5-Letter Words Starting With NE
There are 89 five-letter words starting with NE, including 9 common puzzle answers. A handy list for Wordle and other five-letter word games.
Popular 5-Letter Puzzle Words Starting With NE
Common puzzle answers are everyday words of the kind word puzzles choose as solutions, most common first. Plurals and rare words are valid guesses but rarely answers, so they're listed separately below.
- NEVER Not ever; at no time in the past or future
- NEWLY Very recently
- NERVE A bundle of fibers that transmits signals between the brain and body
- NEWER More recent or modern than something else
- NEXUS A connection or series of connections linking things together
- NEEDY Poor enough to need help from others
- NERDY Characterized by intellectual interests and social awkwardness
- NEIGH The characteristic sound made by a horse
- NERVY Bold or cheeky in a way that shows disrespect
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Useful Pattern Information
- Most common last letter: S (38%), Y (12%), E (11%)
- Most common additional vowel: A, in 21% of these words
- Letters that most often appear alongside: S, T, A, R, I
- Most have 2 vowels (61%)
- 47% contain a repeated letter
- 9 of the 89 are common puzzle answers (10%)
Other Valid Words
80 additional dictionary words start with NE — valid guesses, though rarely answers. Most common first.
- NEEDS
- NESTS
- NECKS
- NERDS
- NELLY
- NEARS
- NEATH
- NEVIS
- NEVES
- NEGUS
- NEGRI
- NEWTS
- NEATO
- NEDDY
- NEVUS
- NEWSY
- NETTA
- NEWEL
- NEONS
- NERFS
- NEBEL
- NETTY
- NEESE
- NEVEL
- NEWBS
- NELIS
- NERAL
- NEELD
- NEALS
- NEELE
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- NESTY
- NEEPS
- NELIA
- NETAS
- NERKA
- NEIST
- NEBBY
- NEATS
- NEXTS
- NENES
- NETES
- NERTS
- NEMAS
- NECHE
- NERKS
- NEANT
- NEROL
- NEXIN
- NEWED
- NERAM
- NEPER
- NETTS
- NEAPS
- NENTA
- NEPIT
- NEWIE
- NEIVE
- NEFIE
- NEAFE
- NEUME
- NEEMS
- NEMPT
- NEMIC
- NETOP
- NEUMS
- NESKI
- NEXAL
- NEMNS
- NEEBS
- NEEZE
- NEEFS
- NEXUM
- NERTZ
- NEIFS
- NEUKS
- NEEMB
- NEBEK
- NEOSA
- NEVVY
- NEOZA
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Generated from the TurnWord word database, the dictionary behind the Word Solver and Word Bot. Common puzzle answers are our curated answer list, the everyday words word puzzles tend to use as answers — not the official answer list of any game; every other word is a valid guess. Counts and statistics are computed from this list. Word database updated September 19, 2026.