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Words Ending In NES

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The open ENABLE word list has 1,330 words that end in NES, about 0.77% of the 172,434 words this site shows. Lengths range from 4 letters (ANES and ONES) to 25 (PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINES). The highest base score belongs to PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINES (44 points), using commonly used tile values. 250 of them use no letter twice, which matters in games where every tile is separate. Different games use different dictionaries, so check your game's rules before relying on a word.

At a glance

FactValue
Words in this list1,330
Share of the ENABLE list shown on this site0.77%
LongestPHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINES (25 letters)
ShortestANES and ONES (4 letters)
Highest base score (common values)PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINES, 44
No repeated letters250

Most common letter before NES

LetterWords
I692
O298
E131
A127
U23

What stands out

  • None of these words is a palindrome (the same backward and forward).
  • 83 leave another word when the final NES is taken off, for example ACARINES, ACHENES, AGENES, AGONES and ALKYNES → ACARI, ACHE, AGE, AGO and ALKY.
  • The most common number of vowels (A, E, I, O, U) is 4, found in 501 of these words.
  • The average length is 9.6 letters.
  • Before NES, the letter I appears most often (692 words).

All -NES words

4 letters 2

anes ones

5 letters 46

acnes banes benes bines bones canes cines cones denes dines dunes dynes ernes fanes fines genes hones janes jones kanes kines lanes lenes lines lunes manes mines nines nones panes penes pines pones runes sanes sines sones tines tones tunes tynes vanes vines wanes wines zones

6 letters 54

agenes agones akenes alines amines atones axones azines bennes bonnes brines chines clines clones cranes crones dienes drones dwines exines flanes icones imines inanes irones kernes koines leones lianes mesnes opines ovines ozones pannes peones phones planes prunes scenes scones seines shines skenes spines stanes stones ternes thanes tonnes trines trones twines urines whines

7 letters 127

achenes affines alkanes alkenes alkines alkynes alpines ambones ammines ancones arsines attunes bizones boranes bournes bovines butanes butenes bygones bylines cajones canines cetanes chaines cohunes coignes colones conines cosines cymenes daphnes debones decanes defines depones divines domines eikones engines eosines equines ermines ethanes ethenes ethynes evzones famines felines furanes gamines groynes gyrenes hexanes hexones homines immunes impones indenes intines intones iodines ionones joannes ketenes ketones lacunes lagunes lawines liernes lupines lysines malines marines murines mutines octanes oleines ordines orgones orpines oscines patines pavanes pinenes pinones puisnes purines pyrenes pyrones rapines ratines ravines recanes refines relines repines retenes retines retunes rezones sabines salines savines serenes serines shrines silanes skeanes sozines sphenes splines supines theines thrones tisanes tolanes toxines trienes triunes umbones undines untunes vahines valines venines wahines xylenes

8 letters 237

abalones acarines acetones adenines airlines alanines alexines alumines amidines amidones amylenes anemones anilines anodynes apolunes archines arcsines baronnes beelines beguines benzenes benzines berlines betaines bicornes biplanes bowlines bromines brucines bugbanes calcines calzones canzones carbines carlines carmines casernes cayennes centones chalones chicanes chinones cholines chopines chorines citrines cocaines codeines colognes combines communes condones confines coniines convenes cowbanes cuisines cutlines cyanines cyclones cystines daimones dapsones declines delaines demesnes dentines deplanes destines diamines diazines dioxanes doblones dogbanes doggones dogvanes dourines doyennes duotones ecotones emetines emplanes enamines enplanes entwines epergnes epicenes epigones errhines eserines estrones etamines eucaines examines externes fanzines fascines flamines flavines flavones fortunes fulmines glycines gradines guanines guylines hambones haptenes harmines hemlines henbanes heptanes heroines hipbones hiplines histones hogmanes hormones hotlines hyalines hygienes imagines inclines internes intwines isatines isogones isolines isotones jasmines jawbones jawlines johannes kaolines lactones ladrones lasagnes latrines lauwines leucines lindanes lucarnes lucernes lurdanes machines madrones marlines methanes midlines millines mistunes montanes moraines mucrones myelines nervines neurines neurones olefines olivines opalines outlines oxazines oxytones padrones pangenes pectines pennines pentanes pentenes pepsines peptones phytanes pinbones platanes polyenes potlines pralines primines profanes prolines promines propanes propenes propines propones purlines quinines quinones ratlines reclines redbones redlines reshines romaines routines saltines sardines sawbones sestines setlines skylines someones sordines soutanes spadones spumones stanines stibines styrenes sublines subtones subvenes subzones sulfones sylvines taurines terpenes terranes terrenes terrines thymines toluenes tontines toplines towlines tribunes tritones tropines turbines tziganes untwines uridines vaccines versines violones vitrines

9 letters 257

acridines aerodynes aglycones airplanes aleurones algerines anserines antigenes aquatones arginines astatines atrazines atropines autodynes backbones balklines ballonnes baritones barytones baselines beltlines bluelines buntlines burstones bustlines butanones butylenes cabezones caffeines calamines camphenes camphines capstones carabines carotenes chaconnes chinbones chlorines cicerones colicines comedones complines cornpones creatines cretonnes croceines culicines curarines cymogenes cysteines cytidines cytokines cytosines datelines dauphines deadlines demilunes dethrones dextrines diaphones doctrines dopamines draglines dumbcanes duvetines duvetynes earphones earstones ecdysones ektexines endexines enshrines enthrones ethylenes exocrines eyestones felstones feminines fibrannes figulines figurines fishbones fishlines fleabanes fluorenes fluorines fuchsines gangrenes gantlines gasogenes gasolenes gasolines gazogenes gelatines gemstones geophones glassines gliadines graplines hairlines halazones halftones headlines hegumenes hematines hexamines hoatzines hyoscines ibogaines illumines indamines indigenes indulines inkstones inshrines inthrones isoclines isoprenes juliennes kerosenes kerosines keystones landlines langsynes lanolines lazybones lifelines ligroines limonenes linguines lobelines longlines lovevines lycopenes magazines mainlines maryjanes medicines megadynes melamines membranes menthenes migraines misatones monotones morphines mudstones naloxones narceines necklines neoprenes nicotines nocturnes oestrones oilstones oncogenes outshines overmines overtones palatines paravanes pelerines pemolines pensiones perilunes phosgenes picayunes picolines pinecones pipelines piperines plotlines polygenes postpones potstones pristanes procaines ptomaines purslanes pyridines pyronines pyroxenes ratsbanes redefines relumines retinenes ringbones rooflines rotenones salicines sanguines saponines sauternes sciurines seaplanes semitones serotines shinbones sidelines silicones siloxanes simazines skiplanes smaltines solanines sourdines spermines squalenes stearines stilbenes sulphones sunshines sunstones sycamines synclines taborines tailbones tapelines telamones terebenes teredines thebaines thiamines thiazines thionines timelines tinstones tolidines topstones tramlines traplines trephines triazines tricornes triplanes triptanes trombones trotlines tumplines tyramines tyrosines unthrones urethanes vitamines volplanes warplanes wishbones woodbines xanthenes xanthines xanthones xylidines zabaiones zabajones zibelines zygotenes zymogenes

10 letters 237

aborigines acetylenes adenosines aeroplanes aitchbones allophanes allophones almandines amplidynes androgynes anklebones anticlines aquaplanes arccosines arecolines argentines aubergines barbitones bengalines benzidines berberines bloodlines bluestones bombazines bondstones breadlines brimstones buhrstones burrstones butadienes calcimines carnitines celandines champagnes chaperones cheekbones chloracnes chlordanes cloisonnes clonidines coastlines cobaltines columbines concubines copestones corallines cortisones covellines crinolines crossbones curbstones cymophanes damascenes determines diplotenes dripstones drivelines eglantines endocrines ephedrines ethionines extermines ferrocenes firestones flagstones flavanones flowstones footstones freestones fullerenes gabardines gaberdines galantines gallamines gallstones gladstones glutamines glycerines goldstones grapevines gregarines grenadines guanidines guanosines guidelines gyroplanes hailstones haloclines halothanes headphones headstones histamines histidines hoactzines holystones homophones hornstones hurricanes hydrazines importunes inquilines interlines intervenes intestines ironstones isobutanes isochrones isooctanes jessamines lentigines leptotenes libertines lidocaines limestones limousines lithopones loadstones lodestones macedoines madeleines madrilenes magdalenes mandolines marchpanes margarines marlstones masculines meclizines megaphones menadiones mescalines messalines methadones methylenes mezzanines microtones milestones millstones misdefines monoamines monoclines monoplanes moonshines moonstones muscadines muscarines naphthenes nectarines nemertines nephelines novocaines organzines ornithines pachytenes panettones pantalones pargylines passerines peneplanes percalines peregrines phenazines pheromones phosphenes phosphines pipestones polyamines polyphones polythenes porcupines predefines prolamines propylenes protamines provolones pteridines quinidines quinolines recombines reconvenes reexamines reimagines reserpines rhodamines ridgelines safranines sailplanes sandstones saxophones serpigines shoeshines shorelines silkalines silkolines siltstones soapstones sparteines spodumenes submarines sugarcanes supergenes supervenes tailplanes tangerines telephones testudines thighbones thiophenes threonines thylacines thymidines thyroxines toadstones toluidines tombstones touchlines toxaphenes tricotines trucklines turnstones underlines undermines undertones valentines veratrines vertigines vicereines waistlines waterlines whalebones whetstones whinstones wolfsbanes wolverines xylophones yohimbines zibellines

11 letters 130

adrenalines amantadines anophelines anthracenes antipyrines aquamarines asparagines aventurines barkentines benzocaines birthstones bloodstones borderlines branchlines breastbones brigandines brigantines brownstones cadaverines catarrhines cellophanes centerlines chatelaines chloramines cimetidines cinchonines citrullines clingstones clomiphenes colchicines collarbones comediennes contravenes creatinines cuttlebones cyclodienes cysteamines diphosgenes disciplines disinclines earthshines elecampanes ensanguines ergonovines ergotamines fieldstones floatplanes frangipanes gramophones gravestones greenstones grindstones guillotines heterodynes hydrophanes hydrophones hydroplanes hyperplanes imipramines intertwines iridosmines isoleucines lightplanes lithophanes lymphokines margravines marrowbones mascarpones mellophones meperidines methedrines methionines microclines microphones minestrones misfortunes mousselines nalorphines naltrexones nifedipines nonroutines papaverines phenacaines philistines piperazines piperidines plasmagenes plasticenes plasticines polylysines predestines prednisones psittacines putrescines pyridoxines pyrimidines quarantines quinacrines radiophones reenthrones rhinestones rhizoplanes scaloppines serpentines shaggymanes sousaphones strandlines streamlines strychnines subroutines superplanes tambourines tetracaines timberlines touchstones tourmalines tramontanes trampolines travertines trichogynes tryptamines turpentines tyrocidines ubiquinones vibraphones videophones vinylidenes windowpanes zabagliones zidovudines

12 letters 76

accipitrines acriflavines aldosterones alexandrines amazonstones aminopyrines amphetamines anticyclones antiheroines apomorphines autochthones balletomanes barquentines biomedicines cherrystones chloroprenes chloroquines clotheslines cobblestones copingstones cornerstones countermines counterpanes cyclazocines cyclohexanes cycloserines cyproterones desipramines doxycyclines epinephrines erythrosines geanticlines geosynclines glucosamines glutathiones hearthstones herringbones hydralazines hydroxyzines hyoscyamines hypersthenes incarnadines isobutylenes knucklebones langoustines leukotrienes mesocyclones methenamines methylamines monkeyshines monoterpenes multiengines naphthalenes neostigmines nitrosamines pentamidines pentazocines philhellenes pilocarpines platyrrhines polystyrenes redetermines rottenstones scopolamines shacklebones spessartines sphingosines theobromines thermoclines thromboxanes tragediennes tryptophanes ultramarines veratridines vinblastines vincristines

13 letters 54

aeromedicines androsterones arsphenamines azathioprines benzoapyrenes benzophenones brilliantines cyclopropanes cyclosporines cytomembranes demimondaines equestriennes ethanolamines ethylbenzenes fluphenazines furazolidones guanethidines hydroquinones hypoxanthines indisciplines isoprenalines mecamylamines metallophones methaqualones neurohormones newsmagazines nitrobenzenes nitromethanes parathormones perphenazines phenanthrenes phentolamines phytohormones picturephones polyethylenes polyurethanes predetermines prednisolones pregnenolones procarbazines progesterones propoxyphenes pyridoxamines schizophrenes speakerphones sulfadiazines superheroines testosterones tetracyclines theophyllines thioridazines thunderstones tubocurarines ultramontanes

14 letters 41

acetylcholines aminophyllines amitriptylines anthraquinones antihistamines bromocriptines butyrophenones catecholamines cephaloridines chlorobenzenes conversaziones convertaplanes convertiplanes cyclohexanones dexamethasones diphenylamines dryopithecines eugeosynclines galactosamines hydroxylamines isoalloxazines naphthylamines noradrenalines norethindrones nortriptylines oleomargarines penicillamines phencyclidines phenmetrazines phenothiazines phenylalanines phenylephrines physostigmines plastoquinones polybutadienes polypropylenes pyrimethamines sesquiterpenes subdisciplines triamcinolones trichothecenes

15 letters 26

azidothymidines benzanthracenes benzodiazepines chlorpromazines cholestyramines corticosterones cyproheptadines dichloroethanes dinitrobenzenes enterogastrones hydrocortisones hydroxyprolines mercaptopurines methoxyfluranes methylxanthines nitroglycerines norepinephrines organochlorines pararosanilines pentobarbitones phenobarbitones phenylbutazones phthalocyanines radiotelephones sulfinpyrazones trihalomethanes

16 letters 15

cyanocobalamines cyclohexylamines dichlorobenzenes diphenhydramines hexachlorethanes hexachlorophenes methamphetamines multidisciplines oxyphenbutazones oxytetracyclines phosphocreatines succinylcholines superheterodynes trifluoperazines trinitrotoluenes

17 letters 6

dihydroxyacetones hexachloroethanes phenylethylamines pithecanthropines triiodothyronines triphenylmethanes

18 letters 9

australopithecines chlortetracyclines dextroamphetamines dihydroergotamines dimethylhydrazines hydroxytryptamines methylnaphthalenes perchloroethylenes trichloroethylenes

19 letters 4

diethylcarbamazines dimethyltryptamines methylcholanthrenes methylprednisolones

20 letters 5

chlorofluoromethanes dimethylnitrosamines paradichlorobenzenes phenylpropanolamines phosphatidylcholines

21 letters 1

buckminsterfullerenes

23 letters 1

hexamethylenetetramines

24 letters 1

dichlorodifluoromethanes

25 letters 1

phosphatidylethanolamines

Using these words

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