How many words with NOT are there?

This page lists 337 words with NOT from our dictionary, each shown with its Scrabble score.

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Words With NOT

All 337 words in our dictionary that contain NOT — sorted by Scrabble score.

337 words · number = Scrabble score · sorted highest score first

hypnotizability37 hypnotizable31 phenothiazines31 rehypnotizing31 phenothiazine30 rehypnotized30 hypnotizing29 phenotypically29 rehypnotizes29 hypnotherapists28 hypnotherapy28 hypnotized28 rehypnotize28 hypnotherapies27 hypnotherapist27 hypnotizes27 chronotherapy26 hypnotize26 chronotherapies25 hypnotically25 immunotherapy25 genotypically24 immunotherapies24 phenotypical24 posthypnotic24 gnotobiotically23 nanotechnology23 notchbacks23 notwithstanding23 autohypnotic22 notarizations22 notchback22 phenotypic22 prenotification22 connotatively21 monotheistical21 notarization21 noteworthily21 phonotactics21 prenotifying21 xenotropic21 henotheistic20 hypnotisms20 monotonically20 notarizing20 noteworthiness20 phenotypes20 phonotactic20 prothonotary20 avitaminotic19 genotypical19 henotheisms19 hypnotics19 hypnotism19 monotheistic19 monotonicity19 notarized19 noteworthy19 phenotype19 prothonotarial19 prothonotaries19 pyknotic19 zoonotic19 henotheism18 hypnotic18 hypnotists18 monotheisms18 monotonicities18 monotypic18 notarizes18 notifications18 renotifying18 stephanotises18 topnotchers18 beknotting17 bowknots17 genotypic17 henotheists17 hypnotist17 keynoting17 knotweeds17 monotheism17 monotonously17 notarize17 nothingnesses17 noticeably17 notification17 notochordal17 prenotified17 prenotify17 pycnotic17 stenothermal17 stenotyping17 stenotypists17 stenotypy17 topnotcher17 beknotted16 bowknot16 ceanothuses16 cenotaphs16 connotative16 gnotobiotic16 henotheist16 keynoted16 keynoters16 knotgrasses16 knotholes16 knotlike16 knottinesses16 knotweed16 monoterpenes16 monotheists16 monotonousness16 monotypes16 notifying16 notochords16 prenotifies16 protonotary16 stenotherms16 stenotyped16 stenotypies16 stenotypist16 stephanotis16 unnoticeable16 banknotes15 cenotaph15 connotational15 cyanotic15 genotypes15 keynoter15 keynotes15 knothole15 knottily15 labanotations15 monoterpene15 monotheist15 monotype15 notability15 notablenesses15 notebooks15 nothingness15 notifiable15 notochord15 protonotaries15 slipknots15 stenotherm15 stenotypes15 topnotch15 unknotting15 banknote14 ceanothus14 connotations14 denotative14 denotements14 footnoting14 genotype14 keynote14 knotgrass14 knottiness14 knottings14 labanotation14 monotremes14 notabilities14 notching14 notebook14 notepapers14 noticeable14 notionality14 notoriously14 renotified14 renotify14 retinotectal14 slipknot14 stenotopic14 stenotype14 topknots14 unknotted14 whatnots14 albinotic13 annotative13 beknots13 connotation13 denotement13 footnoted13 headnotes13 inotropic13 kenotic13 kenotrons13 knottiest13 knotting13 knotty13 melanotic13 monotonic13 monotony13 monotreme13 notableness13 notarially13 notched13 notchers13 notepaper13 notionalities13 notionally13 renotifies13 tenotomy13 topknot13 whatnot13 woodnotes13 beknot12 carnotites12 connoting12 denotations12 denotive12 fistnotes12 footnotes12 headnote12 kenotron12 knotless12 knotted12 knotters12 knottier12 monotonies12 monotonous12 notably12 notcher12 notches12 notednesses12 nothings12 notified12 notifiers12 notify12 notoriety12 prenotions12 pronotum12 snottinesses12 tenotomies12 unannotated12 unnoticed12 woodnote12 annotating11 annotations11 carnotite11 connoted11 denotation11 fistnote11 footnote11 knotter11 monotints11 monotones11 notecases11 notedly11 notepads11 nothing11 noticing11 notifier11 notifies11 notorieties11 prenotion11 snottily11 unknots11 annotated10 annotation10 annotators10 another10 connotes10 denoting10 monotint10 monotone10 nanoteslas10 notables10 notational10 notch10 notecase10 notedness10 notepad10 noticed10 noticers10 snottiness10 stenotic10 unknot10 annotates9 annotator9 cenotes9 connote9 denoted9 endnotes9 knots9 nanotesla9 notable9 notary9 notating9 notations9 nother9 noticer9 notices9 notorious9 pronota9 snottiest9 snotty9 annotate8 arnottos8 cannot8 cenote8 denotes8 endnote8 knot8 notarial8 notaries8 notated8 notation8 noteless8 notice8 notional8 notornis8 notturni8 notturno8 pinots8 snottier8 unnoted8 arnotto7 denote7 notates7 noting7 notions7 notum7 pinot7 notate6 noted6 noters6 notion6 notal5 noter5 notes5 snots5 nota4 note4 snot4 not3

Why NOT words matter

Words containing NOT are handy for Scrabble, Words with Friends and word puzzles — filter the list above by length to find the play you need.

A quick statistical tour

Inside this list: 337 words spanning 3–15 letters. The biggest cluster sits at 8 letters (68 words), 9 entries are Wordle-sized at five letters, and 32 run to seven — bingo length if you can empty the rack. For points, the ceiling is HYPNOTIZABILITY, worth 37.

The five biggest scorers on the page: HYPNOTIZABILITY (37), HYPNOTIZABLE (31), PHENOTHIAZINES (31), REHYPNOTIZING (31), PHENOTHIAZINE (30). The longest entry is CHRONOTHERAPIES at 15 letters, and the average word here is worth about 15 points. Letter-wise, N is the workhorse — it appears in 337 of these words, ahead of T (337) and O (337).

Three words worth learning first

NOT — 3 letters for 3 points; every tile in it is a common draw, so it shows up rack after rack.
Playing NOTA across a double-word square turns its base 4 points into 8 — solid value for 4 tiles.
NOTE — a 4-letter, 4-point play that slots into tight board lanes where longer words won't fit.

Round out your set with SNOT (4), NOTAL (5), NOTER (5), NOTES (5), SNOTS (5) — all built from common tiles.

NOT as a vocabulary shortcut

Groups like this one reward a different kind of practice: pick five words of different lengths from the list above, write each in a sentence, and the NOT pattern moves into long-term memory. It is also a quiet Scrabble edge — racks that spell NOT plus common tiles come up constantly, and prepared players cash them in while others shuffle letters.

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