Words Containing NU
Browse every English word that contains the sequence NU. Knowing words with rare letter combinations — especially Q, X, Z, and digraphs like TH, CH, and SH — is a key strategy for scoring big in Scrabble and Words with Friends.
Quick stats: 3,191 total words, 14.4-letter average length, 20.8-point mean score.
- Total words
- 3,191
- Avg length
- 14.4 letters
- Avg Scrabble score
- 20.8 pts
- Highest scoring
- schizotrypanum (35 pts)
- Longest word
- monumentalizing (15 letters)
- High-value letter words
- 22(11%)
- Words containing Q, X, Z, J, K (8–10 pt tiles)
About this word list
Our dictionary returns 3,191 matches — a deep pool for anagram practice, crossword solving, and vocabulary building. This list includes 22 words with high-value letters like Q, X, or Z — prime targets for premium squares on a Scrabble board. Watch for recurring suffixes like -LY, -ON, -US, -ION when planning hooks and parallel plays. Top scorer: schizotrypanum (35 pts). Average Scrabble value across the list is 20.8 points per word. Wordle players can use this list to build a mental model of valid pattern words before guessing — especially when narrowing by known greens and yellows. In tournament Scrabble, knowing word counts and score distributions for common patterns saves seconds per turn — seconds that add up over 30+ games. With a vowel ratio of 0.43, this list skews consonant-heavy — keep extra vowels on your rack when targeting these words.
Try the Pattern Finder → for combined filters like starts-with, ends-with, include/exclude letters, and exact length.
Strategy & study tips
Large lists pair well with the Pattern Finder: add exclusions or second constraints to carve study-sized subsets from the full dictionary count. About 11% of sampled words include a high-value letter (Q, X, Z, J, or K) — useful when planning premium-square plays.
Internal links point to Pattern Finder, Crossword Solver, Anagram Solver, and Wordle Solver — each tool adds interactivity this static list intentionally omits. Review related searches at the bottom of this page to hop between adjacent patterns without competing URLs in search results. Anchor words: highest scorer SCHIZOTRYPANUM, longest MONUMENTALIZING. Build mnemonics around those two before expanding into the full 3,191 matches.
Top words preview
Scrabble-focused summaries for high-value entries (not full dictionary definitions). Tap a word for score breakdowns and anagrams.
- SCHIZOTRYPANUM (14 letters, 35 Scrabble pts) — consonant-heavy playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
- MONUMENTALIZING (15 letters, 29 Scrabble pts) — balanced vowels and consonants playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
- NONUBIQUITOUSLY (15 letters, 29 Scrabble pts) — balanced vowels and consonants playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
- PHENYLKETONURIC (15 letters, 29 Scrabble pts) — consonant-heavy playable entry.
- FERROMOLYBDENUM (15 letters, 28 Scrabble pts) — consonant-heavy playable entry.
- LYMPHOGRANULOMA (15 letters, 28 Scrabble pts) — consonant-heavy playable entry.
- NUMISMATOGRAPHY (15 letters, 28 Scrabble pts) — consonant-heavy playable entry.
- MONUMENTALIZED (14 letters, 28 Scrabble pts) — balanced vowels and consonants playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
Word list
Showing top 200 of 3,191 matches, sorted by length and Scrabble score.
15-letter words
- monumentalizing29 pts
- nonubiquitously29 pts
- phenylketonuric29 pts
- ferromolybdenum28 pts
- lymphogranuloma28 pts
- numismatography28 pts
- hypercalcinuria27 pts
- nucleophilicity27 pts
- phenylketonuria27 pts
- philanthropinum27 pts
- phosphonuclease27 pts
- quasicontinuous26 pts
- granulitization25 pts
- premanufactured25 pts
- premanufacturer24 pts
- pronunciability24 pts
- semimanufacture24 pts
- haemoglobinuria23 pts
- nonmanufactured23 pts
- nucleomicrosome23 pts
- nucleoplasmatic23 pts
- nucleosynthesis23 pts
- remanufacturing23 pts
- internuncioship22 pts
- microgranulitic22 pts
- nonconnubiality22 pts
- postmediastinum22 pts
- supernumerously22 pts
- agranulocytosis21 pts
- discontinuously21 pts
- nondenunciative21 pts
- nondenunciatory21 pts
- nonuniversality21 pts
- pronunciamentos21 pts
- agranuloplastic20 pts
- cholesterinuria20 pts
- discontinuances20 pts
- internunciatory20 pts
- monumentalising20 pts
- noncontinuously20 pts
- nonuniformities20 pts
- numismatologist20 pts
- pseudonucleolus20 pts
- renullification20 pts
- sinuventricular20 pts
- subnutritiously20 pts
- antepenultimate19 pts
- catelectrotonus19 pts
- innumerableness19 pts
- multigranulated19 pts
- multinucleolate19 pts
- nondenunciating19 pts
- oligonucleotide19 pts
- overattenuating19 pts
- procontinuation19 pts
- pronunciational19 pts
- repronunciation19 pts
- seroalbuminuria19 pts
- supernumeraries19 pts
- discontinuation18 pts
- discontinuities18 pts
- glossopalatinus18 pts
- insinuativeness18 pts
- inunderstanding18 pts
- nondenunciation18 pts
- nonnutritiously18 pts
- nonuniversalist18 pts
- nonuniversities18 pts
- superinundation18 pts
- unsuperannuated18 pts
- ununderstanding18 pts
- noncontinuation17 pts
- nondisingenuous17 pts
- nonrenunciation17 pts
- nonulcerousness17 pts
- sinuatodentated17 pts
- truncatosinuate17 pts
- unpenuriousness17 pts
- unutterableness17 pts
- angulatosinuous16 pts
- sinuatoserrated16 pts
- sinuatoundulate16 pts
- uningenuousness16 pts
- nonusuriousness15 pts
- unstrenuousness15 pts
14-letter words
- schizotrypanum35 pts
- monumentalized28 pts
- unubiquitously28 pts
- denuclearizing27 pts
- hyperingenuity26 pts
- quadrinucleate26 pts
- equicontinuous25 pts
- hypernutritive25 pts
- nullibiquitous25 pts
- occipitonuchal25 pts
- hemoglobinuric24 pts
- inequigranular24 pts
- nonextenuative24 pts
- nonextenuatory24 pts
- quadriannulate24 pts
- alphanumerical23 pts
- blepharoclonus23 pts
- circumnutatory23 pts
- denunciatively23 pts
- excitonutrient23 pts
- manufacturable23 pts
- metafulminuric23 pts
- nonutilization23 pts
- numismatically23 pts
- premanufacture23 pts
- unupbraidingly23 pts
- campanulaceous22 pts
- continuatively22 pts
- denumerability22 pts
- fibronucleated22 pts
- hemoglobinuria22 pts
- hypernutrition22 pts
- nonextenuating22 pts
- nudibranchiate22 pts
- overnumerously22 pts
- polynucleotide22 pts
- remanufactured22 pts
- subcampanulate22 pts
- unmanufactured22 pts
- campanularidae21 pts
- circumnutating21 pts
- emprosthotonus21 pts
- hydroselenuret21 pts
- innumerability21 pts
- nonconnubially21 pts
- noncontinuably21 pts
- nonmanufacture21 pts
- numskulledness21 pts
- remanufacturer21 pts
- remanufactures21 pts
- unuxoriousness21 pts
- amicronucleate20 pts
- circumnutation20 pts
- diminutiveness20 pts
- hermogeniarnun20 pts
- manuscriptural20 pts
- masculonucleus20 pts
- miscontinuance20 pts
- nonnutritively20 pts
- nonuniversally20 pts
- nonupholstered20 pts
- nonuprightness20 pts
- nucamentaceous20 pts
- nullifidianism20 pts
- pronunciamento20 pts
- subgranularity20 pts
- superingenuity20 pts
- undenunciatory20 pts
- unmanumissible20 pts
- discontinuable19 pts
- discontinuance19 pts
- disingenuously19 pts
- emballonuridae19 pts
- granuloblastic19 pts
- internuncially19 pts
- iridioplatinum19 pts
- mononucleotide19 pts
- monumentalised19 pts
- mucosogranular19 pts
- multinucleated19 pts
- nondenumerable19 pts
- nonenumerative19 pts
- nonenunciative19 pts
- nonenunciatory19 pts
- nonunanimously19 pts
- nonunification19 pts
- nullifications19 pts
- overminuteness19 pts
- pleurothotonus19 pts
- prediscontinue19 pts
- preenumerating19 pts
- preinsinuative19 pts
- ribonucleoside19 pts
- ribonucleotide19 pts
- seminuliferous19 pts
- unannunciative19 pts
- uncontinuously19 pts
- unnumberedness19 pts
- unrenunciative19 pts
- unrenunciatory19 pts
- unutterability19 pts
- abrenunciation18 pts
- acetonurometer18 pts
- granuloadipose18 pts
- manustupration18 pts
- misenunciation18 pts
- multinucleolar18 pts
- noncontinuable18 pts
- noncontinuance18 pts
- numberlessness18 pts
- overattenuated18 pts
- preenumeration18 pts
- pronunciations18 pts
- ranunculaceous18 pts
- semicontinuous18 pts
How to use this list
Export mentally: the longest word (monumentalizing) and highest scorer (schizotrypanum) are the two anchors worth memorising first.
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Frequently asked questions
- How do I find words with a specific letter sequence?
- Use the Pattern Finder "contains" field or browse our words-containing pages. Enter any substring (e.g. QU, TH, XYZ) to see all dictionary matches with Scrabble scores.
- How many words match this pattern?
- Our dictionary contains 3,191 words matching this pattern. The average length is 14.4 letters and the average Scrabble score is 20.8 points. The highest-scoring entry shown is schizotrypanum (35 pts).
- Are there high-scoring words in this list?
- 22 words in this sample include premium letters (Q, X, Z, J, or K). These are strong candidates for double- and triple-letter square plays in Scrabble.
- Is this page useful for Wordle?
- Yes. Wordle uses 5-letter words, so length-filtered lists and pattern pages help you validate guesses and build a mental dictionary of allowed combinations before you play.
- Are these valid Scrabble words?
- Yes. Results are drawn from a standard English word list that aligns closely with the official Scrabble dictionary. All displayed words are accepted in competitive Scrabble play.
- Can I use these words in Words with Friends?
- Most Scrabble-valid words are also legal in Words with Friends. The two games use slightly different word lists, but the overlap is large. Use this list as a solid starting point for either game.
- How are the point scores calculated?
- Scores are the raw sum of standard Scrabble letter values (A=1, B=3, C=3, D=2 … Z=10) without board multipliers. Higher-scoring words contain rarer letters like Q, X, or Z.
- Can I combine multiple pattern filters?
- Yes. Use the Pattern Finder to combine starts-with, ends-with, contains, exact length, include letters, and exclude letters in a single search — the same engine that powers these curated lists.
- How many words are in the dictionary?
- The dictionary contains over 350 000 English words, covering everything from common 2-letter words to rare 15-letter entries, with proper nouns and abbreviations excluded.
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