKERNIMBOSTRATINIMBYNESSESNINCOMPOOPSNINETEENTHSNINNYHAMMERNIPPINESSESNITPICKIESTNITROFURANSNITROGENASENITROGENOUSNITROSAMINE
Twelve-Letter Words (17)
NIACINAMIDESNICKELODEONSNICOTINAMIDENIDIFICATIONNIGHTCLOTHESNIGHTCLUBBEDNIGHTCLUBBERNIGHTDRESSESNIGHTINGALESNIGHTWALKERSNIMBLENESSESNIMBOSTRATUSNINNYHAMMERSNITROBENZENENITROGENASESNITROMETHANENITROSAMINES
Thirteen-Letter Words (13)
NICKELIFEROUSNICOTINAMIDESNIDIFICATIONSNIGGARDLINESSNIGHTCLUBBERSNIGHTCLUBBINGNIGHTMARISHLYNINCOMPOOPERYNITRIFICATIONNITROBENZENESNITROGLYCERINNITROMETHANESNITROPARAFFIN
Fourteen-Letter Words (5)
NITRIFICATIONSNITROCELLULOSENITROGLYCERINENITROGLYCERINSNITROPARAFFINS
Fifteen-Letter Words (4)
NIGGARDLINESSESNINCOMPOOPERIESNITROCELLULOSESNITROGLYCERINES