8-Letter Words Matching N__D____

There are 12 8-letter words that match N__D____. 6 are common words, such as NEEDIEST and NEEDLESS. A rarer one is NOODGING. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (8 words). 8 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

neediestneedlessneedlingnerdiestnondairynoodlingnandinasneedfulsneedlersnoddlingnondancenoodging

About this list

Words
12 (6 common words)
Common example
neediest
Rare example
noodging
Doubled letters
8
Ending in S
4
Most frequent letter
I (8)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching n__d____ are there?

12. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

NEEDIEST is among the common words in this set.