Ending in NES
16 words · highest scoring is zones at 14 points
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About 5 Letter Words Ending in NES
There are 16 five letter words ending in NES in our dictionary. The highest scoring is zones at 14 points, counting tile values before any double or triple squares. 16 of them are common words rather than tournament-only fill — BONES, GENES, PINES among them.
The list leads with everyday words so the ones you recognise come first; sort by Scrabble points to put the best play on top, or switch to A-Z to scan alphabetically. Select any word to read its definition and see which dictionaries accept it. This list is also searched as words ending with NES — it is the same set either way.
For a wider net, try 5 Letter Words With NES or Words Ending in NES, which drops the length limit entirely.
5 Letter Words Ending in NES at a Glance
Highest Scoring 5 Letter Words Ending in NES
- zones14
- jones12
- fines8
- vines8
- wines8
- bones7
- canes7
- cones7
Common 5 Letter Words Ending in NES
- bones7
- cones7
- fines8
- jones12
- lines5
- pines7
- tunes5
- wines8
5 Letter Words Ending in NES by First Letter
- 5 Letter Words Starting With C Ending in NES
- 5 Letter Words Starting With L Ending in NES
- 5 Letter Words Starting With T Ending in NES
- 5 Letter Words Starting With B Ending in NES
- 5 Letter Words Starting With D Ending in NES
- 5 Letter Words Starting With F Ending in NES
- 5 Letter Words Starting With G Ending in NES
- 5 Letter Words Starting With J Ending in NES
- 5 Letter Words Starting With M Ending in NES
- 5 Letter Words Starting With P Ending in NES
- 5 Letter Words Starting With V Ending in NES
- 5 Letter Words Starting With W Ending in NES
- 5 Letter Words Starting With Z Ending in NES
5 Letter Words Ending in NES Defined
- bonesNoun · 7 points
- any of the pieces of hard whitish tissue making up the skeleton in humans and other vertebrates
- conesNoun · 7 points
- a solid or hollow object which tapers from a circular or roughly circular base to a point
- genesNoun · 6 points
- (in informal use) a unit of heredity which is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristic of the offspring
- linesNoun · 5 points
- a long, narrow mark or band
- pinesNoun · 7 points
- an evergreen coniferous tree which has clusters of long needle-shaped leaves. Many kinds are grown for the soft timber, which is widely used for furniture and pulp, or for tar and turpentine
- vinesNoun · 8 points
- a climbing or trailing woody-stemmed plant related to the grapevine
5 Letter Words Ending in NES: Questions
How many five letter words ending in NES are there?
There are 16 five letter words ending in NES in our dictionary, and 16 of them are common words most players will already know.
What is the highest scoring word among five letter words ending in NES?
ZONES is the highest scoring option at 14 points, counting tile values only and before any double or triple squares.
What are some common five letter words ending in NES?
BONES, GENES, PINES are among the most familiar five letter words ending in NES. Select any word in the list to read its definition.
Are these five letter words ending in NES valid in Scrabble and Words With Friends?
Every word is drawn from a tournament word list, so most are playable everywhere. Use the dictionary selector to narrow the list to Scrabble US (NWL2023), Scrabble UK (CSW24) or Words With Friends and see only the words that game accepts.