358 Words Starting With NU
The prefix NU appears in 358 words, from 2-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 7-letter words with 67 entries. Average word length: 8.3 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 NU: NUCLEOPHILICITY (27 pts), NUZZLING (27 pts), NUZZLED (26 pts), NUZZLERS (26 pts), NUCLEOSYNTHETIC (25 pts). The shortest is NU (2 letters) and the longest is NUCLEOPHILICITY (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in IDLE.
Notable words: NUBS — (obsolete) to hang [v].; NUBBY — having small protuberances [adj].; NUANCE — to give subtle shades of meaning to [v].; NUANCED — to give subtle shades of meaning to [v]. Browse words starting with SRA for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with NU?
NUCLEOPHILICITY scores 27 points. Runner-up: NUZZLING at 27 points. See words ending in AHI for more high-value options.
How many words start with NU?
Our dictionary has 358 words that start with NU. They range from 2 to 15 letters, with 7-letter words being the most common (67).
What is the shortest word that starts with NU?
NU at just 2 letters. It means: a Greek letter [n].
Three-Letter Words (4)
NUBNUNNUSNUT
Four-Letter Words (9)
NUBSNUDENUKENULLNUMBNUNSNURDNURLNUTS
Five-Letter Words (18)
NUBBYNUBIANUCHANUDERNUDESNUDGENUDIENUDZHNUKEDNUKESNULLSNUMBSNUMENNURDSNURLSNURSENUTSYNUTTY
Six-Letter Words (43)
NUANCENUBBINNUBBLENUBBLYNUBIASNUBILENUBUCKNUCHAENUCHALNUCLEINUDELYNUDESTNUDGEDNUDGERNUDGESNUDIESNUDISMNUDISTNUDITYNUDNIKNUGGETNUKINGNULLAHNULLEDNUMBATNUMBEDNUMBERNUMBLYNUMINANUNCIONUNCLENURLEDNURSEDNURSERNURSESNUTANTNUTATENUTLETNUTMEGNUTRIANUTTEDNUTTERNUZZLE
Seven-Letter Words (67)
NUANCEDNUANCESNUBBIERNUBBINSNUBBLESNUBUCKSNUCELLINUCHALSNUCLEALNUCLEARNUCLEINNUCLEONNUCLEUSNUCLIDENUDGERSNUDGINGNUDISMSNUDISTSNUDNICKNUDNIKSNUDZHEDNUDZHESNUGGETSNUGGETYNULLAHSNULLIFYNULLINGNULLITYNUMBATSNUMBERSNUMBESTNUMBINGNUMBLESNUMERALNUMERICNUMMARYNUNATAKNUNCIOSNUNCLESNUNLIKENUNNERYNUNNISHNUPTIALNURLINGNURSERSNURSERYNURSINGNURTURENUTATEDNUTATESNUTCASENUTGALLNUTLETSNUTLIKENUTMEATNUTMEGSNUTPICKNUTRIASNUTSIERNUTTERSNUTTIERNUTTILYNUTTINGNUTWOODNUZZLEDNUZZLERNUZZLES
Eight-Letter Words (65)
NUBBIESTNUBBLIERNUBILITYNUBILOSENUBILOUSNUCELLARNUCELLUSNUCLEASENUCLEATENUCLEINSNUCLEOIDNUCLEOLENUCLEOLINUCLEONSNUCLIDESNUCLIDICNUDENESSNUDICAULNUDITIESNUDNICKSNUDZHINGNUGATORYNUISANCENUMBEREDNUMBERERNUMBFISHNUMBNESSNUMCHUCKNUMERACYNUMERALSNUMERARYNUMERATENUMERICSNUMEROUSNUMINOUSNUMMULARNUMSKULLNUNATAKSNUNCHAKUNUPTIALSNURSINGSNURSLINGNURTURALNURTUREDNURTURERNURTURESNUTATINGNUTATIONNUTBROWNNUTCASESNUTGALLSNUTGRASSNUTHATCHNUTHOUSENUTMEATSNUTPICKSNUTRIENTNUTSEDGENUTSHELLNUTSIESTNUTTIESTNUTTINGSNUTWOODSNUZZLERSNUZZLING
Nine-Letter Words (53)
NUBBINESSNUBBLIESTNUCLEASESNUCLEATEDNUCLEATESNUCLEATORNUCLEINICNUCLEOIDSNUCLEOLARNUCLEOLESNUCLEOLUSNUCLEONICNUCLEUSESNUISANCESNULLIFIEDNULLIFIERNULLIFIESNULLIPARANULLIPORENULLITIESNUMBERERSNUMBERINGNUMBINGLYNUMBSKULLNUMCHUCKSNUMERABLENUMERABLYNUMERALLYNUMERATEDNUMERATESNUMERATORNUMERICALNUMMULITENUMSKULLSNUNCHAKUSNUNNATIONNUNNERIESNUPTIALLYNURSEMAIDNURSERIESNURSLINGSNURTURANTNURTURERSNURTURINGNUTATIONSNUTHOUSESNUTRIENTSNUTRIMENTNUTRITIONNUTRITIVENUTSEDGESNUTSHELLSNUTTINESS
Ten-Letter Words (43)
NUBILITIESNUCLEATINGNUCLEATIONNUCLEATORSNUCLEONICSNUCLEOSIDENUCLEOSOMENUCLEOTIDENUDENESSESNUDIBRANCHNULLIFIERSNULLIFYINGNULLIPARAENULLIPARASNULLIPORESNUMBERABLENUMBERLESSNUMBFISHESNUMBNESSESNUMBSKULLSNUMERACIESNUMERATINGNUMERATIONNUMERATORSNUMEROLOGYNUMEROUSLYNUMISMATICNUMMULITESNUNCIATURENUNNATIONSNUPTIALITYNURSEMAIDSNURSERYMANNURSERYMENNURTURANCENUTATIONALNUTCRACKERNUTGRASSESNUTHATCHESNUTRIMENTSNUTRITIONSNUTRITIOUSNUTRITIVES
Eleven-Letter Words (21)
NUBBINESSESNUCLEATIONSNUCLEOPHILENUCLEOPLASMNUCLEOSIDESNUCLEOSOMALNUCLEOSOMESNUCLEOTIDESNUDIBRANCHSNULLIPAROUSNUMERATIONSNUMERICALLYNUMISMATICSNUMISMATISTNUNCIATURESNUNCUPATIVENURTURANCESNUTCRACKERSNUTRITIONALNUTRITIVELYNUTTINESSES
Twelve-Letter Words (13)
NUCLEOCAPSIDNUCLEOPHILESNUCLEOPHILICNUCLEOPLASMSNUCLEOTIDASENUMEROLOGIESNUMEROLOGISTNUMEROUSNESSNUMINOUSNESSNUMISMATISTSNUPTIALITIESNUTRITIONISTNUTRITIOUSLY
Thirteen-Letter Words (10)
NUCLEOCAPSIDSNUCLEOPLASMICNUCLEOPROTEINNUCLEOTIDASESNULLIFICATIONNUMEROLOGICALNUMEROLOGISTSNUTRACEUTICALNUTRITIONALLYNUTRITIONISTS
Fourteen-Letter Words (7)
NUCLEOPROTEINSNULLIFICATIONSNUMEROUSNESSESNUMINOUSNESSESNUMISMATICALLYNUTRACEUTICALSNUTRITIOUSNESS
Fifteen-Letter Words (4)
NUCLEOPHILICITYNUCLEOSYNTHESESNUCLEOSYNTHESISNUCLEOSYNTHETIC