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5 Letter Words Starting With NE

This verified list contains 21 CORE words starting with NE, plus 7 entries in the broader extended tier.

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21CORE words
7extended words
28verified matches
8.3average CORE score

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Most common letters immediately after NE

  1. W5 words
  2. R4 words
  3. A3 words
  4. E2 words
  5. V2 words

Vowels per word

  1. 1 vowel8 words
  2. 2 vowels13 words

Repeated letters

33%

7 of 21 CORE words repeat at least one letter.

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5 Letter Words starting with

NE28 words · 21 CORE · 7 EXTENDED

  • nears
  • neigh
  • necks
  • newly
  • newsy
A367B503C575D355E152F375G331H269I87J102K149L322M341N154O141P455Q51R327S849T429U74V134W237X17Y53Z31

5 Letter Words ending in

NE52 words · 34 CORE · 18 EXTENDED

  • borne
  • brine
  • clone
  • crane
  • drone
A274B31C74D475E741F46G73H209I96J0K156L268M97N283O178P99Q0R431S2,164T385U18V2W28X39Y698Z15

5 Letter Words with

NE186 words · 138 CORE · 48 EXTENDED

  • boned
  • bones
  • borne
  • brine
  • caned
A2,725B795C1,147D1,246E3,111F584G811H912I1,887J126K710L1,731M945N1,498O2,028P1,024Q66R2,146S3,187T1,689U1,251V391W530X168Y953Z158

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5 Letter Words With Two-Letter Patterns

5 Letter Words Starting With CH69 CORE · 21 extendedchafe, chain, chair, chaos5 Letter Words Starting With CO94 CORE · 37 extendedcoals, coast, coats, cobra5 Letter Words Starting With SH76 CORE · 15 extendedshade, shake, shame, shape5 Letter Words Starting With ST96 CORE · 19 extendedstage, staid, stain, stair5 Letter Words Ending In CH74 CORE · 11 extendedbeach, epoch, leach, peach5 Letter Words Ending In ED297 CORE · 26 extendedached, acted, arced, armed5 Letter Words Ending In ER240 CORE · 64 extendedabler, after, alter, amber5 Letter Words Ending In LY68 CORE · 14 extendeddaily, doily, early, gaily

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How to use words starting with NE

This page starts from 21 CORE 5-letter words whose first letters are NE. The preset fixes those opening positions while leaving the remaining tiles available for refinement.

Use Contains for letters that may appear anywhere, Excludes to remove impossible letters, or Sequence pattern when order and exact gaps matter. The broader view adds 7 extended entries after the CORE results.

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How many 5-letter words start with NE?

This verified set contains 21 CORE words and 7 extended words, for 28 total matches.

What is the average Scrabble score for this NE group?

The 21 CORE words average 8.3 base Scrabble points. Board multipliers are not included.

Do these NE words often repeat letters?

7 of 21 CORE words repeat at least one letter.