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Words Starting With NEA

There are 60 words that start with NEA, from 4 letters to 15. The highest scoring is NEARSIGHTEDLY at 21 points in Scrabble, and the set averages 10.2 points.

Common Words Starting With NEA And What They Mean

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  • NEAR adjective not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
  • NEARLY adverb (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished
  • NEARBY adjective close at hand
  • NEAREST adverb (superlative of ‘near’ or ‘close’) within the shortest distance
  • NEAT adjective clean or organized
  • NEATLY adverb with neatness
  • NEARER adverb (comparative of ‘near’ or ‘close’) within a shorter distance
  • NEAP noun a less than average tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon
  • NEAPS noun form of NEAP: a less than average tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon
  • NEARS adjective form of NEAR: not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Nearby Lists

NAB · NAC · NAG · NAI · NAK · NAL · NAM · NAN · NAP · NAR · NAS · NAT · NAV · NAY · NEB · NEC · NEE · NEG · NEI · NEL · NEO · NEP · NER · NES

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