7 Letter Words Starting With NY

Below are all 11 seven-letter words beginning with NY from the Collins dictionary. Having them in one place saves time when a prefix or the board fixes your opening letter.

Highest-scoring picks

On points, the strongest play here is nymphly at 20. Other high scorers include nyanzas (19), nymphic (19), and nyaffed (17). Because every word is exactly seven letters, any of them can score a bingo when you empty your rack in a single turn.

If your rack is jammed with consonants, nymphly needs no vowels at all.

How these words break down

Out of 11 words, 1 use a high-value tile (J, Q, X or Z), 1 end in -ED and 1 end in -LY, and 1 contain no vowels.

Where you can play them

These come from the Collins word list; 6 are also valid in Words With Friends, and 6 appear in the North American list (NWL/TWL). Use the dictionary selector in the finder to match the exact game you are playing.

The list is sorted by Scrabble score by default — tap Points, A–Z or Z–A to reorder it, or use the finder to narrow it down by your own tiles.