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7-letter words starting with NE

There are 99 7-letter words starting with NE in the standard word-game list. The most common are neither, nervous, network, nearest, needing, neutral.

Most common, with meanings

WordMeaningPoints
neithernot either; not one or the other; entity, dual, negative pronoun; quantifier, dual, negative10
nervouseasily agitated10
networkan interconnected system of things or people14
nearest(superlative of ‘near’ or ‘close’) within the shortest distance7
needingA need.9
neutralhaving no personal preference7
newbornrecently born12
neglectlack of attention and due care10
nemesissomething causing misery or death9
neutronan elementary particle with 0 charge and mass about equal to a proton; enters into the structure of the…7
nestingThe process by which a bird nests.8
necktieneckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot…13
nettlesSmall lengths of cord attached to a sail, used to secure the excess fabric after reefing; reef points7
newsmana male person who investigates and reports or edits news stories12
nestleddrawn or pressed close to someone or something for or as if for affection or protection8
neckingthe molding at the top of a column14
nettinga net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave8
needfulnecessary for relief or supply11
nebbish(Yiddish) a timid unfortunate simpleton14
nebularof or relating to or resembling a nebula9
necroseundergo necrosis9
nectarya gland (often a protuberance or depression) that secretes nectar12
needilyIn a needy manner.11
needledof trees whose leaves are acerate9
needlerAgent noun of needle; one who needles; an annoyer.8
negatonA normal, negatively-charged electron, especially in comparison with a positon8
negatorOne who, or that which, negates.8
negligea loose dressing gown for women9
negroida person with African ancestry, ‘Negro’ and ‘Negroid’ are archaic and pejorative today9
nelumboAny of the genus Nelumbo of aquatic plants with large, showy flowers resembling water lilies, the lotuses.11
nematicWhose molecules align in loose parallel lines.11
neolitha stone tool from the Neolithic Age10
neologya newly invented word or phrase11
neonatea baby from birth to four weeks7
neotenyan evolutionary trend to be born earlier so that development is cut off at an earlier stage and juvenile…10
neotypeA new specimen of a previously described species which, in order to maintain nomenclatural stability or…12
nephricRelating to or connected with a kidney.14
nephronany of the small tubules that are the excretory units of the vertebrate kidney12
nepoticNepotistic11
neriticof or relating to the region of the sea over the continental shelf which is less than 200 meters deep9
nervateNerved10
nervilyin a brash cheeky manner13
nervineHaving the quality of acting upon or affecting the nerves; quieting nervous excitement.10
nervingAn arrangement of nerves or veins in a plant.11
nervuleA minor, nonsupporting vein in a leaf of a plant; a branch vein of a nervure (supporting vein) or of another…10
nervureany of the vascular bundles or ribs that form the branching framework of conducting and supporting tissues…10
nestlerOne who nestles.7
netlessLacking a net.7
netlikehaving open interstices or resembling a web11
netsukeA small, often collectible, artistic carving characterized by an opening or two small holes (紐通し), most…11
nettledaroused to impatience or anger8
nettlerOne who nettles.7
neurineA ptomaine, related to choline, formed during putrefaction of biological tissues7
neuroidResembling a nerve or similar neural structure; nervelike8
neuromaany tumor derived from cells of the nervous system9
neurulaAn embryo of vertebrates in the stage when the primitive band is first developed.7
neustonAll the organisms that live at the surface of water.7
newnessthe quality of being new; the opposite of oldness10
newsboya boy who delivers newspapers15

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