There are 18 words that start with 'near'.
| near | nears |
| nearby | neared |
| nearer | nearly |
| nearest | nearing |
| nearlier | nearness |
| nearside | nearliest |
| nearshore | nearsides |
| nearnesses | nearsighted |
| nearsightedly | nearsightedness |
Note: These 18 words that start with 'near' are found from the USA & Canada version of the tournament Scrabble word list.