With NES
64 words, 17 of them common · highest scoring is zones at 14 points
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About 5 Letter Words With NES
There are 64 five letter words containing NES in our dictionary. The highest scoring is zones at 14 points, counting tile values before any double or triple squares. 17 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.
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5 Letter Words With NES at a Glance
Highest Scoring 5 Letter Words With NES
- zones14
- zines14
- jones12
- janes12
- pynes10
- dynes9
- kanes9
- kines9
Common 5 Letter Words With NES
- bones7
- cones7
- fines8
- jones12
- lines5
- nests5
- tones5
- vines8
5 Letter Words With 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 With NES: Questions
How many five letter words containing NES are there?
There are 64 five letter words containing NES in our dictionary, and 17 of them are common words most players will already know.
What is the highest scoring word among five letter words containing 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 containing NES?
BONES, GENES, PINES are among the most familiar five letter words containing NES. Select any word in the list to read its definition.
Are these five letter words containing 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.