Words That Start with NU

2-letter words that start with NU

• nu2n. The letter of the Greek alphabet Ν (N) and ν (n).

3-letter words that start with NU

• nub5n. A small knob or lump.
• nuc5n. A nucleus colony; a small bee colony created from a larger colony.
• nug4n. A lump; a block.
• nuh6interj. No, nah.
• nuk7interj. The sound of a pacifier being suckled on.
• num5interj. Used to denote eating, or enjoyment of eating.
• nun3n. A member of a Christian religious community of women who live by...
• nup5part. No, nope.
• nut3n. Any of various hard-shelled seeds or hard, dry fruits from various...

4-letter words that start with NU

• nuch9adv. Not much, hardly, barely, to an insignificant degree.
• nudi5n. A nudibranch.
• nuel4adj. Prone; tending to.
• nugu5adj. Unknown; unpopular.
• nuke8n. A nuclear weapon.
• null4n. A non-existent or empty value or set of values.
• numb8adj. Physically unable to feel, not having the power of sensation.
• nunu4n. A true bug (or a similar other bug).
• nuru4n. A Japanese form of body-to-body massage in which the masseur and client...
• nuts4n. The testicles.

5-letter words that start with NU

• nubby12adj. Knobbly; covered with small knobs.
• nubia7n. A light, knitted headscarf worn by women.
• nudge7n. A gentle push.
• nudie6n. Entertainment involving naked people, especially women.
• nuevo8adj. New or novel, usually in reference to Latin American culture.
• nullo5n. A bid in which the bidder asserts that he or she will not take any...
• numen7n. A divinity, especially a local or presiding god.
• nummy12adj. Delicious.
• nupur7n. An anklet.
• nurse5n. Anyone performing this role, regardless of training or profession.
• nutso5adj. Crazy, insane.
• nutsy8adj. Crazy.
• nutty8adj. Containing nuts.

6-letter words that start with NU

• nuance8n. A minor distinction.
• nubbin10n. A stub, especially a stub of undeveloped corn or fruit or nipple.
• nubbly13adj. Rough or lumpy.
• nubile8adj. Of an age suitable for marriage; marriageable (principally of a young...
• nubuck14n. A type of brushed, soft calf leather, similar to suede. Differs from...
• nuchal11n. The back of the neck.
• nudism9n. The belief in or practice of going nude in social, nonsexualized and...
• nudist7n. A person who practices nudism.
• nudity10n. The state or quality of being without clothing on the body...
• nugget8n. A small, compact chunk or clump.
• nullah9n. A stream-bed, ravine, or other watercourse; a drain for rain or...
• nulled7adj. Turned so as to resemble nulled work.
• numbat10n. A small marsupial carnivore, Myrmecobius fasciatus, endemic to western...
• number10n. Quantity of countable things.
• numbly13adv. In a numb manner; without feeling.
• numero8n. The sign ⟨ № ⟩.
• nuncio8n. The ecclesiastic title of a permanent diplomatic representative of the...
• nuncle8n. Aunt or uncle; sibling of a parent (regardless of gender).
• nurser6n. One who nurses; a nurse; one who cherishes or encourages growth.
• nursie6n. A nurse.
• nutbag9n. An odd, eccentric or insane person.
• nutbar8adj. Crazy, eccentric.
• nutmeg9n. An evergreen tree (Myristica fragrans) cultivated in the East Indies...
• nutria6n. The coypu, Myocastor coypus.
• nutted7adj. Made with nuts.
• nutter6n. A person who gathers nuts.
• nuzzle24v. To push or thrust (the nose or snout, face or muzzle, or head, or an...

7-letter words that start with NU

• nuanced10adj. Having nuances; possessed of multiple layers of detail, pattern, or...
• nuclear9adj. Pertaining to the nucleus of an atom.
• nucleic11adj. Referring to the nucleus of something.
• nucleon9n. A proton (uud) or a neutron (udd).
• nucleus9n. The core, central part of something, around which other elements are...
• nuclide10n. An atomic nucleus specified by its atomic number and atomic mass.
• nucular9adj. Nut-shaped; of or relating to a nucule — a section of a compound...
• nudging10n. The act of giving a nudge; pushing, touching.
• nuggets9n. Money.
• nuggety12adj. Full of nuggets.
• nullify13v. To make legally invalid.
• nulling8n. Nulled work.
• nullity10n. The state of being null, or void, or invalid.
• numbers11n. Many individuals as a group.
• numbing12n. An act by which something is numbed.
• numeral9n. A symbol that is not a word and represents a number, such as the Arabic...
• numeric11adj. Of or relating to numbers, especially the characters 0 to 9.
• nunatak11n. A mountain top or rocky element of a ridge that is surrounded by...
• nunchuk16n. An attachment for the Wiimote that has a motion sensor, an analog stick...
• nuncius9n. A nuntius.
• nunnery10n. Any convent (religious community) or the buildings thereof.
• nuptial9adj. Of or pertaining to wedding and marriage.
• nursery10n. Especially in European countries: a room or area in a household set...
• nursing8adj. In the state of suckling young, lactating.
• nurture7n. The act of nourishing or nursing; tender care.
• nutball9n. A crazy person.
• nutcase9n. An eccentric or odd person.
• nutless7adj. Without nuts (the fruit).
• nutsack13n. A bag in which nuts are carried or stored.
• nutting8n. Thinking very hard or puzzling over something.

8-letter words that start with NU

• nuclease10n. Any of several enzymes capable of cleaving the phosphodiester bonds...
• nucleate10adj. Having a nucleus; nucleated.
• nucleoid11n. The irregularly-shaped region within a prokaryote cell where the...
• nugatory12adj. Trivial, trifling or of little importance.
• nuisance10n. A minor annoyance or inconvenience.
• nullable10adj. That may be nullified; nullifiable.
• numbered13adj. Containing numbers.
• numbness12n. Absent or reduced sensitivity to cutaneous stimulation.
• numeracy15n. Competence with mathematics and with how to apply it to practical...
• numerary13adj. Relating to numbers or numbering.
• numerate10v. To count.
• numerics12n. The field of numerically-controlled engineering.
• numerous10det. An indefinite large number of.
• numinous10adj. Of or relating to a numen (divinity); indicating the presence of a...
• nunchaku17n. A weapon originating from Okinawa, Japan, consisting of two sticks...
• nuptials10n. A wedding ceremony.
• nursling9n. A young child or animal being nursed.
• nurturer8n. A person who nurtures someone or something.
• nutation8n. A bobbing motion that accompanies the precession of a spinning rigid...
• nuthatch16n. Any of various small passerine birds from the genus Sitta, found...
• nutrient8n. A source of nourishment, such as food, that can be metabolized by an...
• nutsedge10n. Any of certain species of invasive perennial sedge, of the genus...
• nutshell11n. The shell that surrounds the kernel of a nut.
• nuzzling27n. The act of one who nuzzles.

9-letter words that start with NU

• nucleated12adj. Having a nucleus or nuclei.
• nucleolar11adj. Of or pertaining to the nucleolus.
• nucleolus11n. A conspicuous, rounded body within the nucleus of a cell.
• nucleonic13adj. Of, pertaining to, or composed of nucleons.
• nullified13adj. That has been declared null.
• nullifier12n. One who, or that which, nullifies.
• numbering14n. A sequence of numbers indicating order or otherwise used for...
• numbingly17adv. In a way or to an extent that numbs.
• numerable13adj. Able to be counted; countable.
• numerator11n. The number or expression written above the line in a fraction (such as...
• numerical13adj. Of or pertaining to numbers.
• nursemaid12n. A woman or girl employed to care for children.
• nurturant9adj. That provides nourishment; nurturing.
• nurturing10adj. Refers to being caring; something which nurtures.
• nutmegged14adj. Seasoned with nutmeg.
• nutriment11n. A source of nourishment; food.
• nutrition9n. The organic process by which an organism assimilates food and uses it...
• nutritive12adj. Of or pertaining to nutrition.
• nuttiness9n. The quality or degree of having a nutty flavor or texture.

10-letter words that start with NU

• nucleating13adj. That encourages nucleation.
• nucleation12n. The first stage of a phase transition in a small region.
• nucleoside13n. An organic molecule in which a nitrogenous heterocyclic base (or...
• nucleosome14n. Any of the subunits that repeat in chromatin; a coil of DNA surrounding...
• nucleotide13n. The monomer constituting DNA or RNA biopolymer molecules. Each...
• nudibranch18n. A sea slug belonging to the order Nudibranchia.
• nullifying17n. The act or process by which something is nullified.
• numberless14adj. Without number; having too many to count.
• numeration12n. The act of counting or numbering; enumeration.
• numerology16n. The study of the purported mystical relationship between numbers (or...
• numerosity15n. The condition of being numerous.
• numerously15adv. In a numerous manner; in great numbers.
• numismatic16adj. Of or pertaining to currency, especially to coins.
• nunciature12n. The status or rank of a nuncio (diplomatic representative of the Roman...
• nurseryman15n. A person who rears and sells plants in a nursery.
• nurturance12n. The provision of physical and emotional care.
• nutcracker18n. An implement for cracking nuts.
• nutritious10adj. Providing nutrients; healthy to eat or drink.

11-letter words that start with NU

• nucleophile18n. A compound or functional group that is attractive to centres of...
• nucleoplasm17n. The protoplasm of a cell nucleus.
• nucleosomal15adj. Of or pertaining to a nucleosome.
• nulliparous13adj. That has never given birth.
• numerically18adv. In a numerical manner.
• numismatics17n. The study of coins, tokens, medals and paper money.
• numismatist15n. One who studies and/or collects coins and/or currencies.
• nutritional11adj. Of, pertaining to, or providing nutrition.

12-letter words that start with NU

• nucleocapsid19n. The core structure of a virus, consisting of nucleic acid surrounded by...
• nucleophilic21adj. Of, or relating to a nucleophile.
• nucleotidase15n. Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a nucleotide to a...
• numerologist15n. A practitioner of numerology.
• nutritionist12n. An expert or specialist in nutrition.
• nutritiously15adv. In a way that provides nutrition.

13-letter words that start with NU

• nucleoprotein17n. Any complex of a nucleic acid and a protein.
• nullification18n. The act of nullifying; a rendering void and of no effect, or no legal...
• numerological18adj. Of, pertaining to, or based on numerology.
• nutraceutical17n. A nutrient or food believed to have curative properties; a food used as...
• nutrigenomics18n. The field of study that examines how the interaction between genetics...
• nutritionally16adv. Concerning nutrition.

14-letter words that start with NU

• nuclearization25n. An act of arming with nuclear weapons.

15-letter words that start with NU

• nucleophilicity27n. The condition of being nucleophilic.
• nucleosynthesis23n. Any of several processes that lead to the synthesis of heavier atomic...

Questions about these words

How many words that start with NU are there?

Word.ws lists 174 words that start with NU, plus 531 rare ones.

What are common words that start with NU?

number, numbers, nuclear, numerous, nurse, nursing, nuts and nutrition.

Which of the words that start with NU has the highest letter score?

nuzzling scores 27 points with the standard letter tile values.

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